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ice cube

ice cube noun: any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.

ice cube: any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their...
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Noun

ice cube (plural ice cubes)

  1. Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.
    • The new freezer in our kitchen makes round ice cubes!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ice, cube.

ice cube meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

ice cube in Arabic

small piece of ice used for cooling drinks
مُكَعَّبُ ثَلْجٍ mukaʕʕabu ṯaljin

ice cube in Malay

small piece of ice used for cooling drinks
kiub ais

ice cube in Indonesian

small piece of ice used for cooling drinks
es batu

Forms of ice cube

pluralice cubes
alternative formicecube
alternative formice-cube

Words formed from ice cube

Questions about ice cube

What does ice cube mean?
Ice cube means any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.
What is ice cube in Arabic?
Ice cube in Arabic is مُكَعَّبُ ثَلْجٍ (mukaʕʕabu ṯaljin). See Ice cube meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ice cube?
Ice cube is a noun.
What is the plural of ice cube?
The plural of ice cube is ice cubes.

Words near ice cube in the dictionary

  1. ice creams
  2. ice cross
  3. ice cross downhill
  4. ice crystal
  5. ice crystals
  6. ice cube
  7. ice cube tray
  8. ice cube trays
  9. ice cubes
  10. ice cupboard
  11. ice cupboards

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