Home › Words › S › snicesnicesnice means frozen water with physical characteristics intermediate between snow and ice, especially when used in constructing buildings (such as ice hotels) out of ice.EtymologyBlend of snow + ice.nounFrozen water with physical characteristics intermediate between snow and ice, especially when used in constructing buildings (such as ice hotels) out of ice.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.icen 63% match — To make or become iced or icy; frost (all senses) vs snice →snowcrete 60% match — compressed snow that can be used to build structures vs snice →slush 57% match — Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground. vs snice →icelike 57% match — Resembling ice. vs snice →icecraft 56% match — The art or skill of climbing on icy terrain. vs snice →snowflake 56% match — A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry. vs snice →nilas 55% match — Newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick. vs snice →brinicle 55% match — A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite. vs snice →