{
    "term": "ice",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "water that has frozen and become solid",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was ice on the windows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lake was covered with a sheet of ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the body of a man perfectly preserved in a block of ice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My hands are as cold as ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "substantial loss of **sea ice** in the Arctic Ocean"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ice had formed on the pond."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is the ice thick enough to walk on?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ice was beginning to melt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather", "Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
                "… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
                "verb + ice": ["form"],
                "ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
                "ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
                "preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a frozen surface that people skate on",
            "sensetop": "on the ice",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Both teams are on the ice, waiting for the whistle.",
                    "contextForm": "on the ice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dancers came out onto the ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People were skating on the ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They held hands as they glided across the ice."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
                "… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
                "verb + ice": ["form"],
                "ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
                "ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
                "preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of ice used to keep food and drinks cold",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll have lemonade please—no ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a glass of water with ice and lemon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She ordered a vodka and ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thick", "thin", "melting"],
                "… of ice": ["block", "slab"],
                "verb + ice": ["form"],
                "ice + verb": ["form", "crack", "melt"],
                "ice + noun": ["cube", "bucket", "water"],
                "preposition": ["on (the) ice"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an ice cream",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Drinks, ices and popcorn are all on sale in the foyer."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a type of sweet food that consists of ice that has been crushed (= broken into very small pieces) and given a sweet taste",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be taking a risk",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say or do something that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Jim organized a few party games to break the ice when people first arrived."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have no influence or effect on somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His excuses cut no ice with me."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "kept cold by being surrounded by ice",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All the food is laid out and the champagne is on ice."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not being dealt with now; waiting to be dealt with at a later time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We've had to **put** our plans **on ice** for the time being."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "performed by skaters on an ice rink",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Cinderella on ice"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪs/",
                "audio": "ic/ice/ice__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪs/",
                "audio": "ic/ice/ice__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English īs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijs and German Eis."
}