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Meaning
Noun
●
Water in
frozen
(solid) form.
●
In Astronomy & Physics:
Any
frozen
volatile
chemical
, such as
ammonia
or
carbon
dioxide.
●
In Astronomy:
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
.
●
Something having an
extreme
coldness
of manner.
●
In Ice hockey:
The area where
a game
of
ice hockey
is played.
●
Icing;
frosting
("a
sweet
, often
creamy
and
thick
glaze
made
primarily
of sugar").
●
A
frozen
dessert
made of
fruit juice
, water and sugar.
●
In British English:
An
ice
cream.
●
An individual
piece
of ice.
●
Elephant or
rhinoceros
ivory
that has been
poached
and
sold on
the
black
market.
●
An
artifact
that has been
smuggled
, especially one that is either
clear
or shiny.
●
Money
paid
as a bribe.
●
One or more
diamonds
and
jewelry
, especially blood
diamonds
.
●
The
crystal
form of amphetamine-based drugs.
●
In Automotive:
Acronym of
internal combustion engine
,
internal
-
combustion engine
.
●
In Computing:
Initialism of
internal
compiler
error.
●
In Computing:
in-circuit
emulator
,
in-circuit
emulation
●
Initialism of In Case of Emergency (used in
mobile phones
followed by
the number to
call
if the phone’s
owner
is injured)
●
In Automotive:
Initialism of w:in-car entertainment.
●
Initialism of International Cultural Exchange.
●
In Medicine:
Initialism of
ice
,
compress
,
elevation
(first-aid)
●
Initialism of
intercontinental
exchange.
Verb
●
To become
ice
; to freeze.
●
To
cool
with
ice
, as a beverage.
●
To make
icy
; to freeze.
●
To
cover
with
icing
(frosting
made of sugar
and
milk
or
white
of
egg
); to
frost
; as
cakes
,
tarts
, etc.
●
In Ice hockey:
To
put out
a team
for a match.
●
In Ice hockey:
To
shoot
the
puck
the
length
of the
playing
surface
,
causing
a
stoppage
in play
called icing.
●
To murder.
●
In Automotive & High-speed rail:
To
occupy
a
reserved
electric car
parking space
(especially one
equipped
with a
charger
) with a
traditional
car
equipped
with an
internal combustion
engine.
Name
●
Abbreviation of Iceland.
●
Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers.
●
Initialism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“law-enforcement
agency
responsible
for
immigration
and
customs
matters
of the United States Federal government”).
●
Initialism of Intercity-Express (“German
high speed
train”).
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ice
English
is
Middle English (1100-1500)
is
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Snow
Glass
Salt
Air
Frost
Glaciers
Permafrost
Cold
Rain
Glacier
Frozen
Heat
Floes
Liquid
Mud
Arctic
Moisture
Magma
Foam
Ocean
Cream
Steam
Gravel
Earth
Seawater
Oil
Wind
Crust
Rock
Freeze
Floor
Chill
Condensation
Gas
Milk
Ground
Freezing
Slush
Surface
Sea
Melting
Metal
Vapor
Lava
Pavement
Butter
Rocks
Sand
Dust
Sugar
Melt
Sediment
Cool
Plastic
Powder
Oceans
Freezer
Dirt
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Rhymes
Wis
Ice
Vise
Hice
Rice
Vice
Sais
Mice
Nice
Pice
Lyse
Lice
Dice
Twice
Trice
Price
Spice
Frice
Slice
Spice
Thrice
Gneiss
Entice
Advice
Device
Splice
Concise
Dadvice
Precise
Suffice
Imprecise
On Ice
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