ice
Solid below freezing
Ice is the frozen, solid state of water.
This meaning inspires figurative uses, like a frozen fruit dessert (raspberry ice) and an informal designation for diamond jewelry: Look at that ice dangling from her ears.
Something on ice is either literally sitting atop it, or has been delayed or suspended.
The verb ice has many more uses: to ice a cake is to spread icing on it.
You can also cool a substance by icing it.
To ice someone, in slang, is to murder them.
Slow-moving ice mass
- frostThin ice coating
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
permafrost · freezer · growler · berg · cryosphere · subzero · frostbite · crystalline
Enclosed skating surface
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- skatesWheeled or bladed footwear
- bladeFlat cutting edge
glide · axel · triple jump · speed skating · curling · puck · arena · Olympic
Six-squared-faced solid
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- shavedCut very close
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- chipsThin fried slices
nuggets · cocktail · highball · rocks glass · sphere
Smooth or craftily adept
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- slideSmooth continuous movement
hazardous · slip · fall · accident · traction · grip · salt · sand
Precious crystallized carbon
Glacier-deposited debris pile
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- calvingIce mass separation
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
ablation · accumulation · esker · drumlin · fjord · erratic · till · glacial retreat
Heat removal for preservation
- chilledMade or kept cold
- coolerInsulated storage container
- cold packChilled therapeutic compress
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
hail · permafrost · freezer · growler · berg · cryosphere · subzero · frostbite · crystalline · glacial
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
wintry · arctic · polar · bitter · numbing · brisk · crisp · nippy · raw · biting
rink
Enclosed skating surface
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- skatesWheeled or bladed footwear
blade · glide · axel · triple jump · speed skating · curling · puck · arena · Olympic
cube
Six-squared-faced solid
chips · nuggets · cocktail · highball · rocks glass · sphere
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
slide · hazardous · slip · fall · accident · traction · grip · salt · sand · de-icer
diamonds
Precious crystallized carbon
moraine
Glacier-deposited debris pile
serac · ablation · accumulation · esker · drumlin · fjord · erratic · till · glacial retreat · albedo
refrigeration
Heat removal for preservation
sorbet
Frozen fruit confection
halo-halo · popsicle · kulfi · frozen yogurt · semifreddo · slushie · frappe
icesteam
Heated water's gaseous form
water · liquid water · vapor · liquid · boiling water
icewarmth
Heat you feel
friendliness · cordiality · geniality · affability · approachability
- ice creamChurned frozen dairy dessert
- ice cream coneHandheld frozen dessert
- ice cubesSmall frozen water pieces
- ice skatingGliding across frozen surfaces
- break the iceInitiate social interaction
- ice skatesBlade-bottomed boots for rinks
iced, iceberg, ice-cold, ices, icebox, icebergs, icecap, icebreaker, deice