Ice

Quick meaning: Ice is a noun meaning Water in frozen (solid) form.

Meaning

Water in frozen (solid) form.

More Meanings

1. (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
2. (figuratively) Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
3. (figuratively) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
4. (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
5. (now dialectal) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
6. A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
7. (astronomy) 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.

Example Sentences

a heart of ice

Her eyes flash with anger, her voice ice. "You afraid of the law? You haven't changed. I want you out of my house now."

If thou doſt marry, Ile giue thee / This plague to thy dowry: / Be thou as chaſte as yce, as pure as ſnowe, / Thou ſhalt not ſcape calumny, to a Nunnery goe.

Neptune has one major moon: Triton, which is comparable in size to the Jovian moon Europa and at an average density of 2.061 g/cm³ widely understood to be covered by several hundred km of frozen or liquid ice.

Word Forms

• ices
• iced

Synonyms for ice

Depending on context, synonyms include frost, frappe, icing, frosting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frost, frappe, frosting, snow, snowfall, snowy.

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