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ice en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /aɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • [ʌɪs] Canada, many US accents, Scotland
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice From Middle English hyse, hyys, ice, ijs, is, yce, ys, yys, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“ice, frost”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian Iis, is (“ice”), Saterland Frisian Ies (“ice”), West Frisian iis (“ice”), Alemannic German Iis, isch, éisch (“ice”), Bavarian, Cimbrian, and Mòcheno ais (“ice”), Dutch ijs (“ice”), German Eis (“ice”), German Low German Ies (“ice”), Luxembourgish Äis (“ice”), Vilamovian ajs (“ice”), Yiddish אײַז (ayz, “ice”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish is (“ice”), Elfdalian ais (“ice”), Faroese ísur (“ice”), Icelandic ís (“ice”); also Cornish yey (“ice”), yeyn (“cold”), Irish oighear (“ice”), Scottish Gaelic deigh, eigh, eighre (“ice”), Welsh iâ (“ice”), Lithuanian ýnis (“hoar frost”), Bulgarian and Russian и́ней (ínej, “hoar frost”), Czech jíní (“frost”), Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian и́ње (“hoar frost”), Ukrainian і́ній (ínij, “hoar frost, rime”), Ossetian их (ix, “ice”), Armenian եղյամ (eġyam, “frost, hoar frost, rime”), Persian یخ (yax, “ice”), Hittite 𒂊𒃷 (“ice”). Superseded non-native Middle English glace (“ice”), borrowed from Old French glace (“ice”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Water in frozen (solid) form.
    • If thou doſt marry, Ile giue thee / This plague to thy dowry: / Be thou as chaſte as yce, as pure as ſnowe, / Thou ſhalt not ſcape calumny, to a Nunnery goe. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
    • 1882, Popular Science Monthly (volume 20), "The Freezing of a Salt Lake" It has always been difficult to explain how ice is formed on the surface of oceans while the temperature of maximum density is lower than that of cogelation, and the observations on this lake were instituted in the hope that they might throw light upon the subject.
    • He said, “Where we’re at right now was back in 2008 all covered with ice. From here to there at the side, the glacier shrank about 20 to 30 meters.”
    • Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything. 2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80:
  2. (uncountable, usually) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
  3. (uncountable, usually) Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
    • Uranus and Neptune are […] usually classified separately as ice giants because they contain a much higher proportion of ice-forming substances such as water, ammonia, and methane. […] In the case of Uranus, the ice mantle must make up between 9.3 and 13.4 Earth masses worth of the total mass of the planet, which is 14.5 Earth masses. Similar proportions apply to Neptune. The commonly used term "ice mantle" is someone misleading, since the substance is actually a hot, slushy mixture that would be more aptly described as a water–ammonia ocean. 2010 December 2, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Principles of Planetary Climate, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20:
    • Above the core is the lower-density liquid mantle composed of ice materials under high pressure and temperature. This massive liquid layer would not be separated into layers of traditional ice compounds, but mixtures of radically different compounds originally consisting of water, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia […] Since the mass of the planet is dominated by the liquid mantle that itself consists of heated ices under pressure, both Uranus and Neptune are classified as giant ice planets. 2010 March 15, Lance K. Erickson, Space Flight: History, Technology, and Operations, Government Institutes, →ISBN, page 145:
    • Neptune has one major moon: Triton, which is comparable in size to the Jovian moon Europa and at an average density of 2.061 g/cm³ widely understood to be covered by several hundred km of frozen or liquid ice. 2022, Geophysical Exploration of the Solar System, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 45:
  4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
    • a heart of ice
    • Her eyes flash with anger, her voice ice. "You afraid of the law? You haven't changed. I want you out of my house now." 2023 January 27, Gay Degani, “Scablands”, in The Saturday Evening Post, Indianapolis, I.N.: Saturday Evening Post Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2023:
  5. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
    • The dialogues—or "raps"—usually take place on a monthly or bi-monthly basis and aim at fostering contacts hand at breaking through stereotypical notions held by both sides. "There's no question that there's ice to begin with," said Lance Bradley, who conducts the raps for Chelsea's Tenth Precinct. 1982 February 6, Bob Nelson, “'Rocky Relations' in New York Getting Smoother”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 3:
    • break the ice
  6. (uncountable, usually) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
    • 2006, CBC, Finland, Sweden 'the dream final', February 26 2002, The neighbouring countries have enjoyed many great battles on the ice. They last met for gold at the 1998 world championship, won by Sweden. Three years earlier, Finland bested Sweden for the only world title in its history.
  7. (dialectal, uncountable, usually) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
    • Well weddings, they were just the usual ... my big brother was married in the Masonic and the Co-operative done the party. Steak pie and tatties, and all that sort of stuff. The wee square Albert cake with ice on it, fruit cake. Then the wee dance after that. There was no drinking at oor wedding! 1990, Jean Faley, quoting John McKee, Up Oor Close: Memories of Domestic Life in Glasgow Tenements, 1910–1945, Wendlebury, Oxon: White Cockade, →ISBN, page 132:
  8. (UK, dated, uncountable, usually) Ice cream.
