icing

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ic=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

icing, n. 

 A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

icing, n.
1 a coating of sugar etc. on a cake or biscuit.
2 the formation of ice on a ship or aircraft.

Idiom

icing on the cake an attractive though inessential addition or enhancement. icing sugar Brit. finely powdered sugar for making icing for cakes etc.

THESAURUS

icing

Jell-O, blancmange, bonus, candy, coating, comfit, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, dividend, extra, extra added attraction, fringe benefit, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey, jam, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, reward, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, topping, tutti-frutti, whipped cream