ice-skating rink
1: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: {ice rink}, {ice}]
ice-wagon
1: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door [syn: {ice wagon}]
iceberg
1: a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier [syn: {berg}] 2: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular l...
iceberg lettuce
1: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" [syn: {crisphead lettuce}, {iceberg}]
iceboat
1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: {icebreaker}] 2: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [sy...
icebound
1: locked in by ice; "icebound harbors"
icebox
1: white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures [syn: {refrigerator}]
icebox cake
1: ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {ice-cream cake}]
icebreaker
1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: {iceboat}] 2: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
icecap
1: a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) [syn: {ice cap}]
iced coffee
1: strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn: {ice coffee}]
iced tea
1: strong tea served over ice [syn: {ice tea}]
icefall
1: a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
Iceland
1: an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: {Republic of Iceland}] 2: a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
Iceland lichen
1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol [syn: {Iceland moss}, {Ce...
Iceland moss
1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol [syn: {Iceland lichen}, {...
Iceland poppy
1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn: {arctic poppy}, {Papaver nudicaule}] 2: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to...
Iceland spar
1: a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
Icelander
1: a native or inhabitant of Iceland
Icelandic
1: of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture; "Icelandic ports"; "the Icelandic president is a woman"; "Icelandic sagas" n : a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
iceman
1: someone who cuts and delivers ice 2: a professional killer [syn: {hatchet man}]
icepick
1: pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice [syn: {ice pick}]
icetray
1: a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator
ichneumon
1: northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs [syn: {Herpestes ichneumon}]
ichneumon fly
1: hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
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ichor
1: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods 2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {suppuration}, {sanies}, {festering}]
ichorous
1: of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer" [syn: {sanious}]
ichthyology
1: the branch of zoology that studies fishes
ichthyosaur
1: any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs [also: {ichthyosauruses} (pl)]
Ichthyosauria
1: extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs [syn: {order Ichthyosauria}]
Ichthyosauridae
1: later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres [syn: {family Ichthyosauridae}]
ichthyosaurus
1: ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic [also: {ichthyosauri} (pl)]
ichthyosis
1: any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
Ichyostega
1: early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland
icicle
1: a pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
icicle plant
1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice [syn: {ice plant}, {Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]
icily
1: in a cold and icy manner; "`Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily"
iciness
1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: {chill}, {gelidity}]
icing
1: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: {frost}] 2: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: {frosting}, {ice}] 3: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from with...
icing sugar
1: finely powdered sugar used to make icing
icing the puck
1: (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal [syn: {icing}]
icky
1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: {crappy}, {lousy}, {rotten}, {shitty}, {stinking}, {stinky}] 2: soft and sticky [syn: {gooey}]
icon
1: (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface 2: a visual representation (of an object...
iconic
1: relating to or having the characteristics on an icon
iconoclast
1: someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions [syn: {image breaker}]
iconoclastic
1: characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
iconography
1: the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"
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