    • The peach melba, probably the most famous sundae of all, is a sound marriage of poached peaches, vanilla ice and raspberry sauce. 2008 August 2, Nigel Slater, “Sundae best”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2015:
    • They exude a naive zest: coatings of detail, poured like thick chocolate sauce over a mingy scoop of vanilla ice, distract attention, criticism, distrust. 1973 June 9, Peter Preston, “Frederick Forsyth interview: ‘I’ve always been a loner’ – archive, 1973”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2025:
    • [I]n my book, all ice-cream is good ice-cream, but there’s something particularly joyful about a pink quiff of strawberry ice: British summer in a sticky, dripping cone. Happily, it’s a lot easier to make than it is to track down in shops. 2023 August 23, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect strawberry ice-cream – recipe”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2023:
  9. (countable, uncountable, usually) A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
  10. (UK, countable, dated, uncountable, usually) An ice cream.
  11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable, usually) An individual piece of ice.
  12. (qualifier:crime, slang, uncountable, usually) Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
  13. (qualifier:crime, slang, uncountable, usually) An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
  14. (qualifier:crime, slang, uncountable, usually) Money paid as a bribe.
    • Theater operators, theater party agents, playwrights, and others who have ready access to tickets may get in on the “ice” and sometimes the producer is in on it too. 1960, United States. Congress, Congressional Record:
    • This “ice” is bribe money paid to public officials to purchase protection for illegal activities. […] Just consider the “ice” money available to the men involved in the examples just cited. 1970, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates:
  15. (qualifier:crime, slang, uncountable, usually) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine.
    • Near-synonym: crystal meth
    • There were times when she could tell the Washingtons were overwhelmed by Jahlil's difficult ways, and one time Jessie even had the nerve to ask Carmiesha if she had smoked anything like crack or ice while she was pregnant with him. 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 122:
  16. (slang, uncountable, usually) One or more diamonds.
    • But you can't give cred to anything dude says / Same dude to give you ice and you owe him some head 2002, “Blueprint²”, performed by Jay-Z:
    • Ice on the wrist with the ice in the chains. 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
    • [She had] eaten a dinner at better than a hundred dollars a bite and she had enough ice on her ring finger to sink the Titanic. Maybe she really didn't have any morals. But she had a chance. And she was taking it. 2014 August 18, Sarah Ballance, The Marriage Agenda, Entangled: Indulgence, →ISBN:
    • As she raised her left hand to get the crust out of her eye, she was blinded by the ice on her ring finger. Two bands filled with diamonds sat under and on top of her five-carat princess-cut engagement ring. Instantly, memories of her wedding day flooded her mind. 2014 September 1, Keisha Ervin, Reckless 2: Nobody's Girl, Urban Books, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
yce alternative, obsolete lexicographic
ices Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cobblestone ice (some may also be hyponyms) · iceboating (some may also be hyponyms) · ice IV (some may also be hyponyms) · ice luge (some may also be hyponyms) · ice chest (some may also be hyponyms) · ice skate (some may also be hyponyms) · icicle (some may also be hyponyms) · icebelt (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dam membrane (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cold (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cider (some may also be hyponyms) · Iceland (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pancake (some may also be hyponyms) · ice tray (some may also be hyponyms) · stink on ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice rink (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cream (some may also be hyponyms) · downhill ice cross (some may also be hyponyms) · ice plow (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cave (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cube tray (some may also be hyponyms) · frazil ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icestorm (some may also be hyponyms) · ice wool (some may also be hyponyms) · ice boat (some may also be hyponyms) · iceane (some may also be hyponyms) · shaved ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icedrop (some may also be hyponyms) · icemaking (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bucket challenge (some may also be hyponyms) · ice tea (some may also be hyponyms) · on ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice yachting (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cupboard (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bag (some may also be hyponyms) · mop up the ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dam (some may also be