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ice

414 1.0
A cold sweet dessert made from fruit juice and sugar without milk
  • noun
  • /aɪs/
  • US
translation icon : sorbete
  • She always chooses a fruity ice for dessert on hot summer days.
  • flavored ice
  • water ice
  • vanilla ice

Examples

  • For a refreshing treat, we enjoyed a bowl of ice topped with fresh strawberries.

  • Now, I can't let you go without pairing some ice cream with hot sauces.

  • So that makes me the ice cream king.

  • You want some ice cream?

  • Shall we make ice cream?

  • We're going to the ice cream factory.

  • After the wedding, I felt so depressed I had ice cream for dinner.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • - Yeah, I think maybe I'll have a couple of big scoops of ice cream, too.

  • " Poor Sarah," Mary echoed, and she took the last bite of her ice cream bar.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Keep your nickel and buy yourself an ice-cream cone.

Synonyms

popsicle
vsice
  • US
48 1.4

A frozen sweet treat on a stick made from juice or water

is broader, focusing on fruit flavor rather than stick serving
sorbet
vsice
16 2.7

A frozen sweet made from fruit juice or crushed fruit without milk, with a soft, slushy texture

is broader, not limited to juice or purée as base
1 2.7

A sweet cold food made by freezing milk or fruit

is a specific fruit-flavoured type usually made without milk
frappe
vsice
1 7.8

A frozen fruit-flavored dessert made without milk

is defined as a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually lacking milk
water ice
vsice
  • US
1 2.6

A frozen sweet made from fruit juice and sugar without milk, with a soft texture

is the same fruit-based frozen dessert usually without milk
ice lolly
vsice
  • UK
2.0

A sweet frozen treat on a small stick like a popsicle

is similar but not tied to being served on a stick

Idioms

21 4.9

Put off until later

on thin ice
  • Informal
20 6.2

In danger of getting into trouble for something you did

cold as ice
  • Informal
4 7.2

Not showing any feeling or kindness to others

1 6.8

To take a risk that can get you in trouble

Stay alert and ready to move, like resting a hockey stick on the ice

To move clumsily and unsteadily, like a new skater

stink on ice
  • Informal
9.9

A complete failure that goes very wrong

to stunk on ice
  • Informal
9.9

To be very poor and disappointing

Compounds

403 1.0

A cold sweet treat made from milk or cream in different flavors

34 1.0

A small square piece of frozen water used to cool drinks

34 1.0

Very cold, like frozen water

24 3.4

A long time when much of Earth is covered by ice and very cold

22 1.0

Moving on ice while wearing boots with metal blades

20 3.5

A metal tool with a sharp point that you use to break blocks of ice

ice tea
  • US
20 1.3

A cold drink of tea poured over ice, often with lemon or sugar

19 3.4

A thick layer of ice and snow that always covers large land areas like the poles or mountain tops

dry ice
  • Specialized
19 3.9

A very cold solid made from carbon dioxide used to keep things frozen and make white fog

19 1.0

Very cold water with ice cubes

A baked cone-shaped wafer that holds ice cream

15 1.8

A cold bag used on the body to reduce swelling, pain, or fever

A sweet frozen dessert made from milk and cream with vanilla flavor

10 2.3

A team sport on ice where players use sticks to hit a puck into the other team's goal

10 2.0

An area with a floor of ice for skating or hockey

9 2.9

A storm in which freezing rain covers roads and trees with ice

A dessert of ice cream with sweet toppings like syrup or fruit

7 2.0

A device that makes and gives ice cubes

A cold creamy dessert made with chocolate

A dessert of ice cream shaped like a cake and decorated for parties

5 1.7

A portable box that keeps food and drinks cold with ice

5 5.0

A flat piece of frozen water that floats on the sea or large lake

5 1.0

A container that holds ice to keep drinks cold

4 5.7

A thin layer of ice on roads or sidewalks that is hard to see

4 2.4

A person who moves on ice wearing shoes with metal blades for sport or fun

A place with smooth ice where people skate or play hockey

4 2.8

A small piece of frozen water that forms in clouds, snow, or frost

4 4.1

A thick, flat piece of ice floating where a glacier reaches the sea

A cold sweet dessert made from milk and strawberries, often with small fruit pieces

