ice

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Icelandic. === Symbol === ice (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Icelandic. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Icelandic terms == English == === Alternative forms === yce (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /aɪs/ (Canada, many US accents, Scotland) IPA(key): [ʌɪs] Rhymes: -aɪs === Noun === ice (usually uncountable, plural ices) Water in frozen (solid) form. 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. (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. (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. (figuratively) Something having an extreme coldness of manner. (figuratively) Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction. (ice hockey) 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. (now dialectal) Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar"). (countable) A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar. (UK, dated) An ice cream. (obsolete) An individual piece of ice. (slang, crime) 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. (drugs) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine. Near-synonym: crystal meth (slang) One or more diamonds. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ice (third-person singular simple present ices, present participle icing, simple past and past participle iced) (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze. (transitive) To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage. (transitive) To make icy; to freeze. (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc. (transitive, ice hockey) To put out a team for a match. (transitive, ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing. (transitive, slang) To murder. (transitive, slang) To defeat decisively. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ice n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “ice v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Ice”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “ice”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. ice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === CEI, EIC, IEC == Hausa == === Etymology === Uncertain, perhaps from a Saharan language; compare Dazaga idi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔí.t͡ʃèː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ́.t͡ʃèː] === Noun === icḕ m (possessed form icèn) wood tree stick == Latin == === Verb === īce second-person singular present active imperative of īciō == Manchu == === Romanization === ice romanization of ᡳᠴᡝ == Middle English == === Noun === ice alternative form of is (“ice”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiː.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -iː.t͡ʃe === Verb === īċe inflection of īċan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive == Portuguese == === Verb === ice inflection of içar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Salar == === Pronunciation === (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [eʝɑ] === Noun === ice (3rd person possessive icesi, plural iceler) alternative form of ica Synonym: ama === References === Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ica, ice, icü...”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 335, 336, 342 进锋张 [Ayso Cañ Cinfen] (2008), 乌璐别格 [Ulubeğ], 鄭初陽 [Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ], editors, 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar İbret Sözler, Salar Proverbs]‎[4], China Salar Youth League, pages 3-4 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiθe/ [ˈi.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈise/ [ˈi.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ise (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: i‧ce Homophone: hice === Verb === ice inflection of izar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative