Meaning

2 senses
  1. (retronym, uncountable)Ice in everyday language, namely ice made of frozen water; water in a solid physical state, especially when distinguished from other frozen substances.

    water frozen in the solid state

  2. (Mid Atlantic, US, countable)A dessert made from crushed ice that has been sweetened and flavored.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. The water turned to ice.

    Вода замерзла. — aandrusiak

    ruВода превратилась в лед. — Lenin_1917

    deDas Wasser gefror. — samueldora

  2. The water was ice cold.

    Вода була крижана. — deniko

    ruВода была холодная как лёд. — Wezel

  3. This water is ice cold.

    ruЭта вода ледяная. — marafon

    deDieses Wasser ist eiskalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. How does water turn into ice?

    Як вода перетворюється на кригу? — deniko

    ruКак вода превращается в лед? — nina99nv

  5. The water's ice cold.

Origin

Compound of water + ice.

Compound of water + ice.

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Forms

plural: water ices

Synonyms

2 synonyms
frozen water:iceA1
Close in meaning
  • an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice:sorbet
  • water frozen in the solid state:ice

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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