Define the word icing"Icing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Icing \I"cing\, n.
A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or
white of egg; frosting.
[1913 Webster]
"icing" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
ice \ice\ ([imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. iced ([imac]st); p.
pr. & vb. n. icing ([imac]"s[i^]ng).]
1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something
resembling ice.
[1913 Webster]
2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or
white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.; as, iced
cupcakes with a pink icing look delicious.
[1913 Webster + PJC]
3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.
[1913 Webster]
4. To kill. [slang]
[PJC]
"icing" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
icing
n 1: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: frost]
2: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
[syn: frosting, ice]
3: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your
own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the
opponent's goal [syn: icing the puck]
"icing" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "icing":
Jell-O, blancmange, bonus, candy, coating, comfit, compote,
confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, dividend, extra,
extra added attraction, fringe benefit, frosting, gelatin, glaze,
honey, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, reward,
sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, topping, tutti-frutti,
whipped cream
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