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• Ice scraper — An ice scraper is a handheld tool for removing frost, ice, and snow from windows, usually on automobiles. Basic scrapers have a plastic blade and handle, though some have blades made out of metal. More complex models often include brushes to help …   Wikipedia

• ice — ice1 W3S2 [aıs] n [: Old English; Origin: is] 1.) [U] water that has frozen into a solid state →↑icy ▪ Would you like some ice in your drink? ▪ Her hands were as cold as ice. ▪ Spring flowers pushed through the slowly melting ice. ▪ The city… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• de|frost — «dee FRST, FROST», transitive verb. 1. a) to remove frost or ice from: »to defrost the refrigerator. b) = defog. (Cf. ↑defog) 2. to thaw out (frozen foods): »The fish was defrosted, cut into portions, well battered, and then fried (Listener).… …   Useful english dictionary

• Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Dry ice — Sublimation of dry ice when placed on the surface of water at room temperature Dry ice, sometimes referred to as Cardice or as card ice , is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is used primarily as a cooling agent. Its advantages include lower… …   Wikipedia

• defrost — [dē frôst′, difrôst′] vt. 1. to remove frost or ice from by thawing 2. to cause (frozen foods) to become unfrozen vi. to become defrosted …   English World dictionary

• defrost — v. 1 tr. a free (the interior of a refrigerator) of excess frost, usu. by turning it off for a period. b remove frost or ice from (esp. the windscreen of a motor vehicle). 2 tr. unfreeze (frozen food). 3 intr. become unfrozen. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• de·frost·er — /dıˈfrɑːstɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] US : a device that uses heat or hot air to melt ice on or remove moisture from a surface the car s rear defroster a freezer with a built in defroster …   Useful english dictionary

• defrost — /diˈfrɒst / (say dee frost), /də / (say duh ) verb (t) 1. to remove the frost or ice from. 2. to cause (food, etc.) to thaw, as by removing from a freezer. –verb (i) 3. to thaw; to become free of frost and ice. –defroster, noun …  

• defrost — /di frawst , frost /, v.t. 1. to remove the frost or ice from: to defrost a refrigerator; to defrost the windshield of a car. 2. to thaw or partially thaw (frozen food). v.i. 3. to become free of ice or frost: The refrigerator defrosted quickly.… …   Universalium

• defrost — de•frost [[t]dɪˈfrɔst, ˈfrɒst[/t]] v. t. 1) to remove the frost or ice from 2) to thaw or partially thaw (frozen food) 3) to become free of ice or frost 4) to thaw • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang