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Thesaurus entry: ice
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ice
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noun
1.
a roof covered with ice
synonyms
: frozen water, icicles; black ice, frost, rime, glaze.
2.
the ice in her voice
synonyms
: coldness, coolness, frost, frostiness, iciness; hostility, unfriendliness; stiffness, aloofness.
antonyms:
warmth, friendliness.
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verb
1.
the lake has
iced over
synonyms
: freeze, freeze over, turn into ice, harden, solidify;
archaic
glaciate.
antonym:
thaw.
2.
she had iced the cake
synonyms
: frost, cover with icing, glaze.
phrases:
on ice
informal.
See pending
adjective
sense 1.
on thin ice
we're standing on thin ice by testing Russia's patience
synonyms
: in a risky situation, at ...