| avalanche |
the sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain. [1/2 definitions] |
| blade |
the metal runner on an ice skate. [1/4 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| defrost |
to remove frost or ice from. [2 definitions] |
| figure skating |
a kind of skating on ice in which the skater does graceful spinning, jumping, and dancing movements on the ice. |
| floe |
a large sheet of floating ice. |
| freeze |
to harden into ice or become solid from cold temperatures. [2/6 definitions] |
| frost |
a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals. [2/5 definitions] |
| frozen |
covered or surrounded by ice. [1/4 definitions] |
| glacier |
a large mass of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and very slowly moving down a slope or across land. |
| hockey |
a sport played on ice, with two teams of six skating players; ice hockey. Each team tries to drive a puck into the other's goal using sticks; ice hockey. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice |
a dessert made of sweetened crushed ice. [3/6 definitions] |
| iceberg |
a large floating mass of ice that has broken from a glacier. |
| icebox |
a box that contains ice and is used for keeping food cold. [1/2 definitions] |
| icebreaker |
a ship that can break a passage through thick ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| ice cap |
a large, thick sheet of ice that spreads out over the land in all directions from the center. |
| ice cream |
a rich, sweet, frozen food made by mixing cream and milk products. Ice cream is made in many different flavors. |
| ice hockey |
a sport played on ice by two teams. In ice hockey, each person wears skates and plays with a long stick. Using the stick, players hit a flat disc called a puck and try to get it into the other team's goal, often by passing it from one team member to another across the ice. |