ice queen
  • Offensive
3 8.5

A woman who seems cold and not open about her feelings

3 3.1

A performance with skaters doing routines on ice to music

A cold drink with ice cream floating in sweet fizzy soda

3 1.0

A boot with a metal blade that lets you move on ice

3 4.7

A large flat area of floating ice on the sea

3 1.9

A machine in a fridge or a separate appliance that makes ice cubes by itself

ice ax
  • Specialized
2 6.8

A tool with a sharp point and flat blade that cuts steps in ice and helps climbers stay safe

2 1.8

A waterproof bag filled with ice that you put on your body to cool it and reduce swelling

ice melt
  • Specialized
2 3.5

Ice changing into water in large areas like glaciers and sea ice

pack ice
  • Specialized
2 6.7

A large area of floating ice pushed together by wind and sea

ice mass
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A large area of ice that forms part of a glacier or ice sheet

1 4.1

A large area of floating ice pressed together in polar seas

A cold drink with ice cream floating in soda

A cold sweet food made with peaches or peach flavor

ground ice
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Frozen water below the ground that forms when water in soil freezes in very cold places

ice fog
  • UK
1 7.3

A thick mist of tiny ice crystals that makes it hard to see in very cold weather

ice cool
  • Informal
1 6.2

Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation

ice maiden
  • Offensive
1 8.8

A woman who seems cold and shows little feeling

1 3.4

A salt or liquid used to make ice become water on roads and sidewalks

ice milk
  • Archaic
1 3.1

A frozen dessert made from milk like ice cream but with less fat

1 7.0

A low plant with thick leaves that look covered in tiny shiny hairs like ice

ice tongs
  • Archaic
1 5.6

A tool with two long arms used to hold and lift blocks of ice

ice wagon
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A wagon pulled by horses that carried blocks of ice to houses

A thin, crisp shell you hold to eat ice cream

Ice cream with three or more side-by-side layers of different flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry

1 2.6

A frozen sweet made from fruit juice and sugar without milk, with a soft texture

camphor ice
  • Archaic
8.5

A cream made from camphor and oils that soothes sore or dry skin

A cold creamy dessert with small pieces of chocolate

7.1

A bar of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate

6.0

Large pieces of ice that float on the open sea

An area of ice with lines and goals where people play ice hockey

2.0

A sweet frozen treat on a small stick like a popsicle

2.3

A large white bear that lives in the Arctic and hunts seals

Coffee that is served cold with ice, often with milk or cream

3.4

A material that melts ice on paths and driveways

ice seller
  • Archaic
6.0

A person who cuts blocks of ice and delivers them to people

ice needle
  • Specialized
6.7

A thin pointed piece of ice that grows from cold surfaces

ice-calm
  • Informal
7.9

Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation

7.1

A place where ice blocks the way so people or vehicles cannot move through

ice yacht
  • Specialized
7.9

A small sailboat with skate blades that moves across ice

A tropical evergreen tree with long pods of soft white pulp you can eat

A person who skates on ice with a stick to score goals

A flat area of ice with lines and goals where players play hockey

ice-wagon
  • Archaic
9.9

A wagon pulled by horses that delivered blocks of ice to houses

How Frozen

ice
  • US
414 1.0
popsicle
  • US
48 1.4
slush
  • UK
26 1.4

Surface Forms

ice singular
ices plural

Etymology

Ice for a frozen dessert comes from the same cold idea as ice meaning 'frozen water' — people kept sweets on ice to make them very cold, and the cold treat became called an ice. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a fruity, icy snack like a simple, frozen portion of ice cream.