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icetray

icetray

1.1
A tray with small compartments you fill with water to make ice cubes in a freezer
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsˌtreɪ/
translation icon : bandeja de hielo
  • She popped a few cubes from the icetray into her drink.

Examples

  • I filled the icetray with water before putting it in the freezer.

  • The plastic icetray cracked when I twisted it to get the ice out.

  • I filled the icetray with water.

  • Could you pass me the icetray?

  • I filled the icetray with water before putting it in the freezer.

  • She popped a few cubes from the icetray into her drink.

  • The plastic icetray cracked when I twisted it to get the ice out.

How Much Ice

icemaker
1 3.0
icetray
1.1

Surface Forms

icetray singular
icetrays plural

Morphology

icetray = ice + tray (transparent) = ice + tray

The word is a straightforward compound of 'ice' + 'tray' meaning a tray used to make ice cubes.

Etymology

Icetray is simply the two English words ice and tray put together; ice means 'frozen water' and tray means 'a flat dish for carrying or holding things'. So an icetray is a tray used to make or hold small pieces of frozen water, which is why you keep it in the freezer.