Meaning & use

ice

noun·Everyday

Water that has frozen into a solid, or something that resembles or is made from it.

See it in a sentence

The pond froze solid enough for the children to skate on the ice.

She added a few pieces of ice to cool down her drink.

A note on using this word

As a verb, ice means to cover with icing or to cool with ice, as in "ice a cake" or "ice an injury."

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To cool something with ice, or to cover a cake with icing.

She iced the cake carefully before adding the birthday candles.

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