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ice-cold

ice-cold

34 1.0
Very cold, like frozen water
  • adjective
  • /aɪs koʊld/
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  • We ended up jumping off of cliffs into ice cold water.
  • ice-cold water

Like I just literally I was just craving an ice cold cup of water.

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Examples

  • Think of the ice-cold beers waiting for us.

  • Everything in this place is ice-cold.

  • We'll be over here, Lord, drinking ice cold beer and making that noise.

  • This thing will run ice cold under basically any operating conditions.

  • The water is ice cold.

  • This fork is ice cold.

  • And then last week when I was in South Dakota, I found this ice cold mountain stream.

  • Yes, a nice ice cold Sprite.

  • Just dip a few cotton pads into ice cold water and press it to your entire face.

  • On a hot day, nothing is more refreshing than an ice-cold drink.

Synonyms

icy
vsice-cold
89 1.0

Very cold with surfaces covered in ice

is the simple extreme cold notion without focusing on coverage
frigid
vsice-cold
30 4.1

Very cold, like ice or freezing air

is the everyday extreme cold sense rather than formal description
freezing cold
vsice-cold
15 1.3

Very cold, at or below freezing

is the plain extreme cold idea rather than naming the exact state
arctic
vsice-cold
14 4.5

Very cold, like the weather near the North Pole

is a plain extreme cold expression without regional comparison
frosty
vsice-cold
11 1.0

Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground

focuses on general extreme cold rather than surface appearance
bone-chilling
vsice-cold
5 7.0

Very cold or scary

is the plain temperature sense without emotional dread
glacial
vsice-cold
2 6.1

Very cold in temperature like ice

is a direct extreme cold term not implying slow natural scale
stone-cold
vsice-cold
1 4.1

Very cold with no warmth left

is the basic extreme cold idea rather than total loss of heat
gelid
vsice-cold
  • Formal
1 9.9

Very cold, like ice or frost

is the common, direct way to say something is extremely cold
subfreezing
vsice-cold
1 3.9

Colder than the temperature where water turns to ice

is a broad extreme cold phrase not focused on numeric thresholds
baltic
vsice-cold
  • UK
1 6.8

Very cold, often with a strong wind

is the standard extreme cold expression without informal tone
cold as balls
vsice-cold
  • Offensive
1 9.9

People say this to mean very cold in a joking, exaggerated way

is the neutral, non-slang way to state extreme cold
cold as a witch's tit
vsice-cold
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Very cold in a way that feels unpleasant

is the simple extreme cold phrase without colorful slang
freezing
vsice-cold
1.0

So cold that water turns to ice

is a general extreme cold description not tied to exact temperature
ultracold
vsice-cold
5.6

Much colder than normal, for example in special freezers or very cold weather

is the general extreme cold term used in everyday contexts
perishingly cold
vsice-cold
  • Informal
7.2

Very cold in a way that makes being outside difficult

is a neutral extreme cold expression not stressing human suffering
frostbiting
vsice-cold
7.0

Very cold and painfully sharp, like wind that hurts skin

names the same extreme cold but without stressing painful sensation
icily cold
vsice-cold
4.7

Very low in temperature and clearly unfriendly

is the neutral extreme cold sense without social harshness
subzero
vsice-cold
5.5

Very cold in behavior, showing no warmth or friendliness

is a straightforward physical extreme cold, not emotional distance

Antonyms

hot
1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

1.0

Having a comfortable level of heat, often after recent use

How Cold

freezing
1.0
ice-cold
34 1.0
cold
1.0
cool
65 1.0

Surface Forms

ice-cold positive

Morphology

ice-cold = ice + cold (transparent) = ice + cold

A direct compound of 'ice' + 'cold' whose meaning 'as cold as ice' is immediately inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Ice-cold is simply ice + cold, giving the picture 'as cold as ice'. So when something is ice-cold, it means it feels extremely cold to the touch.