hyponyms) · water-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dragon boat (some may also be hyponyms) · gletcher ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dancing (some may also be hyponyms) · ice resurfacer (some may also be hyponyms) · ice skating (some may also be hyponyms) · ice sky (some may also be hyponyms) · skate on thin ice (some may also be hyponyms) · sea-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-pail (some may also be hyponyms) · ice disc (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dragon boating (some may also be hyponyms) · icebird (some may also be hyponyms) · ice ax (some may also be hyponyms) · nonice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice burn (some may also be hyponyms) · anti-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · iceworks (some may also be hyponyms) · ice carousel (some may also be hyponyms) · iceblink (some may also be hyponyms) · shatter the ice (some may also be hyponyms) · home ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-float (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dance (some may also be hyponyms) · ground ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice husband (some may also be hyponyms) · icewards (some may also be hyponyms) · ice tsunami (some may also be hyponyms) · ice perry (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dwarf (some may also be hyponyms) · ice coffee (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-cold (some may also be hyponyms) · shave ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bear (some may also be hyponyms) · put someone on ice (some may also be hyponyms) · sell ice to Eskimos (some may also be hyponyms) · icebreaker (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pole (some may also be hyponyms) · icebound (some may also be hyponyms) · keep one's stick on the ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice barrier (some may also be hyponyms) · ice ball (some may also be hyponyms) · ice resurfacing machine (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-rich (some may also be hyponyms) · ice milk (some may also be hyponyms) · hummocky ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pellet (some may also be hyponyms) · ice plough (some may also be hyponyms) · ice saints (some may also be hyponyms) · shell ice (some may also be hyponyms) · iceward (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-dammed (some may also be hyponyms) · synthetic ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice hockey (some may also be hyponyms) · ice monkey (some may also be hyponyms) · icemelt (some may also be hyponyms) · anticer (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-minus (some may also be hyponyms) · ice climbing (some may also be hyponyms) · sea ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice age (some may also be hyponyms) · anti-icer (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-covered (some may also be hyponyms) · on thin ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icetray (some may also be hyponyms) · ice blonde (some may also be hyponyms) · icekhana (some may also be hyponyms) · ice shove (some may also be hyponyms) · icesteroid (some may also be hyponyms) · snice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice wagon (some may also be hyponyms) · ice volcano (some may also be hyponyms) · ice whale (some may also be hyponyms) · ice swimmer (some may also be hyponyms) · icehouse (some may also be hyponyms) · iceball (some may also be hyponyms) · icelike (some may also be hyponyms) · ice delivery door (some may also be hyponyms) · snowdrift ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice field (some may also be hyponyms) · ice apple (some may also be hyponyms) · slush ice (some may also be hyponyms) · trash ice (some may also be hyponyms) · iceteroid (some may also be hyponyms) · ice needle (some may also be hyponyms) · keep someone on ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-saw (some may also be hyponyms) · iceways (some may also be hyponyms) · icedrake (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pop (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-free (some may also be hyponyms) · ice wine (some may also be hyponyms) · iceless (some may also be hyponyms) · ice candle (some may also be hyponyms) · needle ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice water (some may also be hyponyms) · ice beer (some may also be hyponyms) · have no fear of ice cold beer (some may also be hyponyms) · deicer (some may also be hyponyms) · ice tongue (some may also be hyponyms) · ice crystal (some may also be hyponyms) · ice worm (some may also be hyponyms) · ice maiden (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pack (some may also be hyponyms) · iceway (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fishing (some may also be hyponyms) · ice floe (some may also be hyponyms) · ice anchor (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-jack (some may also be hyponyms) · icy (some may also be hyponyms) · iceman (some may also be hyponyms) · ice axe (some may also be hyponyms) · cut ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice shelf (some may also be hyponyms) · water ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice spar (some may also be hyponyms) · ice