ICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ICE mean? 

• ICE (noun)
  The noun ICE has 8 senses:

1. water frozen in the solid state

2. the frozen part of a body of water

3. diamonds

4. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

5. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

6. 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

7. 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

8. a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

  Familiarity information: ICE used as a noun is common.

• ICE (verb)
  The verb ICE has 3 senses:

1. decorate with frosting

2. cause to become ice or icy

3. put ice on or put on ice

  Familiarity information: ICE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water frozen in the solid state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ice; water ice

Context example:

Americans like ice in their drinks

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)

Meronyms (substance of "ice"):

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice"):

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

frost; hoar; hoarfrost; rime (ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside))

hailstone (small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm)

icicle (ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water)

Holonyms ("ice" is a substance of...):

ice cube (a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks)

glacier (a slowly moving mass of ice)

Derivation:

ice (put ice on or put on ice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The frozen part of a body of water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice"):

drift ice (masses of ice floating in the open sea)

icefall (a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall)

neve (the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice)

ice pack; pack ice (a large expanse of floating ice)

ice shelf; shelf ice (ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Diamonds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

ice; sparkler

Context example:

look at the ice on that dame!

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

diamond (a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

frosting; ice; icing

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

topping (a flavorful addition on top of a dish)

Derivation:

ice (decorate with frosting)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

frappe; ice

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

frozen dessert (any of various desserts prepared by freezing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice"):

sorbet; water ice (an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice)

Sense 6

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

Sense 7

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ICE; internal-combustion engine

Hypernyms ("ICE" is a kind of...):

heat engine (any engine that makes use of heat to do work)

Meronyms (parts of "ICE"):

block; cylinder block; engine block (a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine)

supercharger (compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)

self-starter (an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine)

poppet; poppet valve (a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines)

force-feed lubricating system; force feed; lubricating system; pressure-feed lubricating system; pressure feed (mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ICE"):

diesel; diesel engine; diesel motor (an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil)

four-stroke engine; four-stroke internal-combustion engine (an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke)

gas engine (an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor)

gasoline engine; petrol engine (an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines)

outboard; outboard motor (internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat)

radial engine; rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase)

reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)

rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)

valve-in-head engine (internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head)

Holonyms ("ICE" is a part of...):

motorboat; powerboat (a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine)

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ice; ice-skating rink; ice rink

Context example:

the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice

Hypernyms ("ice" is a kind of...):

rink; skating rink (building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice"):

ice-hockey rink; ice hockey rink (an ice rink for playing ice hockey)

Derivation:

icy (covered with or containing or consisting of ice)

• ICE (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decorate with frosting

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

frost; ice

Context example:

frost a cake

Hypernyms (to "ice" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

ice; icing (a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to become ice or icy

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

an iced summer drink

Hypernyms (to "ice" is one way to...):

freeze (cause to freeze)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Put ice on or put on ice

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

Ice your sprained limbs

Hypernyms (to "ice" is one way to...):

chill; cool; cool down (make cool or cooler)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he ice his foot?

Derivation:

ice (water frozen in the solid state)

 Context examples 

They may also use other treatments including: • Heat and ice • Electrical stimulation • Relaxation techniques • Dietary supplements

(Chiropractic, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Sometimes, heat and ice, relaxation techniques, exercise, and other treatments are also used.

(Chiropractic therapy, NCI Dictionary)

By the time they made the Hootalinqua and good ice, Buck was played out.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A substance that is used to protect from the effects of freezing, largely by preventing large ice crystals from forming.

(Cryoprotective Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

This is the signature of the water ice that forms most of the moon's surface.

(Regarding Rhea, NASA)

Because the surface of Pluto is so cold, the water ice is rock-like and immobile.

(What’s Eating at Pluto?, NASA)

My own heart grew cold as ice, and I could hear the gasp of Arthur, as we recognised the features of Lucy Westenra.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

This was the third largest June Antarctic sea ice extent on record and 140,000 square miles smaller than the record-large June extent of 2014.

(June 2015 was warmest June on record for the globe, NOAA)

All by itself, Greenland could bump sea levels by 7 meters if its ice melted completely.

(The Hidden Meltdown of Greenland, NASA)

The portion of the world's climate system which consists of snow and ice deposits.

(Cryosphere, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)