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Iced vs Ired - What's the difference?

iced | ired |

As verbs the difference between iced and ired

is that iced is past tense of ice while ired is past tense of ire.

As an adjective iced

is with ice added.

iced

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • With ice added.
    • I'd like an iced tea.
  • Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.
    • an iced drink
  • Covered with icing.
    • an iced cake
    Derived terms
    * iced coffee * iced tea

    Etymology 2

    See (ice) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ice)

    • Anagrams

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    ired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ire)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    ire

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ire, yre, shortened form of . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Iron.
    • The cruel ire , red as any gleed. — Chaucer.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ire, from (etyl) , (etyl) aesma'' 'anger', (etyl) ''e?ati 'it drives on').

    Noun

    (-)
  • (literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
    • Synonyms
    * fury * rage * wrath
    Related terms
    * irascibility * irascible * irate * ireful

    Verb

    (ir)
  • To anger; to fret; to irritate.

    • References

    * *

    Anagrams

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