kachang (some may also be hyponyms) · ice alga (some may also be hyponyms) · ice road (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cool (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-safe (some may also be hyponyms) · ice scour (some may also be hyponyms) · de-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · choc-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice drop (some may also be hyponyms) · ice lolly (some may also be hyponyms) · ice plant (some may also be hyponyms) · icefish (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-volcanic (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fractal (some may also be hyponyms) · ice swimming (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bucket (some may also be hyponyms) · ice out (some may also be hyponyms) · ice sheet (some may also be hyponyms) · ice foot (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fountain (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-albedo feedback (some may also be hyponyms) · ice sled (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cross downhill (some may also be hyponyms) · ice crawler (some may also be hyponyms) · time on ice (some may also be hyponyms) · Minnesota ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice sledge (some may also be hyponyms) · ice run (some may also be hyponyms) · ice wife (some may also be hyponyms) · ice giant planet (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cube (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-hearted (some may also be hyponyms) · icemaker (some may also be hyponyms) · shelf ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icecross (some may also be hyponyms) · icecap (some may also be hyponyms) · iceberg (some may also be hyponyms) · ice circle (some may also be hyponyms) · ice jam (some may also be hyponyms) · fruit ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice blue (some may also be hyponyms) · ice scramble (some may also be hyponyms) · icebreaking (some may also be hyponyms) · ice XVIII (some may also be hyponyms) · iceboat (some may also be hyponyms) · fire ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icefoot (some may also be hyponyms) · ice giant (some may also be hyponyms) · ice yacht (some may also be hyponyms) · young ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice machine (some may also be hyponyms) · ice nucleus (some may also be hyponyms) · ice scraper (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pillar (some may also be hyponyms) · ice lol (some may also be hyponyms) · ice racing (some may also be hyponyms) · ice palace (some may also be hyponyms) · ice well (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fern (some may also be hyponyms) · stream ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice and water shield (some may also be hyponyms) · icewoman (some may also be hyponyms) · icebox (some may also be hyponyms) · icecold (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-calm (some may also be hyponyms) · artificial ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-contact delta (some may also be hyponyms) · icefall (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fish (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bath (some may also be hyponyms) · clear ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice hole (some may also be hyponyms) · brinicle (some may also be hyponyms) · ice candy (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-out (some may also be hyponyms) · ice dune (some may also be hyponyms) · ice girl (some may also be hyponyms) · ice minus (some may also be hyponyms) · field ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice door (some may also be hyponyms) · ice queen (some may also be hyponyms) · iceblock (some may also be hyponyms) · ice show (some may also be hyponyms) · hair ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice feather (some may also be hyponyms) · ice disk (some may also be hyponyms) · deice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice ice water (some may also be hyponyms) · ice castle (some may also be hyponyms) · icework (some may also be hyponyms) · icecraft (some may also be hyponyms) · ice point (some may also be hyponyms) · ice pick (some may also be hyponyms) · ice wedge (some may also be hyponyms) · fast ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice storm (some may also be hyponyms) · lolly ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice house (some may also be hyponyms) · ice stupa (some may also be hyponyms) · icetime (some may also be hyponyms) · icer (some may also be hyponyms) · icestone (some may also be hyponyms) · cat ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice core (some may also be hyponyms) · icequake (some may also be hyponyms) · sailing-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice breaker (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cross (some may also be hyponyms) · icecrete (some may also be hyponyms) · ice box (some may also be hyponyms) · iceproof (some may also be hyponyms) · icelight (some may also be hyponyms) · iceboard (some may also be hyponyms) · ice cap (some may also be hyponyms) · ice fog (some may also be hyponyms) · ice-marginal (some may also be hyponyms) · ice diving (some may also be hyponyms) · off-ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icescape (some may also be hyponyms) · whelping ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice scooter (some may also be hyponyms) · cold as ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icebow (some may also be hyponyms) · break the ice (some may also be hyponyms) · ice time (some may also be hyponyms) · Ice City (some may also be hyponyms) · ice bridge (some may also be hyponyms) · hot ice (some may also be hyponyms) · icefloe (some may also be hyponyms) · ice moon (some may also be hyponyms)

