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1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) water frozen in the solid state | |
Synonyms: | water_ice | |
Examples: | "Americans like ice in their drinks" |
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Related terms: | crystal frost icicle black_ice hailstone glacier ice_cube water | |
2. | [ noun ] the frozen part of a body of water | |
Related terms: | object pack_ice drift_ice shelf_ice icefall | |
3. | [ verb ] decorate with frosting | |
Synonyms: | frost | |
Examples: | "frost a cake" |
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Related terms: | cover cooking frosting | |
4. | [ noun ] (informal) diamonds | |
Synonyms: | sparkler | |
Examples: | "look at the ice on that dame!" |
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Related terms: | diamond colloquialism | |
5. | [ noun ] (food) a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) | |
Synonyms: | frappe | |
Related terms: | frozen_dessert sherbert water_ice | |
6. | [ verb ] put ice on or put on ice | |
Examples: | "Ice your sprained limbs" |
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Related terms: | cool | |
7. | [ noun ] (food) a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | |
Synonyms: | icing frosting | |
Related terms: | topping frost | |
8. | [ noun ] (physics) 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 | |
Synonyms: | internal-combustion_engine | |
Related terms: | heat_engine outboard_motor reciprocating_engine rotary_engine radial_engine four-stroke_engine gas_engine Diesel valve-in-head_engine gasoline_engine motor_vehicle motorboat supercharger poppet self-starter lubricating_system engine_block | |
9. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | |
Synonyms: | methamphetamine_hydrochloride Methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken_feed crank glass shabu trash methamphetamine | |
Related terms: | controlled_substance amphetamine | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9822 | |
11. | [ noun ] (sport) a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating | |
Synonyms: | ice-skating_rink ice_rink | |
Examples: | "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" |
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Related terms: | rink ice_hockey_rink | |
Similar spelling: |
ic icy icu icc icsh icky ICAO |