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{
"term": "ice",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "water that has frozen and become solid",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was ice on the windows."
},
{
"text": "The lake was covered with a sheet of ice."
},
{
"text": "the body of a man perfectly preserved in a block of ice"
},
{
"text": "My hands are as cold as ice."
},
{
"text": "substantial loss of **sea ice** in the Arctic Ocean"
},
{
"text": "Ice had formed on the pond."
},
{
"text": "Is the ice thick enough to walk on?"
},
{
"text": "The ice was beginning to melt."
},
{
"text": "The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship."
}
],
"topics": ["Weather", "Drinks"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
"… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
"verb + ice": ["form"],
"ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
"ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
"preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a frozen surface that people skate on",
"sensetop": "on the ice",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Both teams are on the ice, waiting for the whistle.",
"contextForm": "on the ice"
},
{
"text": "The dancers came out onto the ice."
},
{
"text": "People were skating on the ice."
},
{
"text": "They held hands as they glided across the ice."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
"… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
"verb + ice": ["form"],
"ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
"ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
"preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a piece of ice used to keep food and drinks cold",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll have lemonade please—no ice."
},
{
"text": "a glass of water with ice and lemon"
},
{
"text": "She ordered a vodka and ice."
},
{
"text": "The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
"… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
"verb + ice": ["form"],
"ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
"ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
"preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an ice cream",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, especially British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Drinks, ices and popcorn are all on sale in the foyer."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a type of sweet food that consists of ice that has been crushed (= broken into very small pieces) and given a sweet taste",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be taking a risk",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to say or do something that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Jim organized a few party games to break the ice when people first arrived."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have no influence or effect on somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His excuses cut no ice with me."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "kept cold by being surrounded by ice",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All the food is laid out and the champagne is on ice."
}
],
"topics": ["Drinks"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not being dealt with now; waiting to be dealt with at a later time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've had to **put** our plans **on ice** for the time being."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "performed by skaters on an ice rink",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Cinderella on ice"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/aɪs/",
"audio": "ic/ice/ice__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/aɪs/",
"audio": "ic/ice/ice__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English īs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijs and German Eis."
}