Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ice cube

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: ice cube
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ice, cube.

Example Sentences

"The new freezer in our kitchen makes round ice cubes!"

Inflected Forms

ice cubes (plural) icecube (alternative) ice-cube (alternative)

Phrases

flying ice cube effect ice cube tray tip of the ice cube

Questions

What does ice cube mean?: Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, and regardless of their shape.

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