ice

Plural: ices

Noun

• water frozen in the solid state
  • "Americans like ice in their drinks"
• the frozen part of a body of water
• diamonds
  • "look at the ice on that dame!"
• a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
• a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
• 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
• 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
• a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
  • "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
• Water in frozen (solid) form.
• Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
• Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
• Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
• Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
• The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
• Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
• A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
• An ice cream.
• An individual piece of ice.
• Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
• An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
• Money paid as a bribe.
• The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
• One or more diamonds.

Verb

Verb Forms: iced, icing, ices

• To cover or chill with ice; to frost.
• decorate with frosting
• cause to become ice or icy
  • "an iced summer drink"
• put ice on or put on ice
  • "Ice your sprained limbs"
• To become ice; to freeze.
• To cool with ice, as a beverage.
• To make icy; to freeze.
• To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
• To put out a team for a match.
• To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
• To murder.
• To defeat decisively.

Examples

• a heart of ice
• break the ice
• Despite his vulnerabilities, Clinton managed to ice Dole in his 1996 reelection campaign for President.
• He managed to ICE the game with a final, unchallengeable word, freezing his opponent’s chances.
• If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.
• Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
• The bridge ices before the road.

Synonyms

chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, frappe, frost, frosting, glass, ice rink, ice-skating rink, icing, internal-combustion engine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, sparkler, trash, water ice

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