Descendants

아이스 · aij · aes · ഐസ് · ais · ais · aiha · アイス · айс · ais · අයිස් · aej · aes · ais

Hyponyms

ice XV · nitrogen ice · methane ice · slob ice · dead ice · ice VI · arena ice · ice XII · ice Ih · sea ice · water ice · spin ice · pack ice · blue ice · negative ice · polar ice · ice III · dry ice · ice II · pancake ice · Italian ice · stagnant ice · drift ice · ice IX · anchor ice · brash ice · black ice · choc ice

Synonyms

crystal meth

Translations (441)

sk ľad (ice hockey: area where game is played) · os их (water in frozen form) · id es krim (frozen dessert) · acw ثلج (water in frozen form) · rm glatsch (water in frozen form) · nn is (ice hockey: area where game is played) · pon ais (crystal methamphetamine) · ja アイスクリーム (frozen dessert) · bdk мукь (water in frozen form) · be маро́жанае (frozen dessert) · kap bolo (water in frozen form) · ist giasso (water in frozen form) · lt ledai (frozen dessert) · hy սառույց (water in frozen form) · arz تلج (water in frozen form) · cmn 思慕雪 (frozen dessert) · mt silġ (water in frozen form) · crs glason (water in frozen form) · rif ajris (water in frozen form) · hak(water in frozen form) · ba боҙ (water in frozen form) · vec jaço (water in frozen form) · nrf glyech (water in frozen form) · et jää (frozen volatile chemical) · el πάγος (water in frozen form) · ckb سەهۆڵ (water in frozen form) · pa ਬਰਫ਼ (water in frozen form) · twf pʼȍcíane (water in frozen form) · sw barafu (water in frozen form) · kmr cemed (water in frozen form) · id es kering (frozen volatile chemical) · mi keo (water in frozen form) · mh aijkudiim̧ (frozen dessert) · az بوز (water in frozen form) · mh aij (water in frozen form) · nrf gllache (water in frozen form) · ps کنګل (water in frozen form) · tyv дош (water in frozen form) · eu izotz (water in frozen form) · cmn(crystal methamphetamine) · ka ყინული (water in frozen form) · de Eis (ice hockey: area where game is played) · xcl պաղ (water in frozen form) · scn jelu (water in frozen form) · az بوُز (water in frozen form) · oj mikwam (water in frozen form) · shn ၼမ်ႉၶႅင် (water in frozen form) · ltg lads (water in frozen form) · tzm ⵜⴰⵎⴰⴳⵔⵉⵙⵜ (water in frozen form) · zu iqhwa (water in frozen form) · fr glace à l’eau (frozen dessert) · qu lasta (water in frozen form) · ur بَرْف (water in frozen form) · kl sermeq (water in frozen form) · om cabbii (water in frozen form) · dar миъ (water in frozen form) · nl ijs (frozen dessert) · pon ais (water in frozen form) · eu karroin (water in frozen form) · orv ледъ (water in frozen form) · eo glacio (water in frozen form) · ru лёд (ice hockey: area where game is played) · is ís (substance having the appearance of ice) · kpy гилгил (water in frozen form) · cmn(water in frozen form) · ja ドライアイス (frozen volatile chemical) · ast xelu (water in frozen form) · ko 아이스 (frozen dessert) · aii ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (water in frozen form) · mhr ий (water in frozen form) · fi jäädyke (frozen dessert) · mk лед (water in frozen form) · sh slȁdolēd (frozen dessert) · pms giasse (water in frozen form) · ur یَخ (water in frozen form) · kjh пус (water in frozen form) · sv isglass (frozen dessert) · sq akull (water in frozen form) · sv is (frozen volatile chemical) · id air beku (water in frozen form) · nb is (ice hockey: area where game is played) · inh ша (water in frozen form) · ky муз (water in frozen form) · ln galási (water in frozen form) · gl xeo (water in frozen form) · my ရေခဲ (water in frozen form) · kpv йи (water in frozen form) · vec jazh (water in frozen form) · nl ijsje (frozen dessert) · sga aigred (water in frozen form) · vot jää (water in frozen form) · shi aɣris (water in frozen form) · scn chiatru (water in frozen form) · es del agua su duro (water in frozen form) · eu horma (water in frozen form) · scn jilatu (frozen dessert) · gd deigh (water in frozen form) · is ís (frozen volatile chemical) · fur glace (water in frozen form) · li ies (water in frozen form) · crs ays (water in frozen form) · tkl aiha (water in frozen form) · it ghiaccio (water in frozen form) · ar ثَلْج (water in frozen form) · eo glaciaĵo (frozen dessert) · ady мылы (water in frozen form) · ru лёд (water in frozen form) · bi aes (water in frozen form) · la glaciēs (water in frozen form) · pt gelo (frozen volatile chemical) · lzz ineri (water in frozen form) · mh aij (frozen dessert) · id es (water in frozen form) · wao c'áni (water in frozen form) · chr ᎤᏁᏍᏓᎳ (water in frozen form) · ht glas (water in frozen form) · fo ísur (water in frozen form) · sva კვარემ (water in frozen form) · bg лед (water in frozen form) · lv saldējums (frozen dessert) · acw جليد (water in frozen form) · nan-hbl(water in frozen form) · sv is (water in frozen form) · nmn ǁqa̰ã (water in frozen