ice1 nounice2 verb
iceice1 /aɪs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINice1
Origin:
Old English isEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Drive carefully - there's ice on the road.
- There was hardly any ice in my Coke.
- He began hacking at the ice on the gauges and the air intakes.
- Lenses of rather pure ice are conceivable, but more likely is a permafrost containing 10 percent to 30 percent ice.
- The ground is frozen, thin ice covers the puddles between the furrows of the empty gray field.
- The icebox was packed with beer and he'd prepared a lobster salad that he'd left on ice.
- This was worse, with impossible moves on gritty walls and creaks and trickles from the cliffs of ice.
THESAURUS
water that has frozen into a solid state: · ice cubes in her Coke· the ice on the lake
a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appears: · There was frost on the ground.· Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a road: · Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.
a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surface: · There were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.
frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the sky: · Hailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.
a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley: · The high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate.· the Kangshung glacier
a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water: · The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South Poles: · We all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.
Longman Language Activatorto arrange to do something at a later time to change the time when something was planned to happen, and arrange for it to happen later: · Several of today's football games have been postponed because of heavy snow.postpone something until/till something: · They decided to postpone the wedding until Pam's mother was out of the hospital.postpone something for two days/three weeks etc: · In 1968, the Oscar ceremony was postponed for two days, following the assassination of Martin Luther King.
to decide to do something later than you planned to do it or should do it, for example because there is a problem or because you do not want to do it now: put something off/put off something: · I really should go to the dentist, but I keep putting it off.put something off until/till something: · The concert's been put off till next week.put off doing something: · The committee decided to put off making any decision until the new year.
to not do something until something else has happened or until a more suitable time: delay something until something: · He decided to delay his departure until after he'd seen the Director.delay doing something: · The police delayed making any announcement until the girl's relatives had been contacted.
if an event is pushed back , someone arranges for it to be held at a later time or date than originally planned: be pushed/moved/put back to: · The meeting has been put back to next Thursday.
to decide to do or deal with something at a later time, especially because there is a problem or because you have more important things to deal with immediately: · We're going to have to put our plans on ice until we can raise some more money.· I've put my acting career on the back burner for a while, while I concentrate on my writing.
to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it - used especially to show disapproval: · He hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end.procrastinate about/over: · Certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs.
