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ice

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q23392}} [[water#English:_Q283|Water]] in [[frozen]] ([[solid]]) form.
  2. {{lb|en|physics|astronomy}} Any frozen [[volatile]] chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
  3. {{lb|en|astronomy}} Any [[volatile]] chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ''ice'' giant vs a ''gas'' giant.
  4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something having an extreme [[coldness#Noun|coldness]] of manner.
  5. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.
  6. {{lb|en|ice hockey}} The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
  7. {{lb|en|now|_|dialectal}} [[icing#Noun|Icing]]; [[frosting#Noun|frosting]] ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
  8. {{lb|en|UK|dated}} [[ice cream|Ice cream]].
  9. {{lb|en|countable}}
  10. {{lb|en|slang|crime}}
  11. {{lb|en|slang}} One or more [[diamond]]s.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[#Noun|ice]]; to [[freeze]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cool]] with [[#Noun|ice]], as an injured [[body part]] or a beverage.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[icy]]; to [[freeze]].
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cover with [[icing]] (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to [[frost]]; as cakes, tarts, etc.
  5. {{lb|en|transitive|ice hockey}} To put out a team for a match.
  6. {{lb|en|transitive|ice hockey}} To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called [[icing]].
  7. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[murder#Verb|murder]].
  8. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To defeat decisively.

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|sports}} {{abbr of|en|Iceland}}.
  2. {{init of|en|w:Institution of Civil Engineers}}.
  3. {{init of|en|{{U|international}} {{U|cultural}} {{U|exchange}}}}.
  4. {{lb|en|government|US}} {{acronym of|en|w:Immigration and Customs Enforcement|gloss=law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration and customs matters of the United States Federal government}}.
  5. {{lb|en|rail transport}} {{init of|en|w:Intercity-Express|gloss=German high speed train}}.

Phrase

  1. {{senseid|en|Q1420436}} {{initialism of|en|[[in case of]] [[emergency]]|addl=used in mobile phones followed by the number to call if the phone’s owner is injured}}.

Adjective

  1. {{init of|en|[[isolated]], [[confined]], [[extreme]]}}.

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