form) · fa-ira هَسَر (water in frozen form) · mn мөс (water in frozen form) · srn èisi (water in frozen form) · vec giaso (water in frozen form) · is meth (crystal methamphetamine) · ca glaç (water in frozen form) · evn дюкэ (water in frozen form) · kpy икыт (water in frozen form) · dlg буус (water in frozen form) · gag buz (water in frozen form) · ts ayisi (water in frozen form) · km ទឹកកក (water in frozen form) · tt боз (water in frozen form) · bg лед (ice hockey: area where game is played) · mr बर्फ (water in frozen form) · yaq sapam (water in frozen form) · sgs leds (water in frozen form) · vi đá (water in frozen form) · fr crème glacée (frozen dessert) · udm йӧ (water in frozen form) · cmg ᠮᠥᠰᠦᠨ (water in frozen form) · ar جَلِيد (water in frozen form) · koi йы (water in frozen form) · ain(water in frozen form) · uk моро́зиво (frozen dessert) · hrx Eis (water in frozen form) · cv пӑр (water in frozen form) · cmn 雪芭 (frozen dessert) · bho बरफ (water in frozen form) · ain コンル (water in frozen form) · ug مۇز (water in frozen form) · cmn 冰毒 (crystal methamphetamine) · pl lód (water in frozen form) · az buz (water in frozen form) · ru моро́женое (frozen dessert) · lmo gjaç (giaç, giazz) (water in frozen form) · hsn(water in frozen form) · mrw ilo (water in frozen form) · zea ies (frozen dessert) · tl yelo (water in frozen form) · kw rew (water in frozen form) · pt rinque (ice hockey: area where game is played) · nb is (frozen volatile chemical) · ceb yelo (water in frozen form) · scn chiatru siccu (frozen volatile chemical) · qu chullunku (water in frozen form) · vo glad (water in frozen form) · sk zmrzlina (frozen dessert) · it gelato (frozen dessert) · io glacio (water in frozen form) · gv rio (water in frozen form) · dsb lod (water in frozen form) · ro înghețată (frozen dessert) · mnw ဍာ်ခြက် (water in frozen form) · bua мүльһэн (water in frozen form) · kbd мыл (water in frozen form) · de Eis (frozen dessert) · vec giaç (water in frozen form) · krl jiä (water in frozen form) · lez мурк (water in frozen form) · ta பனி (water in frozen form) · str SŦIME, (water in frozen form) · vec giaž (water in frozen form) · lo ນ້ຳກ້ອນ (water in frozen form) · gl carambelo (water in frozen form) · pt gelado (frozen dessert) · kxd ais (water in frozen form) · fa-ira یَخ (water in frozen form) · fr sorbet (frozen dessert) · nn is (water in frozen form) · br skorn (water in frozen form) · cmn 冰沙 (frozen dessert) · fro glace (water in frozen form) · cmn 刨冰 (frozen dessert) · lmw k'íiwil (water in frozen form) · ja アイス (frozen dessert) · wyi tangbulk (water in frozen form) · nb is (water in frozen form) · gue murrupa (water in frozen form) · fr glace (frozen volatile chemical) · scn jelu (frozen dessert) · kum буз (water in frozen form) · sv glass (frozen dessert) · es helado (frozen dessert) · bn বরফ (water in frozen form) · lmw kíiwil (water in frozen form) · nio сыр (water in frozen form) · fy iis (frozen dessert) · ne बरफ (water in frozen form) · xal мөсн (water in frozen form) · sh ле̑д (water in frozen form) · tk buz (water in frozen form) · fy iis (water in frozen form) · cjy(water in frozen form) · uk лід (water in frozen form) · kaa muz (water in frozen form) · is rjómaís (frozen dessert) · ko 아이스크림 (frozen dessert) · haw hau (water in frozen form) · su és (water in frozen form) · he קֶרַח (water in frozen form) · te మంచు (water in frozen form) · sco ice (water in frozen form) · cy rhew (water in frozen form) · eu izozki (frozen dessert) · ale kdax̂ (water in frozen form) · zea ies (water in frozen form) · is ís (ice hockey: area where game is played) · tbd eis (water in frozen form) · izh jää (water in frozen form) · fo ísur (frozen dessert) · sc àstra (water in frozen form) · av цӏцӏер (water in frozen form) · mhn ais (water in frozen form) · wuu(water in frozen form) · ext gielu (water in frozen form) · ru мет (crystal methamphetamine) · gd eigh (frozen volatile chemical) · ro gheață carbonică (frozen volatile chemical) · ja(water in frozen form) · fr neige (frozen volatile chemical) · lut sq̓axʷ (water in frozen form) · fi jää (crystal methamphetamine) · ca gel (water in frozen form) · fi jää (ice hockey: area where game is played) · sk ľad (water in frozen form) · be маро́зіва (frozen dessert) · non íss (water in frozen form) · sq akullore (frozen dessert) · gd eigh (substance having the appearance of ice) · so baraf (water in frozen form) · vec giaço (water in frozen form) · ru айс (crystal methamphetamine) · uk моро́жене (frozen dessert) · yag touf (water in frozen form) · tr buz (water in frozen form) · aii ܓܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (water in frozen form) · yai ех (water in frozen form) · mg ranomandry (water in frozen form) · gld дюкэ (water in frozen form) · nb iskrem (frozen dessert) · oc gèl (water in frozen form) · rsk ляд (water in frozen form) · sl sladoled (frozen dessert) · kn ನೀರ್ಗಲ್ಲು (water in frozen form) · yrk-tun салаба (water in frozen form) · mnw ဍာ်ကၠောံ (water in frozen form) · khb ᦓᧄᧉᦶᦂᧃᧈ (water in frozen form) · srm ë́ísi (water in frozen form) · bg сладоле́д (frozen dessert) · sv is (ice hockey: area where game is played) · kpy кытгэл (water in frozen form) · grc κρύσταλλος (water in frozen form) · fa-ira جَلید (water in frozen form) · mi tio (water in frozen form) · ms air batu (water in frozen form) · crh