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- [ahys kyoob]
- /aɪs kyub/
- /aɪs kjuːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys kyoob]
- /aɪs kyub/
Definitions of ice cube words
- noun ice cube a small cube of ice, as one made in a special tray in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator or by an ice-making machine. 1
- noun ice cube small block of ice for chilling drinks 1
- countable noun ice cube An ice cube is a small square block of ice that you put into a drink in order to make it cold. 0
- noun ice cube a small square block of ice that you put into a drink to make it cold 0
- noun ice cube An ice cube is a small square block of ice that you put into a drink in order to make it cold. 0
- noun ice cube Used other than as an idiom: see ice, cube. 0
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Origin of ice cube
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
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Parts of speech for Ice cube
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice cube popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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ice cube usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ice cube
noun ice cube
- 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.
Antonyms for ice cube
noun ice cube
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
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