iced

1. 1
   adjective

   Made cold by adding ice, or served with ice in it.

   Like dropping ice cubes into a warm drink to make it cold.

   She ordered an iced tea to cool down on the hot afternoon.

   I drink iced coffee almost every morning in summer.

   Similarchilled, cold, cooled

   Oppositehot, warm

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2. 2
   adjective

   Covered with a sweet, sugary topping on the outside.

   Like the smooth white layer spread over a birthday cake.

   The iced cinnamon buns sold out before noon.

   She set the freshly iced cake in the middle of the table.

   Similarfrosted, glazed

   Oppositeplain

3. 3
   adjective

   Very cold, though it may not actually have ice in it.

   Like touching something that has just come out of the freezer.

   An iced wind blew across the empty fields all night.

   Her hands felt iced after the long walk home.

   Similaricy, freezing, frigid, glacial, frosty

   Oppositewarm, hot, balmy

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4. 4
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of ice. Use this form for something that was already done.

   She iced the cake before the guests arrived.

   He iced his sore knee right after the game.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Having a shiny, sparkly surface covered with tiny bumps.

   Like sugar crystals sparkling on a piece of candy.

   The iced leaves of the plant glittered in the morning sun.

   Tiny bumps gave the small cactus an iced, sparkling look.

   Similarfrosted

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