Noun: ice Is
- Water frozen in the solid state
"Americans like ice in their drinks";
- water ice
- The frozen part of a body of water
"The children skated on the ice of the frozen pond"
- A rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
"the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice";
- ice rink, ice-skating rink
- A frozen dessert with fruit flavouring (especially one containing no milk)
"On a hot day, nothing beats a refreshing lemon ice";
- frappé
- A flavoured sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
"She decorated the birthday cake with pink ice";
- frosting, icing
- Diamonds
"look at the ice on that dame!";
- sparkler
- [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
"ice abuse has become a serious problem in many communities";
- methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth [informal], deoxyephedrine, chalk [informal], crank [informal], glass [informal], shabu [Asia, informal], trash [informal], tik [S.Africa], crystal meth, crystal [informal]
- Put ice on or put on ice
"Ice your sprained limbs"
- Cause to become ice or icy
"an iced summer drink"
- (cooking) decorate with frosting
"ice a cake";
- frost [N. Amer]
- 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
- internal-combustion engine
- Someone's emergency contact number, esp. as stored on a mobile phone (abbr. for In Case of Emergency)
Derived forms: iced, icing, ices
Type of: amphetamine, article, chill, controlled substance, cool, cool down, cover, crystal, diamond, freeze, frozen dessert, heat engine, object, pep pill [informal], physical object, rink, skating rink, speed [informal], topping, upper [informal]
Part of: automotive vehicle, glacier, ice cube, motor vehicle, motorboat, powerboat
Encyclopedia: Ice, Ice Baby
ICE, the drug of power