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# ice

noun (ice); verb (ice, ices, iced, icing)

«ice» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ice is water that has frozen hard because it is very cold. Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#m1)
2. To ice a cake is to cover it with icing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#m2)
3. «Ice» is also short for ice cream in some places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#m3)
4. To break the ice is to help people feel relaxed when they first meet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#m4)

### In the lessons

a word of the story, often in «ice cream», «ice cubes» or «ice skating»; ice cubes can be counted; in science: water freezes into ice at 0 °C (32 °F), ice melts when warmed, ice floats on water; in safety: never walk on a frozen pond, icy roads are slippery; phrases: «ice cube», «ice rink», «break the ice», «on thin ice» (in danger of trouble)

### Examples

- She put 4 ice cubes in each glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x1)
- The ice on the pond is 5 centimetres thick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x2)
- There are 6 glasses with 3 ice cubes in each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x3)
- They went ice skating for 2 hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x4)
- Water turns to ice at 0 degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x5)
- Ice floats because it is lighter than the same amount of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x6)
- Never walk on ice on a pond or lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x7)
- The ice melted in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x8)
- A funny game helped to break the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x9)
- It was made entirely of ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/#x10)

### Note

Carries no clue by itself. Trap: «ice cream» is one food, not ice plus cream. Uncountable: some ice, but «ice cubes» can be counted. Science: water expands when it freezes, so a full bottle can crack.

## In Jewish tradition

Ice appears as one of God's wonders of nature, formed by Him, beyond human power, and part of His control over the weather.

**Interpretation.** God's questions to Job about the ice teach that the world's workings are God's and that humans cannot fully understand them. The psalm praises Him for ice and cold as well as for warmth.

### Examples

- Out of whose womb came the ice? (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ice/#x1)
- He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold? (Writings PSA.147.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ice/#x2)
- Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself; (Writings JOB.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ice/#x3)

### Note

Carries no clue by itself. Trap: «ice cream» is one food, not ice plus cream. Uncountable: some ice, but «ice cubes» can be counted. Science: water expands when it freezes, so a full bottle can crack.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ice.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/ice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ice.html) on Mova free.