ice

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ice is on the Basic English 850 List.
I - ice - idea

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
ice

Plural
ices

  1. (uncountable) A gas or liquid, normally water, which has been frozen (made solid)
    When water is cooled below 0°C, it freezes into ice.
    Ice is the solid state of water.

Verb[change]

Plain form
ice

Third-person singular
ices

Past tense
iced

Past participle
iced

Present participle
icing

  1. If you ice something, you cool it by putting ice or something else very cold on it.
    I iced my knee after I hurt it in soccer.
  2. If you ice a cake, you cover with icing.
    I iced this cake.

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