Collocations for ice - noun
ADJECTIVE
thick
Is the ice thick enough to walk on?
Is the ice thick enough to walk on?
thin
(often figurative)
You're skating on thin ice (= you're taking a risk).
You're skating on thin ice (= you're taking a risk).
melting
crushed
The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice.
crushed
The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice.
black
Motorists have been warned about black ice on the roads.
Motorists have been warned about black ice on the roads.
pack,
sea
(esp. BrE)
… OF ICE
block,
slab
The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship.
The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship.
ice + VERB
form
Ice had formed on the pond.
Ice had formed on the pond.
crack,
melt
The ice was beginning to melt.
The ice was beginning to melt.
ice + NOUN
cube
bucket
water (AmE) (iced water in BrE)
skate
dancing, skating
show (= performed by skaters)
rink
hockey (usually just hockey in AmE)
time (in ice hockey)
He averaged more than ten minutes of ice time (= playing) per game.
bucket
water (AmE) (iced water in BrE)
skate
dancing, skating
show (= performed by skaters)
rink
hockey (usually just hockey in AmE)
time (in ice hockey)
He averaged more than ten minutes of ice time (= playing) per game.
sculpture
axe/ax, pick
cap, field, floe, sheet, shelf
axe/ax, pick
cap, field, floe, sheet, shelf