Phrase guide

ice water

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Cold water for drinking, either chilled in ice, or with the addition of ice cubes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I drank ice water to cool off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

water served ice-cold or with ice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drinking water

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: yswater — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冰水 (bing1 seoi2) — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 雪水 (syut3 seoi2) — Translations
  • Hakka Chinese: 冰水 (pên-súi) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰水 (bīngshuǐ) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪水 (xuěshuǐ) — Translations
  • Min Nan Chinese: 霜水 (sng-chúi) — Translations
  • Min Nan Chinese: 冰水 (peng-chúi) — Translations
  • Min Nan Chinese: 雪水 (soh4 zui2) — Translations
  • Wu Chinese: 冰水 (1pin-sy) — Translations
  • Dutch: ijswater — Translations
  • Finnish: jäävesi — Translations
  • German: Eiswasser — Translations
  • Japanese: 氷水 — Translations
  • Korean: 얼음물 (eoreummul) — Translations
  • Unami: kun'pi — Translations