ice : Idioms & Phrases

• ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground.

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• ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in extensive fields which drift out to sea.

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• noun a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
  

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• noun a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil
  

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• noun colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with chocolate
  

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• verb make or become free of frost or ice
  defrost; deice.
  
  • Defrost the car window

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• noun masses of ice floating in the open sea
  

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• noun solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
  

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• a large body of floating ice; a pack.

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• ice formed at the bottom of a body of water before it forms on the surface.
• anchor ice.

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• noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
  glacial epoch; glacial period.
  
  • the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene

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• (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under Glacial.

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• (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a field of ice. Kane.

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• noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
  ice ax; piolet.
  

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• noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
  ice ax; piolet.
  

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• noun a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
  ice bag.
  

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• noun white bear of Arctic regions
  Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus; polar bear.
  

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• Dan. iisblink, a streak of whiteness of the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not yet in sight.

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• . (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on ice by sails; an ice yacht. (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.

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• a box for holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.

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• a brook or stream as cold as ice. Poetic Shak.

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• noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
  icecap.
  

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• noun a refrigerator for cooling liquids
  cooler.
  

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• noun a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
  ice coffee.
  

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• noun frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
  icecream.
  

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• for iced cream, cream, milk, or custard, sweetened, flavored, and frozen.

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• noun small crystals of ice
  diamond dust; frost snow; frost mist; ice crystal; poudrin; snow mist.
  

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• noun a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
  

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• noun a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
  

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• an extensive sheet of ice.

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• a sheet of floating ice similar to an ice field, but smaller.

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• noun a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
  floe.
  

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• noun a dense winter fog containing ice particles
  pogonip.
  

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• shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. Kane.

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• noun a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
  hockey game; hockey.
  

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• noun an ice rink for playing ice hockey
  ice hockey rink.
  

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• a close-covered pit or building for storing ice.

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• noun ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
  popsicle; lolly; lollipop.
  
  • in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly

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• noun an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes
  

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• (Physics), a machine for making ice artificially, as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.

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• noun an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes
  

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• noun a large mass of ice
  

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• . See Ice pilot (below).

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• noun similar to ice cream but made of milk
  

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• noun small crystals of ice
  diamond dust; frost snow; frost mist; ice crystal; poudrin; snow mist.
  

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• verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
  frost over; ice over.
  
  • When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane

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• noun a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
  ice bag.
  
• noun a large expanse of floating ice
  ice pack.
  

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• an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.

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• a transparent film of gelatin for copying or reproducing; papier glacé.

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• (Zoöl.), a shearwater (Puffinus gelidus) of the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.

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• noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
  icepick.
  

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• a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small pieces.

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• a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; called also ice master.

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• a pitcher adapted for ice water.

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• noun Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
  Mesembryanthemum crystallinum; icicle plant.
  

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Ice" plant`

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1. (Bot.) A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass.

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• a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.

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• noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
  ice rink; ice.
  
  • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice

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• a sculpture carved from a block of ice, often used for decorating restaurants.

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• noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
  ice shelf.
  

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• noun any entertainment performed by ice skaters
  

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• an entertainment consisting of ice skaters performing figure-skating on a sheet of ice, usually in an arena, often accompanied by music.

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• noun skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
  
• verb move along on ice skates
  ice skate.
  

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1. a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice

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• noun skating on ice
  
• verb move along on ice skates
  ice skate.
  

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• bay ice broken small by the wind or waves; sludge.

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• (Min.), a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite.

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• noun a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice
  silver storm.
  

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• noun strong tea served over ice
  ice tea.
  

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• noun tongs for lifting blocks of ice
  

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• large iron nippers for handling ice.

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• verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
  frost over; ice over.
  
  • When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane

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• noun (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
  ice wagon.
  

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• noun water served ice-cold or with ice
  

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• . (a) Water cooled by ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice.

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• noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
  iceboat; scooter.
  

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• . See Ice boat (above).

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Ice"-built` adjective

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1. Composed of ice.
2. Loaded with ice. "Ice-built mountains." Gray.

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• adjective satellite obstructed by ice
  
  • ice-clogged rivers

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• adjective satellite as cold as ice
  

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• noun ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
  Inga edulis.
  

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• noun ice cream molded to look like a cake
  icebox cake.
  

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• noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
  

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• noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
  ice-cream float; float.
  

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• noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
  ice-cream float; float.
  

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• noun ice cream served with a topping
  sundae.
  

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• adjective satellite free of ice and open to travel
  
  • an ice-free channel in the river

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• noun an athlete who plays hockey
  hockey player.
  

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• noun an ice rink for playing ice hockey
  ice hockey rink.
  

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• noun someone who engages in ice skating
  

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1. one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater

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• noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
  ice rink; ice.
  
  • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice

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• noun (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
  ice wagon.
  

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• noun a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
  ice coffee.
  

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• noun strong tea served over ice
  ice tea.
  

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• noun a teaspoon with a long handle
  

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• noun finely powdered sugar used to make icing
  

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• noun (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
  icing.
  

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• a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe.

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• noun a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
  

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• noun a large expanse of floating ice
  ice pack.
  

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• ice in overlapping pieces in the sea.

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• noun ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
  

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• noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
  ice shelf.
  

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• noun dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
  frozen custard.
  

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• noun ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries
  

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• blocks of ice floating in a mass together in some definite direction.

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• to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject.

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• crumbled ice mixed with water.

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• noun ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
  

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• noun water frozen in the solid state
  ice.
  
  • Americans like ice in their drinks
• noun an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice
  sorbet.
  

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• a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and frozen. also called Italian ice

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