buz (water in frozen form) · ia glacie (water in frozen form) · ang īs (water in frozen form) · pl lody (frozen dessert) · hsb lód (water in frozen form) · alt тош (water in frozen form) · oc glaç (water in frozen form) · ga oighear (water in frozen form) · af ys (water in frozen form) · shi agris (water in frozen form) · cs led (water in frozen form) · ru лёд (frozen volatile chemical) · sh lȇd (water in frozen form) · cmn 雪泥 (frozen dessert) · kjj микӏ (water in frozen form) · gd deigh (frozen volatile chemical) · cu ледъ (water in frozen form) · mk сладолед (frozen dessert) · uk кри́га (water in frozen form) · ckb یەخ (water in frozen form) · nl ijs (water in frozen form) · mnc ᠵᡠᡥᡝ (water in frozen form) · tpi eis (water in frozen form) · za bing (water in frozen form) · sl led (water in frozen form) · gan(water in frozen form) · nn is (frozen dessert) · hil yelo (water in frozen form) · nog буз (water in frozen form) · ruo gľåțĕ (water in frozen form) · mn ᠮᠥᠰᠥ (water in frozen form) · gl lazo (water in frozen form) · mk мраз (water in frozen form) · nn iskrem (frozen dessert) · mnp(water in frozen form) · kl siku (water in frozen form) · crh ayaz (substance having the appearance of ice) · xmf ჸინი (water in frozen form) · rcf glas (water in frozen form) · crh ayaz (water in frozen form) · hi बर्फ़ (water in frozen form) · shn ၼမ်ႉၵၢမ်ႈ (water in frozen form) · sah муус (water in frozen form) · yi אײַז (water in frozen form) · csb lód (water in frozen form) · am በረዶ (water in frozen form) · fr glace (water in frozen form) · qu raşta (water in frozen form) · aii ܓܠܝܼܕܵܐ (frozen dessert) · mdf эй (water in frozen form) · alt мус (water in frozen form) · nb is (frozen dessert) · tab миркк (water in frozen form) · kmr qeşa (water in frozen form) · da is (frozen dessert) · pt gelo (water in frozen form) · gd deigh (substance having the appearance of ice) · mww dej khov (water in frozen form) · lt ledas (water in frozen form) · nn is (frozen volatile chemical) · fi jää (water in frozen form) · ti በረድ (water in frozen form) · fi jää (frozen volatile chemical) · et jää (water in frozen form) · gu બરફ (water in frozen form) · de Eis (water in frozen form) · yrk-for халапа (water in frozen form) · rup gljatsã (water in frozen form) · is ís (frozen dessert) · iu ᓯᑯ (water in frozen form) · lv ledus (water in frozen form) · nah cetl (water in frozen form) · or ବରଫ (water in frozen form) · hi हिम (water in frozen form) · es hielo (water in frozen form) · ykg йарха (water in frozen form) · mnc ᠰᠣᡥᡳᠨ (water in frozen form) · nds-de Ies (water in frozen form) · roa-opt geo (water in frozen form) · ruq gľeț (water in frozen form) · roa-tar ghiacce (water in frozen form) · sh сла̏доле̄д (frozen dessert) · ce ша (water in frozen form) · ml ഐസ് (water in frozen form) · wym ajs (water in frozen form) · fr glace (ice hockey: area where game is played) · pdt Iees (water in frozen form) · xmf ყინი (water in frozen form) · nrf gllèche (water in frozen form) · ko 얼음 (water in frozen form) · fr glace (frozen dessert) · gl carazo (water in frozen form) · mfe glason (water in frozen form) · kk мұз (water in frozen form) · si අයිස් (water in frozen form) · scn jelu siccu (frozen volatile chemical) · syc ܓܠܝܕܐ (water in frozen form) · qu chhullunka (water in frozen form) · prg lads (water in frozen form) · krc буз (water in frozen form) · gd eigh (water in frozen form) · ru сухо́й лёд (frozen volatile chemical) · ro gheață (water in frozen form) · gsw Iis (water in frozen form) · uz muz (water in frozen form) · be лёд (water in frozen form) · uli aayes (water in frozen form) · it ghiaccio secco (frozen volatile chemical) · hu fagylalt (frozen dessert) · khb ᦉᦏᦱᧇᦡᦱᧂᧉ (water in frozen form) · chg موز (water in frozen form) · hil hima (water in frozen form) · fa-ira هَسیر (water in frozen form) · fy iis (frozen volatile chemical) · da is (water in frozen form) · za naehang (water in frozen form) · ms es (water in frozen form) · id air beku kering (frozen volatile chemical) · ota بوز (water in frozen form) · is ís (water in frozen form) · ab аҵаа (water in frozen form) · se jiekŋa (water in frozen form) · cdo(water in frozen form) · as বৰফ (water in frozen form) · id metamfetamina (crystal methamphetamine) · zza cemed (diq) (water in frozen form) · cy(water in frozen form) · rup ãngljatsã (roa-rup) (water in frozen form) · fr glace sèche (frozen volatile chemical) · lbe микӏ (water in frozen form) · hu jég (water in frozen form) · crh buz (substance having the appearance of ice) · fi jää (substance having the appearance of ice) · kn ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆ (water in frozen form) · myv эй (water in frozen form) · tg ях (water in frozen form) · ta பனிக்கட்டி (water in frozen form) · vi băng (water in frozen form) · av цӏер (water in frozen form) · yue(water in frozen form) · dng бин (water in frozen form) · aqc qoӏ (water in frozen form) · kn ಹಿಮಗಡ್ಡೆ (water in frozen form) · rup gljets (roa-rup) (water in frozen form) · cjs мус (water in frozen form) · ay chhullunkhaya (water in frozen form) · cs zmrzlina (frozen dessert) · sce miensun (water in frozen form) · lb Äis (water in frozen form) · bo འཁྱགས་པ (water in frozen form) · arz جليد (water in frozen form) · gl xelado (frozen dessert) · nrf gliaiche (water in frozen form) · yrk-tun сэ̇р" (water in frozen form) · ja アイス (water in frozen form) · dlm glaz (water in frozen form) · rue лед (water in frozen form) · zea ijs (frozen dessert) · th น้ำแข็ง (water in frozen form) · ms ais (water in frozen form) · ur جَلِید (water in frozen form)

