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Noun ice has 8 senses

ice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
--₁ is a kind of crystal
--₁ is a substance of glacier; ice cube
--₁ has substances: water, H2O
--₁ has particulars:
black ice; frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime; hailstone; icicle

Derived form: verb ice₂
ice - the frozen part of a body of water
--₂ is a kind of object, physical object
--₂ has particulars:
drift ice; icefall; pack ice, Ice pack; shelf ice, ice shelf
ice, sparkler - diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
--₃ is a kind of diamond
frosting, icing, ice - a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
--₄ is a kind of topping

Derived form: verb ice₁
ice, frappe - a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
--₅ is a kind of frozen dessert
--₅ has particulars: water ice; sherbert, sherbet, sorbet
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash - amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
--₆ is a kind of amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed; controlled substance

internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
--₇ is a kind of heat engine
--₇ is a part of motorboat, powerboat; motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
--₇ has parts:

engine block, cylinder block, block; lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed; poppet, poppet valve; self-starter; supercharger

--₇ has particulars:

diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor; four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine; gas engine; gasoline engine; outboard motor, outboard; radial engine, rotary engine; reciprocating engine; rotary engine; valve-in-head engine

ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice - a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
--₈ is a kind of rink, skating rink
--₈ has particulars: ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink

Verb ice has 2 senses

frost, ice - decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
--₁ is one way to cover

Derived forms: noun ice₄, noun icing₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"
--₂ is one way to cool, chill, cool down

Derived form: noun ice₁
Sample sentence:
Did he ice his foot?