WORD SETSafters, nounalmond, nounanchovy, nounapple, nounapricot, nounartichoke, nounasparagus, nounaspic, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbacon, nounbagel, nounbaguette, nounbaked beans, nounbanana, nounbap, nounbarley sugar, nounbatter, nounbear claw, nounbhaji, nounbiscuit, nounbisque, nounblancmange, nounbloater, nounblood orange, nounblue cheese, nounboiled sweet, nounbologna, nounbouillon, nounbread, nounbreadfruit, nounbreast, nounBrie, nounbrioche, nounbroad bean, nounbroccoli, nounbrownie, nounBrussels sprout, nounbubble and squeak, nounbullseye, nounburger, nounburrito, nounbutter, nounbutter bean, nounbutterfat, nounbutterscotch, nounCanadian bacon, nouncanapé, nouncandy apple, nouncandy cane, nouncandyfloss, nouncannelloni, nouncantaloup, nouncaramel, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncauliflower, nouncaviar, nouncelery, nouncereal, nouncheddar, nouncheeseburger, nouncheesecake, nounchew, nounchewing gum, nounchicken, nounchicken-fried steak, nounchilli, nounChinese leaves, nounchip, nounchipolata, nounchitterlings, nounchoc, nounchoccy, nounchoc-ice, nounchocolate, nounchocolate chip cookie, nounchop, nounchop suey, nounchowder, nounchow mein, nounChristmas cake, nounChristmas cookie, nounChristmas pudding, nounchutney, nounclementine, nouncock-a-leekie, nouncoconut, nouncod, nouncoleslaw, nouncollard greens, nouncompote, nouncoq au vin, nounCornish pasty, nouncouscous, nouncrème caramel, nouncrepe, nouncrumble, nouncurry, nounDanish, nounDanish pastry, noundessert, noundevil's food cake, noundigestive biscuit, noundill pickle, noundip, noundish, noundoorstep, noundory, noundouble cream, noundouble-decker, noundoughnut, noundressing, noundrumstick, nounduck, noundumpling, nounDundee cake, nounenchilada, nounfaggot, nounfava bean, nounfish, nounfish and chips, nounfishcake, nounfish finger, nounfish stick, nounflapjack, nounfoie gras, nounfondant, nounfondue, nounfortune cookie, nounfrankfurter, noungammon, noungarbanzo, noungâteau, noungelatin, nounghee, noungherkin, noungiblets, nounginger, adjectivegingerbread, nounginger nut, nounglacé, adjectiveglacé icing, noungoose, noungooseberry, noungoulash, noungranola, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungravy, noungreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungreen salad, noungriddlecake, nounguacamole, nounhaggis, nounhamburger, nounharicot, nounhash, nounhash browns, nounhazelnut, nounheavy, adjectiveheavy cream, nounhelping, nounhero, nounhock, nounhominy, nounhomogenized, adjectivehoney, nounhors d'oeuvre, nounhorseradish, nounhot-cross bun, nounhot dog, nounhotpot, nounhoumous, nounhuckleberry, nounhumbug, nounhumus, nounice, nouniceberg lettuce, nounice cream, nouningredient, nouninstant, adjectiveIrish stew, nouniron rations, nounjacket potato, nounjalapeño, nounjam, nounjambalaya, nounjawbreaker, nounJell-O, nounjelly, nounjelly baby, nounjelly bean, nounjelly roll, nounjerky, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounkabob, nounkale, nounkebab, nounkedgeree, nounkernel, nounketchup, nounkidney, nounkidney bean, nounkipper, nounkiwi fruit, nounkorma, nounkumquat, nounlamb, nounlasagne, nounleek, nounlemon, nounlemon curd, nounlemon sole, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlima bean, nounlime, nounlinguini, nounliquorice, nounliver, nounliver sausage, nounloaf, nounlobster, nounloganberry, nounlollipop, nounlox, nounlozenge, nounluncheon meat, nounlychee, nounmacaroni, nounmacaroon, nounmarzipan, nounmash, nounmatzo, nounmayo, nounmayonnaise, nounmeatball, nounmeatloaf, nounMelba toast, nounmelon, nounmeringue, nounmilk pudding, nounmincemeat, nounmince pie, nounminestrone, nounmixed grill, nounmonkey nut, nounmoussaka, nounmousse, nounmuesli, nounmuffin, nounmulberry, nounmullet, nounmulligatawny, nounmunchies, nounmush, nounmushy peas, nounmuskmelon, nounmussel, nounmutton, nounnachos, nounnan, nounneapolitan, adjectivenectarine, nounnonpareil, nounnoodle, nounnougat, nounoat cake, nounoatmeal, nounomelette, nounopen-faced sandwich, nounopen sandwich, nounorange, nounoven-ready, adjectiveoyster, nounpacked lunch, nounpaella, nounpancake, nounpantry, nounpapaya, nounpaprika, nounparfait, nounParmesan, nounparsley, nounparsnip, nounparson's nose, nounpassion fruit, nounpasta, nounpastrami, nounpastry, nounpasty, nounpâté, nounpatty, nounpavlova, nounpawpaw, nounpea, nounpeach, nounPeach Melba, nounpeanut, nounpeanut butter, nounpear, nounpease