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 ice ice /ˈaɪs/

noun

  1. () Water frozen in the solid state  ( water ice , ice )
    water frozen in the solid state
     Americans like ice in their drinks
    Americans like ice in their drinks
  2. () The frozen part of a body of water  ( ice )
    the frozen part of a body of water
      The ice glistened under the winter sun, turning the landscape into a frozen wonderland.
    The ice glistened under the winter sun, turning the landscape into a frozen wonderland.
  3. A rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating  ( ice , ice rink , ice-skating rink )
    a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
     The crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
    the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
  4. [Informal] 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  ( chalk [Informal] , chicken feed , crank [Informal] , deoxyephedrine , glass [Informal] , ice [Informal] , meth [Informal] , methamphetamine , methamphetamine hydrochloride , Methedrine , shabu [Informal, Asia] , trash [Informal] , crystal meth , gak [Informal] )
    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
  5. A frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)  ( frappe , ice )
    a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
  6. A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes  ( frosting , ice , icing )
    a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
     The icing on the carrot cake was a perfect complement to the warm spices
    The icing on the carrot cake was a perfect complement to the warm spices
  7. Diamonds  ( ice , sparkler )
    diamonds
     Look at the ice on that dame!
    look at the ice on that dame!

verb

  1. Put ice on or put on ice  ( ice )
    put ice on or put on ice
     Ice your sprained limbs
    Ice your sprained limbs
  2. Cause to become ice or icy  ( ice )
    cause to become ice or icy
     An iced summer drink
    an iced summer drink
  3. (cooking) decorate with frosting  ( ice , frost [ N. American] )
    (cooking) decorate with frosting
     Frost a cake
    frost a cake

 ICE

    noun

    1. 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  ( ICE , internal-combustion engine )
      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