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English noun: ice | |||
| 1. | ice (substance) water frozen in the solid state | ||
| Samples | Americans like ice in their drinks. | ||
| Synonyms | water ice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crystal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black ice, frost, hailstone, hoar, hoarfrost, icicle, rime | ||
| Substance holonym | H2O, water | ||
| Substance meronym | glacier, ice cube | ||
| 2. | ice (object) the frozen part of a body of water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drift ice, ice pack, ice shelf, icefall, neve, pack ice, shelf ice | ||
| 3. | ice (possession) diamonds | ||
| Samples | Look at the ice on that dame!. | ||
| Synonyms | sparkler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diamond | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 4. | ice (food) a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes | ||
| Synonyms | frosting, icing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | topping | ||
| 5. | ice (food) a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) | ||
| Synonyms | frappe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | frozen dessert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sorbet, water ice | ||
| 6. | ice (artifact) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | ||
| Synonyms | chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amphetamine, controlled substance, pep pill, speed, upper | ||
| 7. | ICE (artifact) a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine | ||
| Synonyms | internal-combustion engine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | heat engine | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor, four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine, gas engine, gasoline engine, outboard, outboard motor, petrol engine, radial engine, reciprocating engine, rotary engine, rotary engine, valve-in-head engine | ||
| Part holonym | block, cylinder block, engine block, force feed, force-feed lubricating system, lubricating system, poppet, poppet valve, pressure feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, self-starter, supercharger | ||
| Part meronym | automotive vehicle, motor vehicle, motorboat, powerboat | ||
| 8. | ice (artifact) a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating | ||
| Samples | The crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice. | ||
| Synonyms | ice rink, ice-skating rink | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rink, skating rink | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink | ||
English verb: ice | |||
| 1. | ice (contact) decorate with frosting | ||
| Samples | Frost a cake. | ||
| Synonyms | frost | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 2. | ice (change) cause to become ice or icy | ||
| Samples | An iced summer drink. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | freeze | ||
| 3. | ice (change) put ice on or put on ice | ||
| Samples | Ice your sprained limbs. | ||
| Examples | Did he ice his foot? | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chill, cool, cool down | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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