pudding, nounpecan, nounpemmican, nounpeppermint, nounpepperoni, nounpersimmon, nounpickle, nounpilchard, nounpineapple, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpitta bread, nounpizza, nounplantain, nounplum, nounplum pudding, nounpomegranate, nounpopcorn, nounpoppadom, nounPopsicle, nounpound cake, nounprofiterole, nounpudding, nounquiche, nounradish, nounragout, nounraisin, nounrasher, nounraspberry, nounravioli, nounredcurrant, nounred pepper, nounrelish, nounrice pudding, nounrisotto, nounrissole, nounroly-poly, nounsalad, nounsalsa, nounsamosa, nounsausage roll, nounsavoury, nounschnitzel, nounsemolina, nounshepherd's pie, nounsherbet, nounsoft-boiled, adjectivesole, nounsorbet, nounsoufflé, nounsoup, nounsour cream, nounsoy sauce, nounspaghetti, nounSpam, nounspare ribs, nounspeciality, nounspecialty, nounsponge, nounsubmarine sandwich, nounsuccotash, nounsucker, nounsummer pudding, nounsundae, nounsushi, nounsweet, nounsweetbread, nounsweetie, nounsweet roll, nounSwiss roll, nounSwiss steak, nounsyllabub, nountagliatelle, nounterrine, nountoad-in-the-hole, nounvol-au-vent, nounwafer, nounwaffle, nounwater biscuit, nounwater chestnut, nounwater ice, nounwatermelon, nounweenie, nounWelsh rarebit, nounwhip, nounwhipped cream, nounwhipping cream, nounYorkshire pudding, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
a cake decorated with fondant icing A sheet of ice covered the lake. He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.
· The ice is too thin to skate on.
(=a layer of thin ice on a road that is very difficult to see)· Black ice on the roads is making driving conditions very dangerous.
(=broken into small pieces, for example to add to a drink)· Serve the cocktail with crushed ice.
· Global warming directly causes the melting of polar ice.
verbs· Our driveway was covered in ice.
· The ice in my glass had begun to melt.
· Ice was forming on the surface of the lake.
· We could feel the ice cracking beneath our feet.
· I scraped the ice off the car windscreen.
ice + NOUN (=a small square piece of ice that you add to a drink)· She put a couple of ice cubes in her glass.
(=very small pieces of ice that form naturally)· Ice crystals fall from the sky as snowflakes.
phrases· The fish were packed in blocks of ice, ready for transportation.
(=a large piece of ice)· Huge lumps of ice break off from the glaciers and float in the sea.
· A thin sheet of ice had formed over the surface of the pond.
(=a thick flat piece of ice)· Huge slabs of ice drifted down the frozen river.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English, frost a cake American English (=cover a cake with fine sugar mixed with a liquid)· She iced her own wedding cake.
a cake decorated with fondant icing A sheet of ice covered the lake. He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.· He's good and great, but as cold as ice.· It was as cold as ice.· She saw him clearly - arrogant as the devil and cold as ice, a ready-made adversary.· Most of them had to cross a creek swollen with winter rains, and deadly cold with winter ice and snow.· Obviously if it weren't cold the ice would melt.· Very cold ice is very hard, and very cold permafrost is extraordinarily tough to cut through.· His mind went cold as ice.· Athelstan touched Rastani's hand which was as cold as ice.
· Traditionally, this cooling requirement has been accomplished using slices of solid carbon dioxide, better known as dry ice.· His thinning gray hair was the color of dry ice.· And the quantity of dry ice they use, and how much flour the Nephilim have on their clothes!· That would drive most of the adsorbed gases out of the surface dirt and evaporate the polar dry ice.· Graham Gussin fills a factory with dry ice.· Pain Teens open up in a cloud of dry ice that fills the stage and eventually leaks out on to the dance floor.· After the dry ice had cleared for good, however, grumbles of disappointment could be heard rumbling from the Faust faithful.· Using a combination of alcohol and dry ice, the firm has pioneered a safe and effective system to deter thieves.
