ice
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Water in frozen (solid) form.
- Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
- Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.
- Something having an extreme coldness of manner.
- The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
- Icing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").
- A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
- An ice cream.
- (obsolete) An individual piece of ice.
- (slang) Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.
- (slang) An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.
- (slang) Money paid as a bribe.
- (slang) The crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
- (slang) One or more diamonds.
Concepten
Synoniemen
Methedrine
deoxyephedrine
refrigerate
rotten ice
frozen water
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/aɪs/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English is, from Old English īs (“ice”), from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“ice, frost”). Cognates See also Saterland Frisian Íes, West Frisian iis, Dutch ijs, German Low German Ies, German Eis, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish is; also Lithuanian ýnis (“glazed frost”), Russian и́ней (ínej, “hoarfrost”), Ossetian их (ix), ех (ex, “ice”), Persian یخ (yax), Northern Kurdish qeş. Superseded non-native Middle English glace (“ice”), borrowed from Old French glace (“ice”).
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