ice

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. frost, rime; glacier; sherbet; icicle; slang, diamonds. —v. freeze, chill. See cold.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. frost, crystal, hail, icicle, glacier, floe, ice cube, dry ice, black ice, white ice, chunk ice, crushed ice, iceberg, permafrost; see also frost 2 , iceberg .

• break the ice,

Syn. make a start, initiate, commence; see approach 1 , begin 1 .

• cut no ice*,

Syn. have no influence, have no effect, not matter, be unimportant; see fail 1 .

• on ice*,

Syn. in reserve, in readiness, held, in abeyance; see reserved 2 , saved 2 .

• on thin ice*,

Syn. in a dangerous situation, imperiled, insecure; see endangered .

v.

1. [To become covered with ice]

Syn. frost, coat, mist, rime; see freeze 1 .

2. [To cover with icing]

Syn. frost, coat, glaze, trim; see decorate .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

glaze, icicle, glacier.