ice : Idioms & Phrases


Anchor ice

  • ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground.
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Bay ice

  • ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in extensive fields which drift out to sea.
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black ice

  • noun a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
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camphor ice

  • noun a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil
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choc-ice

  • noun colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream
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chocolate ice cream

  • noun ice cream flavored with chocolate
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de-ice

  • verb make or become free of frost or ice
    defrost; deice.
    • Defrost the car window
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drift ice

  • noun masses of ice floating in the open sea
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dry ice

  • noun solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
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Field of ice

  • a large body of floating ice; a pack.
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Ground ice

  • ice formed at the bottom of a body of water before it forms on the surface.
  • anchor ice.
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Ice age

  • noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
    glacial epoch; glacial period.
    • the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene
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  • (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under Glacial.
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Ice anchor

  • (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a field of ice. Kane.
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ice ax

  • noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    ice ax; piolet.
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ice axe

  • noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    ice ax; piolet.
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ice bag

  • noun a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
    ice bag.
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ice bear

  • noun white bear of Arctic regions
    Thalarctos maritimus; Ursus Maritimus; polar bear.
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  • Dan. iisblink, a streak of whiteness of the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not yet in sight.
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Ice boat

  • . (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on ice by sails; an ice yacht. (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.
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Ice boxchest

  • a box for holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.
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Ice brook

  • a brook or stream as cold as ice. Poetic Shak.
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ice cap

  • noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
    icecap.
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ice chest

  • noun a refrigerator for cooling liquids
    cooler.
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ice coffee

  • noun a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
    ice coffee.
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Ice cream

  • noun frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
    icecream.
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  • for iced cream, cream, milk, or custard, sweetened, flavored, and frozen.
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ice crystal

  • noun small crystals of ice
    diamond dust; frost snow; frost mist; ice crystal; poudrin; snow mist.
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ice cube

  • noun a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
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Ice field

  • noun a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
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  • an extensive sheet of ice.
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Ice float, Ice floe

  • a sheet of floating ice similar to an ice field, but smaller.
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ice floe

  • noun a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
    floe.
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ice fog

  • noun a dense winter fog containing ice particles
    pogonip.
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Ice foot

  • shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. Kane.
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ice hockey

  • noun a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
    hockey game; hockey.
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ice hockey rink

  • noun an ice rink for playing ice hockey
    ice hockey rink.
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Ice house

  • a close-covered pit or building for storing ice.
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ice lolly

  • noun ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
    popsicle; lolly; lollipop.
    • in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
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Ice machine

  • noun an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes
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  • (Physics), a machine for making ice artificially, as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.
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ice maker

  • noun an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes
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ice mass

  • noun a large mass of ice
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Ice master

  • . See Ice pilot (below).
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ice milk

  • noun similar to ice cream but made of milk
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ice needle

  • noun small crystals of ice
    diamond dust; frost snow; frost mist; ice crystal; poudrin; snow mist.
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ice over

  • verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
    frost over; ice over.
    • When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane
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Ice pack

  • noun a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
    ice bag.
  • noun a large expanse of floating ice
    ice pack.
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  • an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.
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Ice paper

  • a transparent film of gelatin for copying or reproducing; papier glacé.
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Ice petrel

  • (Zoöl.), a shearwater (Puffinus gelidus) of the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.
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Ice pick

  • noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
    icepick.
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  • a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small pieces.
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Ice pilot

  • a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; called also ice master.
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Ice pitcher

  • a pitcher adapted for ice water.
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ice plant

  • noun Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
    Mesembryanthemum crystallinum; icicle plant.
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Ice" plant`
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  1. (Bot.) A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass.
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Ice plow

  • a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.
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ice rink

  • noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
    ice rink; ice.
    • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
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ice sculpture

  • a sculpture carved from a block of ice, often used for decorating restaurants.
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ice shelf

  • noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
    ice shelf.
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ice show

  • noun any entertainment performed by ice skaters
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  • an entertainment consisting of ice skaters performing figure-skating on a sheet of ice, usually in an arena, often accompanied by music.
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ice skate

  • noun skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
  • verb move along on ice skates
    ice skate.
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  1. a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice
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ice skating

  • noun skating on ice
  • verb move along on ice skates
    ice skate.
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Ice sludge

  • bay ice broken small by the wind or waves; sludge.
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Ice spar

  • (Min.), a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite.
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ice storm

  • noun a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice
    silver storm.
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ice tea

  • noun strong tea served over ice
    ice tea.
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Ice tongs

  • noun tongs for lifting blocks of ice
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  • large iron nippers for handling ice.
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ice up

  • verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
    frost over; ice over.
    • When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane
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ice wagon

  • noun (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
    ice wagon.
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Ice water

  • noun water served ice-cold or with ice
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  • . (a) Water cooled by ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice.
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Ice yacht

  • noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
    iceboat; scooter.
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  • . See Ice boat (above).
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ice-built

Ice"-built` adjective
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  1. Composed of ice.
  2. Loaded with ice. "Ice-built mountains." Gray.
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ice-clogged

  • adjective satellite obstructed by ice
    • ice-clogged rivers
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ice-cold

  • adjective satellite as cold as ice
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ice-cream bean

  • noun ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
    Inga edulis.
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ice-cream cake

  • noun ice cream molded to look like a cake
    icebox cake.
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ice-cream cone

  • noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
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ice-cream float

  • noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
    ice-cream float; float.
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ice-cream soda

  • noun a drink with ice cream floating in it
    ice-cream float; float.
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ice-cream sundae

  • noun ice cream served with a topping
    sundae.
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ice-free

  • adjective satellite free of ice and open to travel
    • an ice-free channel in the river
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ice-hockey player

  • noun an athlete who plays hockey
    hockey player.
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ice-hockey rink

  • noun an ice rink for playing ice hockey
    ice hockey rink.
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ice-skater

  • noun someone who engages in ice skating
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  1. one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater
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ice-skating rink

  • noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
    ice rink; ice.
    • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
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ice-wagon

  • noun (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
    ice wagon.
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iced coffee

  • noun a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
    ice coffee.
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iced tea

  • noun strong tea served over ice
    ice tea.
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iced-tea spoon

  • noun a teaspoon with a long handle
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icing sugar

  • noun finely powdered sugar used to make icing
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icing the puck

  • noun (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
    icing.
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Land ice

  • a field of ice adhering to the coast, in distinction from a floe.
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neapolitan ice cream

  • noun a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
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pack ice

  • noun a large expanse of floating ice
    ice pack.
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Patch ice

  • ice in overlapping pieces in the sea.
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peach ice cream

  • noun ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
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shelf ice

  • noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
    ice shelf.
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soft ice cream

  • noun dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
    frozen custard.
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strawberry ice cream

  • noun ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries
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Stream ice

  • blocks of ice floating in a mass together in some definite direction.
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To break the ice

  • to get through first difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a subject.
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Trash ice

  • crumbled ice mixed with water.
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vanilla ice cream

  • noun ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
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Water ice

  • noun water frozen in the solid state
    ice.
    • Americans like ice in their drinks
  • noun an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice
    sorbet.
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  • a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and frozen. also called Italian ice
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