ice-cold water

Meaning

Water that is extremely cold, often containing ice cubes or chilled to a temperature near freezing. It is commonly served on hot days or alongside spicy meals for refreshment.

Examples

• After my long run, all I wanted was a tall glass of ice-cold water.

  After my long run, all I wanted was a tall glass of ice-cold water.

• Could you put some ice-cold water on the table for our guests?

  Could you put some ice-cold water on the table for our guests?

• The recipe says to shock the boiled vegetables in ice-cold water.

  The recipe says to shock the boiled vegetables in ice-cold water.

• I always keep a pitcher of ice-cold water in the fridge during summer.

  I always keep a pitcher of ice-cold water in the fridge during summer.

• The waiter brought us a bottle of ice-cold water before we ordered.

  The waiter brought us a bottle of ice-cold water before we ordered.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I prefer drinking ice cold's water in the summer.

  ✓ I prefer drinking ice-cold water in the summer.

  'Ice-cold' is a compound adjective and does not take a possessive 's.

• ✗ Please give me a glass of icy cold water.

  ✓ Please give me a glass of ice-cold water.

  While 'icy cold' is sometimes used, 'ice-cold water' is the standard, natural collocation for extremely cold drinking water.

Related Expressions

Practice

• There is nothing better than a glass of ___ on a hot summer afternoon.

  💡 Water that is freezing cold.

  Show answer

  ice-cold water

• To stop the cooking process, plunge the pasta into ___.

  💡 Extremely cold water, often with ice cubes.

  Show answer

  ice-cold water