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- [ahys]
- /aɪs/
- /aɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys]
- /aɪs/
Definitions of ice word
- noun ice the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 1
- noun ice the frozen surface of a body of water. 1
- noun ice any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice. 1
- noun ice a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice. 1
- noun ice British. ice cream. 1
- noun ice icing, as on a cake. 1
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Origin of ice
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1905-10 for def 8a; Middle English, Old English īs; cognate with German Eis, Old Norse īss
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Parts of speech for Ice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ice
noun ice
- chunk — Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- crystal — A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
verb ice
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
adjective ice
- in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- in addition — also, as well
Antonyms for ice
noun ice
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
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