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de-ice

[dee-ahys]

de·ice

[dee-ahys]
verb (used with object), -iced, -ic·ing.
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
Also, de-ice.


Origin:
1930–35; de- + ice
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De-ice is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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de-ice (diːˈaɪs)
 
vb
to free or be freed of ice

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