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icing
ic·ing / ˈīsing/ • n. 1. a mixture of sugar with liquid or butter, typically flavored and colored, and used as a coating for cakes or cookies. 2. the formation of ice on an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, or in an engine. 3. Ice Hockey the action of shooting the puck from one's own end of the rink to the other but not into the goal, for which the referee calls a face-off in one's own end. PHRASES: the icing (or frosting) on the cake an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement: being a scientist is enjoyable, and winning a Nobel is icing on the cake. |
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"icing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "icing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-icing.html "icing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-icing.html |
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icing n. the formation of ice on an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, or in an engine.
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"icing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "icing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-icing.html "icing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-icing.html |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "icing." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "icing." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-icing.html DAVID A. BENDER. "icing." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-icing.html |
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icing •waxing
•passing, surpassing
•Lancing, Lansing
•blessing, distressing, dressing, Lessing, pressing, unprepossessing
•hairdressing
•bracing, casing, facing, lacing, placing, self-effacing, spacing, tracing
•steeplechasing • interfacing
•unceasing • Gissing • unconvincing
•unpromising
•enticing, icing
•self-sacrificing • crossing
•kick-boxing
•rejoicing, voicing
•conveyancing • embarrassing
•videoconferencing
•dashing, flashing, lashing, thrashing
•square-bashing • tongue-lashing
•lynching, unflinching
•garnishing • furnishing • ravishing
•Cushing
•Flushing, gushing, unblushing
•inrushing • onrushing
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"icing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "icing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-icing.html "icing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-icing.html |
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