A small tray with separate compartments, filled with water and placed in a freezer to make ice cubes.
 he took out an ice tray and emptied it into the bucket
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Freeze leftover wine in ice trays and use for cooking (this is in the unlikely event of having leftover wine).
 -  Chris was bad at not refilling the ice tray before putting it back in.
 -  Chris took a glass from the cabinet and an ice tray from the freezer and put some ice cubes in the glass.
 -  Fill the ice tray with water.
 -  We didn't have a fridge until the late 1950s - an ice tray in the summer was a revelation.
 -  When ice needs to be made the pump turns on and opens the water line to fill the ice tray.
 -  A few dutiful friends and I spent most of the time sorting cutlery, filling the ice trays and brandishing dirty tea towels.
 -  She makes popsicles in the ice tray, splintery brown cubes she sucks between her fingers.
 -  Coffee cube method: Freeze freshly-brewed regular strength coffee into cubes in an ice tray.
 -  Jonnie opens the refrigerator and pulls out an ice tray.