deice

See also: de-ice

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From de- +‎ ice.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈaɪs/

Verb

deice (third-person singular simple present deices, present participle deicing, simple past and past participle deiced)

  1. (transitive) To remove the ice from something.
  2. (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.
    • 1996, Jan Karon, A light in the window
      Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Irish

Noun

deice f sg

  1. genitive singular of deic

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deice dheice ndeice
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

dēice

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēiciō

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

deice f sg

  1. genitive singular of deic

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
deicedheice
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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