ice bucket
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1.0
- noun
- /aɪs ˈbʌkɪt/
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cubitera
- He placed the bottle of white wine inside the ice bucket to cool it quickly.
- a silver ice bucket
- a plastic ice bucket
- an ice bucket of champagne
Examples
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Go get the white wine out of the refrigerator, put it in an ice bucket, chill two glasses, and take the night off.
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Two champagne glasses and an ice bucket with a chilled bottle of Schramsberg sat on the coffee table in front of him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Lee, can we get an ice bucket?
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The bottle was in an ice bucket on the bar.
Fiction book (1996) -
Their glasses were there, along with an ice bucket and their new traveling bags.
Fiction book (1991) -
A hotel ice bucket that holds a bottle of champagne.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jack smiles as he opens a champagne bottle sitting on a silver ice bucket.
Fiction book (2000) -
Rebecca lifts a bottle of champagne out of an ice bucket.
Fiction book (1993) -
Hawk took the bottle from the ice bucket, poured a little more Krug, and put the bottle back in the ice bucket.
Fiction book (1996) -
Andy casually leans past the semi-conscious Jean-Luc and plucks a champagne bottle out of its ice bucket.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A round open container with a handle for carrying water or other things
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1.7
A portable box that keeps food and drinks cold with ice
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3.0
A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold
A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold
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Morphology
The meaning 'a container for holding ice' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ice' and 'bucket' as a noun-noun compound that specifies the bucket's contents/purpose. This compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun ice bucket comes from the simple image of a bucket full of ice kept next to a table so bottles and glasses stay cold. That's why it means 'a container for holding ice', often used to chill drinks like wine or champagne.