ice water

noun

: chilled or iced water especially served as a beverage

Examples of ice water in a Sentence

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Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water and peel them once they are cooled. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025 Making sure customers have ice water is one of the key jobs of a restaurant busser. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 The vegetable’s tubular stalks are trimmed from the woody base, then cut into thin slices to soak in ice water for an hour or more. Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 Blanch: Blanching involves boiling food for about 30 seconds and then plunging it into ice water to stop the cooking process. Johna Burdeos, Health, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice water

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice water was in 1669

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“Ice water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20water. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice water

noun
: chilled or iced water especially for drinking
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