Icy - English meaning

adjective

Covered with or as if with frost.

Usage examples:

I stood looking out on the frosted garden

verb

Cover (something) with or as if with frost; freeze.

Usage examples:

Shop windows were still frosted over

adjective

(of glass) having an uneven surface so that it is not transparent

Usage examples:

Frosted glass

adjective

(of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces.

Usage examples:

A cold and frosty morning

adjective

Unfriendly or not welcoming

Usage examples:

A frosty manner, we each had a root beer served in a frosty glass with a big handle.

adjective

Very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything

Usage examples:

The frosty air stung my cheeks., it was a cold and frosty morning.

adjective

Past participle of freeze.

verb

(with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

Usage examples:

In the winter the milk froze

Past participle of freeze

adjective

Of or resembling glass.

Usage examples:

Glassy skyscrapers

noun

A glass marble.

Usage examples:

Years ago, kids used the alleys to play ‘glassies.’

adjective

Smooth and shiny like glass

Usage examples:

The glassy surface of the water, when he arrived at the hospital, his eyes were glassy and he didn’…

adjective

Covered with frost.

Usage examples:

But a certain bitter aura also hung about the flower; the last in bloom among sere grasses, fallen …

adjective

Covered in frost (= the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night)

Usage examples:

I love those last days of autumn with the rimy hedgerows and pale sunlight., the writer conjures up…

adjective

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.

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Slippery ice

adjective

Sliding easily or causing something to slide because of being wet, smooth, or oily

Usage examples:

The sidewalks were slippery with ice., choosing the perfect juror can be a slippery matter., he is …

adjective

Slippery.

Usage examples:

The towpath was slippy with mud

adjective

A slippy surface causes you to slip easily because it is wet or smooth

Usage examples:

Careful - i've just polished the floor and it's a bit slippy.