ice cube

American  

noun

ice cubes plural

1. a small cube of ice, as one made in a special tray in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator or by an ice-making machine.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ice cubes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ice cube

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

JC: Fun fact—Josh actually went through the last World Cup with an ice cube tray under his shirt, because we were in Qatar and it was approximately 300 degrees in the shade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Like an ice cube that freezes from the outside in — this stuff cures, it heats up and cures from the outside in. While it’s doing that process, it’s building that pressure,” Covey said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The market thinks it is a “melting ice cube and worthless,” but Einhorn says ice “actually turns into a lot of fresh water.”

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

These experiments rely on lasers and optical components to form a periodic trap that forces particles into a repeating pattern, similar to how Jello takes shape inside an ice cube tray.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

It was so cold that if you spit, the slob would be an ice cube before it hit the ground.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis