Kilo Lingo

ice

/aɪs/

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Translation

Water that has become hard and solid because it is very cold.

Word origin

From Old English is, the common Germanic word for frozen water.

Origin
Old English
Root
is

Examples

lake winter.

"Ice" is water that has become hard because of the cold.

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Here "ice" is one whole thing, so it has no plural.

careful, .

"Ice" here is the hard, slippery layer of frozen water.

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This word is part of lesson 10.