-ICE is a suffix meaning quality or state of. (Suffixes appear at the end of words)

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Old English is “ice, piece of ice” (also the name of the Anglo-Saxon rune for -i-), from Proto-Germanic *is- “ice” (source also of Old Norse iss, Old Frisian is, Dutch ijs, German Eis), of uncertain origin; possible relatives are Avestan aexa- “frost, ice,” isu- “frosty, icy;” Afghan asai “frost.” Slang meaning ” …

A diamond is often referred to as ice. Pop culture has an immense impact on diamond jargon and slang words used today. Due to a series of 007 movies, a diamond has been referred to as ‘ice’.

The term and slang “Ice” is a noun used in rap songs to refer to diamonds in expensive jewelry. Ice means diamonds.

But back to snow as metaphor, for example: snow is a shawl or blanket. Snow cover insulates life in winter, concealing the seeds and roots that will grow in spring. They are there in frozen ground under snow, waiting. Some life forms wait for what seems like forever.

For those in warmer climates, the following may not resonate, but for many of us who live in the north, snow is the axis around which an exciting winter revolves. SNOW, paired with skis, snowboards, snowshoes and sleds, allows us the ability to frolic and work easily on hardened landscapes. …

When the snow starts falling, remind yourself that it comes from God, and think about how He covers our sins, like those dirty and ugly things, and gives us His refreshment of purity — making our dirty sins also become white as snow.

In James Joyce’s “The Dead,” the snow is significant because it symbolizes the universal attributes of death and the hold that the past can have upon the living. Just as snow in winter is inevitable, so death will come to all.

Snow, the Huffington Post says, gives off “relaxing vibes,” and “even in our most stressful moments, a fresh snowfall maintains an almost supernatural power to calm us down — mind, body and soul.” Sure it does. Snow links us to childhood memories.

“Snowstorms have that rare mixture of stimulation, fear, and power, yet beauty,” explains clinical psychologist John Mayer, Ph. D. “Natural phenomena such as this also have the element of being affected by something out of our control and this stimulates us in a unique way psychologically.”

But Is It Dangerous To Eat? When foraging for delicious bites of snow, steer clear of plowed piles and manure, researchers say. Many people will see the snow that’s currently blanketing much of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. as a nuisance coating sidewalks and roads.

Melting the snow– As a rule of the thumb, do not boil snow directly into a cooking pot. Not only does this burn the pot, the water used to melt the snow may evaporate. Instead, put a little water in the boiling pot over the fire.

Snow is composed of frozen water crystals, but because there is so much air surrounding each of those tiny crystals in the snowpack, most of the total volume of a snow layer is made up of air. We refer to the snow water equivalent of snow as the thickness of water that would result from melting a given layer of snow.

Generally, 6 inches of snowpack melt down to one inch of water, even though this number can vary from 3 to 15 inches of snow per inch of water.

Snow is an insulator. Its R-value varies, depending on moisture content and density of the snow granules; but on average snow has an R-value of 1 per inch — about the same as wood. Twelve inches of snow have roughly the same insulating value as a 2×4 wall filled with fiberglass insulation.

Snow on the ground melts from top to bottom. Heat converts the snow particles into water and gravity pulls the water to the ground. Ignoring topics like energy and temperatures of the converted water the process is as follows.