adj.
Pronunciation: ' ī s
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English ī s; akin to Old High German ī s ice, Avestan isu- icy
Date: before 12th century
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 (as fruit juice) especially : one containing no milk or cream b British : a serving of ice cream
5 slang : DIAMONDS broadly : JEWELRY
6 : an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets
7 : methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C 10 H 15 N · HCI when used illicitly for smoking ― called also crystal crystal meth
– ice · less \ ' ī s-l ə s \ adjective
– on ice
1 : with every likelihood of being won or accomplished
2 : in reserve or safekeeping
– on thin ice : in a precarious or risky situation