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ice ICE -ice
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ice/ʌɪs/
▶noun
- 1 frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.
■ chiefly Brit. an ice cream or water ice.
- 2 informal diamonds.
- 1 decorate with icing.
- 2 (usu. ice up/over) become covered or blocked with ice.
- 3 N. Amer. informal clinch (a victory or deal).
- 4 N. Amer. informal kill.
– phrases
break the ice relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers.
on ice
break the ice relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or between strangers.
on ice
- 1 (of wine or food) kept chilled using ice.
- 2 suspended; on hold.
– derivatives
iced adjective.
iced adjective.
– origin OE īs, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ICE
▶abbreviation
- 1 Institution of Civil Engineers.
- 2 internal-combustion engine.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ice/ɪs/
▶suffix forming nouns such as service, police, and abstract nouns such as justice.
– origin from OFr. -ice, from L. -itia, -itius, -itium.

