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ahead "Ahead" means in front. When someone walks ahead of you, they are walking in front of you. "Ahead" also means before. If you get to the ice cream truck ahead of the other children, it means that you get there before the others. [1/3 definitions]
avalanche the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. [1/2 definitions]
bar1 A bar is a place where adults sometimes have drinks such as beer or wine. In a bar, there is a long counter where people can sit and get drinks. A bar also serves snacks and sometimes other simple foods. Other types of places with a counter sometimes use the word bar in their name. You can get snacks at a snack bar or ice cream at a dairy bar, for example. [1/6 definitions]
blade the metal runner on an ice skate. [1/4 definitions]
block A piece of wood that has flat sides is called a block. Other things of a similar shape are also called blocks. There are blocks of ice, blocks of stone, and blocks of concrete. [1/3 definitions]
blowhole a hole in ice that covers a body of water. Whales and other sea mammals come to blowholes to breathe. [1/3 definitions]
can1 When you can do something, it means that you are able to do it. If you can ice skate, you move well on the ice and don't fall down all the time. If you can't ice skate, you probably stay on the side and fall down a lot. [1/3 definitions]
carbon dioxide a gas without color or odor that is made up of carbon and oxygen. Carbon dioxide is in the air and is used in soft drinks. Frozen carbon dioxide is called dry ice.
cloud a white or gray mass of fine drops of water or ice high in the earth's atmosphere. [1/5 definitions]
come We often use the word "come" when we talk about the order of things. If the cake and ice cream come after dinner, it means that the cake and ice cream follow the dinner. If your name comes before your friend's name on a list, it means that your name is above your friend's name. [1/5 definitions]
comet A comet is a round object in space made up of ice and dust. Comets travel around the sun. Sometimes when they get close to the sun, the comet heats up and forms what looks like a long, bright tail made of gases and dust. When this happens, some comets can be seen from the earth.
Comoros Comoros is a country made up of three islands in the Indian Ocean. Comoros is near the continent of Africa. People grow a lot of spices in Comoros and also the plants that produce vanilla beans. Vanilla beans are used to make vanilla, which is the flavor used in vanilla ice cream.
cone Things that have a similar shape to a cone are also called cones. That's why an ice cream cone is called a cone! [1/3 definitions]
crystal a piece of a certain substance that is made when the substance changes from a liquid to a solid. In becoming solid, as when water turns to ice, this type of substance takes on a structure that has a repeating pattern of flat surfaces. These flat surfaces reflect light and can make the substance sparkle when looked at from different directions. [1/5 definitions]
cube1 Anything that has this shape may be called a cube. A piece of ice shaped like a cube is called an ice cube. [1/3 definitions]
defrost to remove frost or ice from. [2 definitions]
dessert A dessert is a sweet food such as pie, cake, and ice cream. Desserts are served at the end of a meal, especially after a dinner.
dip A dip of ice cream is the amount of ice cream that you take out with a scoop or spoon. [1/6 definitions]
either If you can have either cake or ice cream, it means that you can have cake or ice cream, but not both. [1/5 definitions]
fairly When you ice skate fairly well, it means that you skate well, but not very, very well. [1/3 definitions]
feel like If you feel like doing a certain thing, doing this thing seems like a nice idea to you at this moment. You have a feeling that you want to do it. If you feel like a certain thing--like if you feel like ice cream--that thing seems like something nice to have at this moment.