water ice

1. 1.

   water frozen in the solid state

   “Americans like ice in their drinks”

   Synonymsice

   Broadercrystal

   Narrowerblack icefrosthailstoneicicle
2. 2.

   an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice

   Synonymssorbet

   Broaderice

Questions about water ice

What does water ice mean?

water ice means "water frozen in the solid state". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for water ice?

Close synonyms include ice, sorbet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is water ice a common word?

water ice is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.