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ice / īs/ • n. frozen water, a brittle, transparent crystalline solid: the pipes were blocked with ice. ∎  a frozen mixture of fruit juice or flavored water and sugar. ∎ inf. diamonds. ∎ fig. complete absence of friendliness or affection in manner or expression: the ice in his voice was only to hide the pain. ∎ inf. an illegal profit made from scalping tickets. ∎ inf. money paid in graft or bribery. ∎ inf. methamphetamine. • v. [tr.] 1. decorate (a cake) with icing. 2. inf. clinch (something such as a victory or deal). 3. inf. kill: a man had been iced by the police. 4. Ice Hockey shoot (the puck) so as to commit icing. PHRASES: break the ice do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or when people meet for the first time. on ice 1. (of wine or food) kept chilled by being surrounded by ice. ∎ fig. (esp. of a plan or proposal) held in reserve for future consideration: the recommendation was put on ice. 2. (of an entertainment) performed by skaters: Cinderella on Ice. on thin ice in a precarious or risky situation: you're skating on thin ice.PHRASAL VERBS: ice over (of water or an object) become completely covered with ice. ice up (of an object) become coated with or blocked by ice.

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	FREEZE the moment.(photographing flowers in ice)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 9/1/2001; ; 591 words ; Ice is nice, but flowers in ice are even better! A technique used by photographer Darrell Gulin recently...with petals that flare out allowing light to come through them and the ice at the same time. You may want to build some kind of ice stand so that... Read more
	Build an in-ground ice house. Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 9/1/1995; ; 393 words ; The ice house shown here is basically a root cellar...to seal the joints. The insulation over the ice compartment can be foam or sawdust. Whichever...have to be removed each winter to fill your ice house. Sawdust is the best form of insulation... Read more
	ICE 2004 review: building on its successful show, FSCT plans series of events for 2005 and early 2006. Magazine article from: Ink World; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; When the International Coatings Expo (ICE) 2004 closed down on October 29 at McCormick...Technology (FSCT) will no longer hold an annual ICE. After taking 2005 off--except for smaller, regional events--FSCT will host ICE Sept. 27-29, 2006 in Chicago. According... Read more
	Danger on "ice". (methamphetamine) Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; Twenty years ago, it was speed. Today, there's ice. What are they? What is the difference? Is ice safer, more dangerous, or just different? Both...prevent withdrawal from the drug. The feelings from ice are very much the same as those from crack cocaine... Read more
	Expo report: ICE 2004: FSCT held its International Coatings Expo (ICE) Oct. 27-29 in Chicago. Did the show meet expectations on both side of the aisles?(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology.) Magazine article from: Coatings World; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; The International Coatings Expo (ICE) 2004 closed down on October 29 at McCormick...Technology (FSCT) will no longer hold an annual ICE. After taking 2005 off--except for smaller...see side bar on page 27)--FSCT will host ICE Sept. 27-29, 2006 in Chicago. According... Read more
	Art from ice. Magazine article from: ChildArt; 4/1/2008; ; 409 words ; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ice is nice ... most people would think that for art it would...most ephemeral or temporary substance, but in the north, ice lasts for months. Art that is made from ice is beautiful because it traps light, magnifying and reflecting... Read more
	Ice city: this winter festival is both freezing and fun. Magazine article from: WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin); 1/5/2007; 540 words ; Welcome to the city of ice! Beginning January 5, the city of Harbin...or changes, into a winter wonderland. The ice festival is a popular tourist attraction...some huge buildings made with bricks of ice. The Right Temperature Harbin is the coldest... Read more
	ICE TO RELOCATE DISASTER RECOVERY/PRIMARY DATA SITES. Newspaper article from: LAN Product News; 6/1/2007; 655 words ; IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) , the leading electronic energy marketplace...and Atlanta-based locations to Chicago for ICE's back-up trading facility and its primary...that supports the electronic markets for ICE Futures, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT... Read more
	The new ice age: cubes are cool again as mixologists reconsider the role of ice in cocktails and equipment manufacturers step up. Magazine article from: Cheers; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...skating along for years as an afterthought, ice is regaining its place as a key cocktail...are taking a new, more analytical look at ice. The lowly cube is coming under the cocktailian microscope as they investigate how ice is made, its composition, shape and melting... Read more
	The Big Chill.(scientists embed ship in ice floe for a year) Magazine article from: Science World; 2/8/1999; ; 700+ words ; Join SCIENTISTS ON A SHIP STUCK IN ICE FOR ONE YEAR! Pack your bags--for an entire...brave bone-chilling winds, and to tread on ice so thin you could plunge into frigid waters...purposely rammed the ship into a vast Arctic ice floe (floating island of ice) about 644... Read more

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