ice cube
noun
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.
ice cubes
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pluralof ice cube.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Liquid water is denser than ice, which makes ice cubes float. Jon's finding means that diamond would float in liquid carbon at high pressures."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Office workers being tossed around their workplaces; cars bobbing in the surf like ice cubes in a punchbowl; skyscrapers waving like reeds in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Sometimes the difference between everyday and celebratory is just a ladle, a bowl and the good ice cubes.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2026
In addition, customers who have a water dispenser on their refrigerator should flush the device or five minutes; make and discard three batches of ice cubes and clean the ice bin with a disinfectant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
I said, “Vente, and could you please use coffee ice cubes so it doesn’t get all watery when the ice cubes melt?”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
