| break the ice |
to relieve social tensions caused by formal conventions or awkwardness. |
| camphor ice |
a medicinal ointment composed of wax, camphor, and oil used chiefly to treat minor skin problems. |
| de-ice |
to keep free of ice or remove ice from. |
| Dry Ice |
trademark for solidified carbon dioxide that evaporates as a gas at a very low temperature without passing through a liquid phase, used as a refrigerant. |
| ice age |
a long period of time when glaciers covered large parts of the earth. |
| ice bag |
a small waterproof bag that is filled with ice and applied to a part of the body to relieve swelling, pain, or the like; ice pack. |
| ice cap |
a large, thick sheet of ice that spreads out over the land in all directions from the center. |
| ice cream |
a rich, sweet, frozen food made by mixing cream and milk products. Ice cream is made in many different flavors. |
| ice cube |
one of the small, usually cube-shaped, pieces of ice made by freezing water in a divided tray, which may be added to drinks or packed around things to keep them cold; ice. |
| ice field |
a large mass of floating sea ice, larger than an ice floe and usu. at least five miles wide. [2 definitions] |
| ice floe |
a piece of ice floating in the sea, ranging in size from very small to almost five miles across. |
| ice hockey |
a sport played on ice by two teams. In ice hockey, each person wears skates and plays with a long stick. Using the stick, players hit a flat disc called a puck and try to get it into the other team's goal, often by passing it from one team member to another across the ice. |
| ice milk |
a kind of frozen dessert similar to ice cream but made with skim milk rather than cream. |
| ice pack |
see "pack ice." [2 definitions] |
| ice pick |
a pointed metal tool used to chip or break ice into small pieces. |
| ice sheet |
a thick layer of ice covering a large area for an extended period of time. |
| ice shelf |
a thick layer of glacial ice that is frozen solid near shore but floats as it extends out to sea. |
| ice skate |
a short boot with a sharp blade attached to the bottom, used for skating on ice. |
| ice water |
a drink consisting of water and ice cubes or crushed ice. |
| ice-cold |
extremely cold. [2 definitions] |