DEICE

defrost, deice, de-ice

(verb) make or become free of frost or ice; “Defrost the car window”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To remove the ice from something.

(intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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