· Lake Vostok lies about 4000 metres beneath the polar ice.· The use of polar ice to support such a ballistic-transportation scheme requires a substantial consumption of propellant along the way.· Even the polar ice contains pesticide, for example.· This astonishing discovery of polar ice on Mercury makes it clear that impacts play a major role on all the terrestrial planets.· Adult males are nomadic, wandering all round the polar ice cap and living mainly off seals.· With a yet slower rhythm than the polar ice, the tides of civilization ebbed and flowed across the galaxy.· There is strong lobbying pressure for the governments that control portions of the polar ice caps not to build settlements there.· During local spring in the polar regions, polar ice and perpetual sunlight may both be available simultaneously!
· And that's fairly thin ice on which to skate one's credibility!· The ground is frozen, thin ice covers the puddles between the furrows of the empty gray field.· It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.· Bush had the look of thin ice.· There was water at the bottom covered by a thin skin of ice and he splashed into it face first.· He was on thin ice before.· Notices warning of the dangers of thin ice were put up in the last few days when the lake froze over.
NOUN· Dole comes from an era as distant as the ice age.· At that time, an ice age was ending, game animals were flourishing, and humans were relatively few.· It is not hard to see how these two phenomena might, as it were, assist an ice age on its way.· An ice age begins slowly, almost imperceptibly, when the average temperature drops by a few degrees.· Sometimes they echo time-honoured memories of widespread flooding in the region following the end of the last ice age.· On August 14 the green button on my phone console lit up for the first time in an ice age.· But ice ages or no, millions of years of erosion will slowly flatten the planetary mineral heaps we call mountains.· Some are warm and hospitable, while others can be nothing short of an ice age.
· Gouts of blood, on the bar towels, the ice bucket.· Just forget about anyone wheeling a linen-covered table into your room with plates, silverware, wine glasses and ice buckets.· There was an ice bucket in the middle and a bottle of chilled champagne.· She was counting silver ice buckets for the do.· What did she need ice buckets for?· He reaches for the ice bucket and starts pouring the champagne.
· As a result, ice caps are retreating.· With the melting of the ice caps, it might just be an island.· Whatever it is, it's melting the ice caps and we're all going to drown.· These telescopes revealed ice caps at both poles of Mars and documented seasonal changes in color and contrast.· Adult males are nomadic, wandering all round the polar ice cap and living mainly off seals.· He may have seen the continental ice cap, raised by mirage.· There is strong lobbying pressure for the governments that control portions of the polar ice caps not to build settlements there.· Then the ice caps will be able to freeze again; it's a fail-safe mechanism.
· Vivoli's sell the best ice cream in the world.· With promises of endless ice cream when he awoke, Mama kissed her little son and bade him goodnight, sleep tight.· We get ice cream every Friday - that's my treat.· Available commercial ice creams differ in quality.· What's this fly doing in my ice cream?· Dessert may be chocolate crepes or homemade ice cream.· Not to mention the ice cream and snacks obtained from one of the many kiosks situated along the promenade.· He takes her to his friends' house and she learns how ice cream is hand made.
· This is crucial as the ice crystals formed when water freezes would destroy the egg tissues.· Their creamy white bodies are covered with spiky white ice crystals.· If it is frozen at different atmospheric pressures, the ice crystals formed are different.· In fact water can form at least nine different types of ice crystal.· The redhead's hair sparkled with tiny ice crystals.· Frostbite is the effect of ice crystals forming within the skin.· However, when ice crystals form, they will have definite positions and will be lined up in some direction.· Scrubby bushes festooned with ice crystals which gleamed.
· Add the ice cubes and chill for at least 1 hour.· Karen took some ice cubes from the freezer and poured the soda.· Cooking such small amounts of food can be fiddly and time consuming so try freezing baby-sized portions in ice cube trays.· Or put some ice cubes in the sieve before straining the soup, Roraback suggests.· Hannah had poured herself a dry Martini and put in ice cubes and lemon.· The ice cubes will help to cool the soup and attract any fat globules.· I improvised by putting colour into an ice cube tray - thus giving me deep wells and plenty of colour.· I fetched ice cubes in the middle of the night to try to numb the backs of my legs.
· Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.· Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.· This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.
· Swindon will go wild if their ice hockey team win promotion to the Premier League.· And he loved apple juice and chewing gum and watching ice hockey games.· The consortium is being headed by the manager of the ice hockey team.· Its ice hockey team is one of the best in the country.· Neither thought they would ever make a living from ice hockey.· They've got some good cyclists, some good ice hockey players, but not many good unicycle hockey players.· The signs look good for ice hockey in the Nineties.
· Flotillas of tabular icebergs and ice islands sail among the pack ice.· They penetrate south to varying degrees, blue and minke whales often appearing well south of the pack ice edge.· Most adult male bears spend their lives out on the pack ice, living mainly on seals.· The September-October northern limit of pack ice varies considerably from year to year.· The pack ice and fast ice that spread over polar seas form vast sheets many hundreds of square kilometres in area.
· Winter hunting equipment, for example-including snow goggles, ice picks, and harpoons-was stored in skin bags.· It was as if ice picks had been driven into my ear.· Blue Mooney squatted next to a pink-and-white Pontiac as he stabbed the ice pick into the fourth tire.
· He got out of bed and fell to his knees on a floor that felt like an ice rink.· She says her life revolved around the ice rink - she had to fit her personal life in around her skating.· A permanent 5-inch thick ice rink is created at the beginning of the hockey season.· Rudakov made an ice rink of the floor of his punishment cell.· The company also supplies ice rinks and sport shops.· The village boasts an ice rink, nursery ski school and boutiques, hotels and restaurants.· Read in studio A company is being set-up to try to save an ice rink which was closed down two days ago.
· The sea ice is now more than a metre thick.· Also, one photo shows a large object that resembles an iceberg trapped in solid sea ice.· How could sea ice come and go so quickly?· Temperatures vary widely, with sea ice cover growing and shrinking by up to 30 percent over a few years.· Ice monitors have been out drilling and measuring, and already the flat sea ice is strong enough to walk on.· Even in the depths of winter the sea ice is never a complete cover.· In ocean dynamics studies, important topics are heat storage, circulation and the role of sea ice.· Their camp was on an island in the ice, and the sea ice moved sometimes.
· During the Pleistocene period, Britain's climate ranged from warm-temperate to very cold during the several advances of ice sheets.· Thus the ice sheet would expand.· No doubt the ice sheet preserves specimens that would weather away more quickly in other regions.· The cutter rolls briefly as it splits an ice sheet the size of a suburban back yard.· In the last one million years the ice sheets spread a layer of boulder clay across the lowlands.· The tremendous weight of the ice sheet loaded and depressed that part of the lithosphere.· These differences were caused first by ice sheets and later by rivers.· As the snow accumulates from that little boreal patch, growing inexorably year after year, gargantuan ice sheets begin to form.
· I use them to make a Summer Pudding or a water ice.· Most of their mass is ordinary water ice, and the rest is carbon-bearing rocky dust.· Before external cooling with the use of water ice, temperature probes should be inserted to monitor the patient's temperature.· Comets differ from asteroids in composition in that comets contain abundant water ice, and possibly other ices as well.· For dessert, go for fresh fruit or water ice.· It returned exciting evidence that suggests massive deposits of water ice in shadowed crater bottoms near the lunar poles.
VERB· Humour Humour can be an excellent behaviour for easing tensions and breaking the ice between people.· This gambit nevertheless breaks the ice, and they begin by discussing the merits of various brands of scotch.· That always seems to happen when you break the ice.· In the winter, she rose early to break the ice in the washing bowls.· We broke the ice which held our relations in a paralysing grip.· I have to break the ice with a long pole before I can lower a bucket into water.· She helps break the ice when I am interviewing.· To break the ice, the dorm leader asked us to tell the group what our favorite home-cooked meal was.
· The fact it was an out-of-character performance for this season cut no ice.· This introduction had cut the ice.· High-sounding jargon or pointless platitudes cut little ice when one is alert to the actual message being conveyed.· When they could, his companions cut ice and thawed it for water needed in the daily mass.· None of which cut much ice with Manchester United, who controlled this match from start to finish without breaking sweat.· But it was for a reason that would cut no ice with Jean-Claude and so I did not put it to him.· We planned to cut ice bollards and ice threads to save our precious supply of abseil gear.· This had always been the fall-back position, but at this late stage in the argument it cut no ice.
· Whatever it is, it's melting the ice caps and we're all going to drown.· Zwally observes that melting ice has flooded the Earth before.· Which melts faster - the ice with the salt or the ice on its own?· With the melting of the ice caps, it might just be an island.· If you wanted to melt ice quickly you would heat it.· If the temperature of the air is very, very cold, salt is not effective in melting ice.· Granny felt the words in her head for several seconds, like little melting cubes of ice.· Calcium chloride, another useful salt, will melt ice at even lower temperatures.
· The champagne has been put on ice at Stockton.· Or put some ice cubes in the sieve before straining the soup, Roraback suggests.· Never put ice in the drinks and don't let your kids eat ice cream.· Meanwhile, fill the cup with water and put the ice cube in it. 2.· But the sadness of the day put the celebrations on ice.· Wherever they harvest the heart, it could be put on ice until we arrive.· Worst affected is your love life, so expect dates to be cancelled or romantic liaisons to be put on ice.· He took a long therapeutic swallow and put ice cubes in his mouth, crushing them between large molars.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► keep/put something on ice► the icePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cut no ice/not cut much ice► ice-cream/funeral/tattoo parlour► be skating on thin ice
- Legally, the company is on very thin ice with its actions.
- You're skating on thin ice, showing up late for work every day.
- He was on thin ice before.
- It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
- I tried to break the ice by offering her a drink, but she said no.
- Humour Humour can be an excellent behaviour for easing tensions and breaking the ice between people.
- I have to break the ice with a long pole before I can lower a bucket into water.
- In the winter, she rose early to break the ice in the washing bowls.
- She helps break the ice when I am interviewing.
- That always seems to happen when you break the ice.
- This gambit nevertheless breaks the ice, and they begin by discussing the merits of various brands of scotch.
- To break the ice, the dorm leader asked us to tell the group what our favorite home-cooked meal was.
- We broke the ice which held our relations in a paralysing grip.
- Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.
- Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.
- Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.
- This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.
- He was on thin ice before.
- It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
WORD FAMILYnouniceicicleadjectiveicyicedverbicede-iceadverbicily
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[uncountable] water that has frozen into a solid state: Would you like some ice in your drink? Her hands were as cold as ice. The city spent $7 million to remove snow and ice from the roads.2keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time: I’m putting my plans for a new car on ice until I finish college.3be (skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble: Don’t be late again, Hugo – you’re skating on thin ice.4the ice a specially prepared surface of ice where you can ice-skate or play ice hockey: The two teams are ready to take to the ice.5[countable] a)a frozen sweet food made with fruit juice SYN sorbet b)especially British English old-fashioned an ice cream6[uncountable] American English diamonds → black ice, dry ice, → break the ice, → cut no ice, break1(29), cut1(39)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthick· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.thin· The ice is too thin to skate on.black ice (=a layer of thin ice on a road that is very difficult to see)· Black ice on the roads is making driving conditions very dangerous.crushed ice (=broken into small pieces, for example to add to a drink)· Serve the cocktail with crushed ice.polar ice· Global warming directly causes the melting of polar ice.verbsbe covered in ice· Our driveway was covered in ice.ice melts· The ice in my glass had begun to melt.ice forms· Ice was forming on the surface of the lake.ice cracks· We could feel the ice cracking beneath our feet.scrape the ice off something· I scraped the ice off the car windscreen.ice + NOUNan ice cube (=a small square piece of ice that you add to a drink)· She put a couple of ice cubes in her glass.ice crystals (=very small pieces of ice that form naturally)· Ice crystals fall from the sky as snowflakes.phrasesa block of ice· The fish were packed in blocks of ice, ready for transportation.a lump of ice (=a large piece of ice)· Huge lumps of ice break off from the glaciers and float in the sea.a sheet of ice· A thin sheet of ice had formed over the surface of the pond.a slab of ice (=a thick flat piece of ice)· Huge slabs of ice drifted down the frozen river.THESAURUSice water that has frozen into a solid state: · ice cubes in her Coke· the ice on the lakefrost a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appears: · There was frost on the ground.· Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.black ice an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a road: · Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.icicle a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surface: · There were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.hailstones frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the sky: · Hailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.glacier a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley: · The high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate.· the Kangshung glaciericeberg a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water: · The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.ice cap an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South Poles: · We all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.ice1 nounice2 verb
iceice2 verb [transitive] especially British English VERB TABLE
ice
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ice |
| he, she, it | ices | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | iced |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have iced |
| he, she, it | has iced | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had iced |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ice |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have iced |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am icing |
| he, she, it | is icing | |
| you, we, they | are icing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was icing |
| you, we, they | were icing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been icing |
| he, she, it | has been icing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been icing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be icing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been icing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Kemp iced the game in the final five seconds by scoring two free throws.
- Rookie Mike Miller iced the victory with two more free throws with 15 seconds to play.
WORD SETS
allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cake decorated with fondant icing A sheet of ice covered the lake. He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English, frost a cake American English (=cover a cake with fine sugar mixed with a liquid)· She iced her own wedding cake.
a cake decorated with fondant icing A sheet of ice covered the lake. He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor.· Parts of the Bristol Avon were iced over, resulting in the cancellation of the Bradford-On-Avon Open.· Schools are closed, roads are iced over, rain has turned to sleet.· The roads may have iced over, the rain may be too ugly to face.
· It would be prohibitively expensive to chop that ice up and ship it to needy regions.
NOUN· Gran did that, you know, as usual, and she made the cake and I've iced it.· There they served one of the best cakes with chocolate icing I have ever had.
VERB· We pay him to put icing on the cake, and tie him to us.· A year ago, Holiday Inn put the icing on the cake at two of its Florida properties.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cut no ice/not cut much ice► ice-cream/funeral/tattoo parlour► be skating on thin ice
- I tried to break the ice by offering her a drink, but she said no.
- Humour Humour can be an excellent behaviour for easing tensions and breaking the ice between people.
- I have to break the ice with a long pole before I can lower a bucket into water.
- In the winter, she rose early to break the ice in the washing bowls.
- She helps break the ice when I am interviewing.
- That always seems to happen when you break the ice.
- This gambit nevertheless breaks the ice, and they begin by discussing the merits of various brands of scotch.
- To break the ice, the dorm leader asked us to tell the group what our favorite home-cooked meal was.
- We broke the ice which held our relations in a paralysing grip.
- Andy and John are on an ice field in Zanskar now, toiling slowly up toward the monastery.
- Cross-country skiing is very popular and cable cars and ski lifts take the skiers up to the snow fields.
- Early in the programme a few specimens of achondrites were found in both the Allan Hills and Yamato ice fields.
- This ice field was steeper than the first, and twice as high.
- He was on thin ice before.
- It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
WORD FAMILYnouniceicicleadjectiveicyicedverbicede-iceadverbicily
to cover a cake with icing (=a mixture made of liquid and very fine sugar) SYN frost American Englishice something ↔ down phrasal verb American English to cover an injured part of the body in ice to stop it from swelling: Make sure you ice that ankle down as soon as you get inside.ice over/up (also be iced over/up) phrasal verb to become covered with ice: Schools were closed when the roads iced over. The plane’s engines had iced up.