iceˈberg noun

1. (from Scand or Du) a huge mass of ice, floating in the sea, which has broken away from a glacier, ice barrier, etc
2. A cold and unemotional person (esp US informal)
3. A type of crisp lettuce with tightly-packed light-green leaves (also iceberg lettuce)

iceˈblink noun

A glare in the sky caused by light reflected from distant masses of ice

ice block noun (Aust and NZ)

An ice lolly

iceˈ-blue noun and adjective

(a) very pale blue

iceˈboat noun

1. A boat for forcing a way through ice, an icebreaker
2. A craft mounted on runners for moving over ice (also ice yacht)

iceˈbound adjective

(of a ship, etc) covered, surrounded or immobilized by ice

iceˈbox noun

1. The freezing compartment of a refrigerator
2. A refrigerator (old US)
3. An insulated box packed with ice, used for storing and carrying cold food and drink

iceˈbreaker noun

1. A ship for breaking channels through ice
2. Anything for breaking ice
3. Something or someone that breaks down reserve between a group or gathering of people

iceˈbreaking adjective

ice bucket noun

1. An insulated container for holding ice cubes to be used in drinks
2. A receptacle partially filled with ice, used for cooling bottles of wine

iceˈ-calk same as frost-nail (see under frost).

iceˈcap noun

A permanent covering of ice over the polar regions of a planet, a mountain-top, etc

iceˈ-cold adjective

Cold as, or like, ice

ice colours plural noun (chem)

Dyestuffs produced on cotton fibre by a solution of diazo-salt cooled with ice interacting with a second component

ice contact slope noun (geology)

The steep slope of material deposited at the ice front of a glacier and in contact with it

ice craft noun

Skill in travelling over or through ice

ice cream noun

A sweet frozen food containing cream, or one of various substitutes, and flavouring (iceˈ-cream soda carbonated water with ice cream added)

ice cube noun

A small cube of ice used for cooling drinks, etc

ice dance or ice dancing noun

A form of ice-skating based on the movements of ballroom dancing

ice dancer noun

ice diving noun

Scuba diving below the surface of frozen water

iced tea or ice tea noun

Chilled sweetened tea flavoured eg with lemon

iced water noun

Drinking water chilled with ice

ice fall noun

1. A fall of ice
2. A steep broken place in a glacier

ice fern noun

A fern-like encrustation on a window in frost

iceˈfield noun

A large flat area of land covered with ice or an area of sea covered with floating ice

ice fish noun

1. The capelin
2. Any percoid Antarctic fish of the family Channichthyidiae

ice floe noun

A large sheet of ice floating in the sea

iceˈ-foot noun

A belt of ice forming round the coast in Arctic regions (also iceˈ-belt or iceˈ-ledge)

iceˈ-free adjective

Without ice

ice front noun

The front face of a glacier

ice hill noun

A slope of ice for tobogganing

ice hilling noun

ice hockey noun

A game played by two teams on an ice rink, in which players equipped with skates and long sticks try to drive a flat puck into their opponent's goal

ice house noun

(esp formerly) a building for storing ice in

ice lolly noun

A lollipop consisting of water ice on a stick

ice machine noun

A machine for making ice in large quantities

ice man noun (esp US)

1. A man who sells or delivers ice
2. A jewel thief (slang)
3. A professional killer, a hitman (criminal sl)

iceˈpack noun

1. Drifting ice packed together, pack ice
2. An ice-filled bag for applying to a part of the body to reduce swelling (medicine)
3. A gel-filled pack that remains frozen for long periods, for use in a cool box, etc

ice pan noun

A slab of floating ice

ice pick noun

A tool with a pointed end used for splitting ice

ice plant noun

A flowering plant (Mesembrianthemum or Dorotheanthus) whose succulent leaves are covered with fine hairs which give them a glistening, sugary appearance

ice point noun

The temperature (0ºCelsius or 32ºFahrenheit) at which ice is at equilibrium with water in liquid form at a pressure of one atmosphere

ice rink noun

A skating rink of ice

ice run noun

A tobogganing slide

ice sheet noun

A thick sheet of ice covering a large area of land, esp an entire region, as in ice ages

ice shelf noun

A floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a land mass and projecting into the sea

ice show noun

An entertainment or exhibition provided by skaters on ice

ice skate noun

A skate for moving on ice (see skate¹)

iceˈ-skate intransitive verb

iceˈ-skater noun

iceˈ-skating noun

ice spar noun

A clear glassy orthoclase

iceˈstone see cryolite under cryo-

ice storm noun

A storm of freezing rain

ice tea see iced tea above.

ice track noun

A frozen track used in speedskating

ice water noun

Water formed from melted ice

ice worm noun

A species of oligochaete found on glaciers in Alaska, etc

ice yacht see iceboat above.

icing sugar noun

Sugar in the form of a very fine powder, for icing cakes, etc

icˈy-pearled adjective (Milton)

Studded with pearls or spangles of ice

break the ice

1. To break through the barrier of reserve or inhibition on first meeting
2. To move to restore friendly relations after a period of hostility

cut no ice

1. To count for nothing
2. To have no effect

dry ice

Solid carbon dioxide, which changes directly into vapour at −78.5ºCelsius, and is chiefly used for refrigeration, but is also exploited in the theatre, the dense, swirling, floor-level white cloud it produces on evaporation creating a spectacular stage-effect

ice out (figurative)

To exclude (someone) from one's company by ignoring him or her

icing on the cake

Anything that is a desirable addition to something already satisfactory

on ice (figurative)

1. Kept, or waiting in readiness
2. Postponed
3. In prison, esp in solitary confinement (US prison sl)

put on ice

To put into abeyance, to suspend

(skate) on thin ice

(to be) in a delicate, difficult or potentially embarrassing situation

tip of the iceberg

1. The top of an iceberg, visible above the water, most of it being invisible below the surface
2. Hence, the small obvious part of a much larger problem, etc (figurative)