often attributive
1
a
: frozen water
b
: a sheet or stretch of ice
2
: a substance resembling ice
especially
: the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid
ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn
3
: a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)
4
a
: a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (such as fruit juice)
especially
: one containing no milk or cream
b
British
: a serving of ice cream
6
: an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets
7
iced; icing
1
a
: to coat with or convert into ice
b
: to chill with ice
c
: to supply with ice
2
: to cover with or as if with icing
3
: to put on ice
4
: secure sense 1b
made two free throws … to ice the win—
Jack McCallum
Jack McCallum5
: to shoot (an ice hockey puck) the length of the rink and beyond the opponents' goal line
6
slang
: kill sense 1a
1
: to become ice-cold
2
a
: to become covered with ice
—often used with up or over
b
: to have ice form inside
əs
: act
service
: quality
justice
: condition
cowardice
Iceland
1
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In March 2003, the Homeland Security Act set into motion what would be the single-largest government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense. One of the agencies in the new Department of Homeland Security was the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, now known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.—www.ice.gov/history
www.ice.gov/history2
in case of emergency
Enter an ICE (in case of emergency) listing in the address book of your cell phone. Place the ICE acronym next to a person who can assist emergency workers if any important medical decisions need to be made.—Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil3
internal combustion engine
4
International Cultural Exchange
Examples of ice in a Sentence
Noun
The steps were coated with ice.
Ice formed on the car's windows.
The ice melted quickly in the hot sun.
She skated out onto the ice.
He almost fell through a hole in the ice.
Fill the glass with ice.
He gave her some ice for her birthday.
Verb
Ice the glasses before you fill them.
with that win, the team has pretty much iced a spot in the play-offs
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Keith Langston, People.com, 20 July 2025
Three glaciers are calving (or losing) ice directly into the ocean.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 7 July 2025
Complaints continued to pour into the Mayor's Action Center — 784 of them — during January as snow hardened to ice on Indianapolis sidewalks and residential roads.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Noun
During the scene, Shivers holds the killer’s iconic ice hook and tells Danica about death.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 20 July 2025
Three glaciers are calving (or losing) ice directly into the ocean.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
How to make mosquito bites stop itching Whenever your insect bites start getting itchy, ice them or apply over-the-counter antihistamine creams or hydrocortisone for anti-inflammatory benefits and relief.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 7 July 2025
Complaints continued to pour into the Mayor's Action Center — 784 of them — during January as snow hardened to ice on Indianapolis sidewalks and residential roads.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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ice
1 of 2 noun1
a
: frozen water
b
: a sheet of frozen water
skating on the ice
2
: a state of coldness (as in personal behavior)
3
: a substance resembling ice
4
: a frozen dessert usually made with sweetened fruit juice
ice
2 of 2 verb
iced; icing
1
a
: to coat or become coated with ice
b
: to chill with ice
2
: to cover with icing
Medical Definition
ice
noun1
: frozen water
2
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