Meaning & Definition of Ice in English
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Ice
/aɪs/
noun
1. Water frozen in the solid state
- "Americans like ice in their drinks"
synonym:
- ice,
- water ice
2. The frozen part of a body of water
synonym:
- ice
3. Diamonds
- "Look at the ice on that dame!"
synonym:
- ice,
- sparkler
4. A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
synonym:
- frosting,
- icing,
- ice
5. A frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
synonym:
- ice,
- frappe
6. An amphetamine derivative (trade name methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
- Used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
synonym:
- methamphetamine,
- methamphetamine hydrochloride,
- Methedrine,
- meth,
- deoxyephedrine,
- chalk,
- chicken feed,
- crank,
- glass,
- ice,
- shabu,
- trash
7. A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace
- Heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
synonym:
- internal-combustion engine,
- ICE
8. A rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
- "The crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
synonym:
- ice rink,
- ice-skating rink,
- ice
verb
1. Decorate with frosting
- "Frost a cake"
synonym:
- frost,
- ice
2. Cause to become ice or icy
- "An iced summer drink"
synonym:
- ice
3. Put ice on or put on ice
- "Ice your sprained limbs"
synonym:
- ice
Examples of using
Several ships are stuck in sea ice in Antarctica.
I'd rather have ice cream.
The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.