wikidata: Q23392

Source: en.wiktionary, “ice” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ice en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /aɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • [ʌɪs] Canada, many US accents, Scotland
  • (London) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice From Middle English hyse, hyys, ice, ijs, is, yce, ys, yys, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“ice, frost”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian Iis, is (“ice”), Saterland Frisian Ies (“ice”), West Frisian iis (“ice”), Alemannic German Iis, isch, éisch (“ice”), Bavarian, Cimbrian, and Mòcheno ais (“ice”), Dutch ijs (“ice”), German Eis (“ice”), German Low German Ies (“ice”), Luxembourgish Äis (“ice”), Vilamovian ajs (“ice”), Yiddish אײַז (ayz, “ice”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish is (“ice”), Elfdalian ais (“ice”), Faroese ísur (“ice”), Icelandic ís (“ice”); also Cornish yey (“ice”), yeyn (“cold”), Irish oighear (“ice”), Scottish Gaelic deigh, eigh, eighre (“ice”), Welsh iâ (“ice”), Lithuanian ýnis (“hoar frost”), Bulgarian and Russian и́ней (ínej, “hoar frost”), Czech jíní (“frost”), Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian и́ње (“hoar frost”), Ukrainian і́ній (ínij, “hoar frost, rime”), Ossetian их (ix, “ice”), Armenian եղյամ (eġyam, “frost, hoar frost, rime”), Persian یخ (yax, “ice”), Hittite 𒂊𒃷 (“ice”). Superseded non-native Middle English glace (“ice”), borrowed from Old French glace (“ice”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
  2. (transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.
    • To treat runner's knee, you need to rest from running or any other high-impact activity, ice the knee, and strengthen the quadriceps through weight training. 2008, Deirdre Pitney, Donna Dourney, Triathlon Training For Dummies, page 240:
  3. (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.
    • The bridge ices before the road.
  4. (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
  5. (transitive) To put out a team for a match.
    • Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
  6. (transitive) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
    • If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.
  7. (slang, transitive) To murder.
    • Not long afterwards Wolf rings him up. 'I want you to ice someone for £15,000, he says. "No one you know." 2011, Gavin Knight, Hood Rat, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 158:
  8. (slang, transitive) To defeat decisively.
    • Despite his vulnerabilities, Clinton managed to ice Dole in his 1996 reelection campaign for President.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
icing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yce alternative, obsolete lexicographic
iced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
iced Tense=Past lexicographic
ices Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

re-ice · ice up · ice down · ice over

Translations (71)

sk chladiť (to cool with ice) · it freddare (to murder) · mh kwōj (to freeze) · et glasuurima (to cover with icing) · fi jäätyä (to freeze) · it congelare (to freeze) · fi pistää kylmäksi (to murder) · sk zmraziť (to freeze) · tr soğutmak (to cool with ice) · ja 凍る (to freeze) · nl op ijs leggen (to cool with ice) · gl conxelar (to freeze) · lb fréieren (to freeze) · fi tuoda jäälle (ice hockey: to put a team on ice for a match) · no ise (to cool with ice) · lb afréieren (to freeze) · fr glacer (to cover with icing) · pt gelar (to freeze) · id berdingin es (to cool with ice) · fr glacer (to freeze) · nl glaceren (to cover with icing) · fi jäädyttää (to freeze) · fi jäähdyttää (to cool with ice) · fr congeler (to freeze) · ro congela (to freeze) · la gelo (to freeze) · mk мрзне (to freeze) · ru замочи́ть (to murder) · fi kuorruttaa (to cover with icing) · ko 얼다 (to freeze) · bg замразявам (to freeze) · it glassare (to cover with icing) · de einfrieren (to freeze) · pt gelar (to cool with ice) · ru замора́живаться (to freeze) · ro răci (to cool with ice) · ru охлажда́ть (to cool with ice) · fr refroidir (to murder) · pt assassinar (to murder) · ro glasa (to cover with icing) · it raffreddare (to cool with ice) · it ghiacciare (to freeze) · fi pakastaa (to freeze) · ru глазирова́ть (to cover with icing) · pt cobrir (to cover with icing) · mk се замрзнува (to freeze) · sv glasera (to cover with icing) · de frieren (to freeze) · fi lyödä pitkä kiekko (ice hockey: to shoot an icing) · et jahutama (to cool with ice) · nl bevriezen (to freeze) · es congelar (to freeze) · tr dondurmak (to freeze) · nl koudmaken (to murder) · no islegge (to cover with icing) · pt congelar (to freeze) · no fryse (to freeze) · la glacio (to freeze) · id menjadi es (to freeze) · ro îngheța (to freeze) · bg глазирам (to cover with icing) · fr geler (to freeze) · ru замора́живать (to freeze) · mh aij (to cool with ice) · it gelare (to freeze) · mh aij (to freeze) · bg убивам (to murder) · mk разладува (to cool with ice) · cmn 冰冻 (to freeze) · id membeku (to freeze) · ro răci (to murder)