IC [,ī-'sē] -n
- immediate constituent
- integrated circuit
ICA -abbr
- International Cooperative Alliance
ICAO -abbr
- International Civil Aviation Organization
Ic·a·rus ['i-kə-rəs] -n, adj
- the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun
ICBM [,ī-,sē-(,)bē-'em] -n
- an intercontinental ballistic missile
ICC -abbr
- International Chamber of Commerce
- Interstate Commerce Commission
ice ['īs] -n, adj
- frozen water
- a sheet or stretch of ice
- a substance resembling ice
- the solid state of a substance usu. found as a gas or liquid
- ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn
- a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)
- a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (as fruit juice)
- one containing no milk or cream
- a serving of ice cream
- diamonds
- jewelry
- an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets
- methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C 10H 15NHCI when used illicitly for smoking called also crystal crystal meth
- to coat with or convert into ice
- to chill with ice
- to supply with ice
- to cover with or as if with icing
- to put on ice
- secure
- made two free throws...to ice the win -- Jack McCallum
- to shoot (an ice hockey puck) the length of the rink and beyond the opponents' goal line
- kill
- to become ice-cold
- to become covered with ice often used with up or over
- to have ice form inside
Ice -abbr
- Iceland
ICE -abbr
- internal combustion engine
- International Cultural Exchange
ice age -n
- a time of widespread glaciation
- the Pleistocene glacial epoch
ice ax -n
- a combination pick and adze with a spiked handle that is used in mountain climbing
ice bag -n
- a waterproof bag to hold ice for local application of cold to the body
ice·berg ['īs-,bərg] -n
- a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
- an emotionally cold person
- iceberg lettuce
iceberg lettuce -n
- any of various crisp light green lettuces that when mature have the leaves arranged in a compact head
ice·blink [-,bliŋk] -n
- a glare in the sky over an ice field
ice·boat [-,bōt] -n
- a skeleton boat or frame on runners propelled on ice usu. by sails
ice·boat·ing [-,bō-tiŋ] -n
- the sport of sailing in iceboats
ice·bound [-,bau̇nd] -adj
- surrounded, obstructed, or covered by ice
ice·box [-,bäks] -n
- refrigerator
ice·break·er [-,brā-kər] -n
- a ship equipped (as with a reinforced bow) to make and maintain a channel through ice
- something that breaks the ice on a project or occasion
- mixer
ice cap -n
- an ice bag shaped to the head
- a cover of perennial ice and snow
- a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center
icecold ['īs-'kōld] -adj
- extremely cold
icecream -adj
- of a color similar to that of vanilla ice cream
ice cream [,īs-'krēm, 'īs-,] -n
- a sweet flavored frozen food containing cream or butterfat and usu. eggs
icecream chair -n
- a small armless chair with a circular seat for use at a table (as at a cafe)
icecream cone -n
- a thin crisp edible cone for holding ice cream
- one filled with ice cream
icecream headache -n
- brain freeze
ice dancing -n
- a sport in which ice-skating pairs perform to music routines similar to ballroom dances
ice·fall ['īs-,fȯl] -n
- a frozen waterfall
- the mass of usu. jagged blocks into which a glacier may break when it moves down a steep declivity
ice field -n
- an extensive sheet of sea ice
- ice cap
ice floe -n
- a usu. large flat free mass of floating sea ice
ice fog -n
- a fog composed of ice particles
ice hockey -n
- a game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a puck into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick
ice·house ['īs-,hau̇s, 'ī-,sau̇s] -n
- a building in which ice is made or stored
Ice·lan·dic [īs-'lan-dik] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Iceland, the Icelanders, or Icelandic
Icelandic -n
- the North Germanic language of Iceland
Ice·land moss ['īs-lən(d)-, -,lan(d)-] -n
- a lichen ( Cetraria islandica) of mountainous and arctic regions sometimes used in medicine or as food
Iceland poppy -n
- a poppy ( Papaver nudicaule) of holarctic regions often cultivated for its usu. single showy flowers
Iceland spar -n
- a birefringent transparent colorless variety of calcite
ice·man ['īs-,man] -n
- a man skilled in traveling on ice
- one who sells or delivers ice
ice milk -n
- a sweetened frozen food made of skim milk
Ice·ni [ī-'sē-,nī] -n pl, adj
- an ancient British people that under their queen Boudicca revolted against the Romans in a.d.60
iceout ['īs-,au̇t] -n
- the disappearance of ice from the surface of a body of water (as a lake) as a result of thawing
ice pack -n
- an expanse of pack ice
ice pick -n
- a hand tool ending in a spike for chipping ice
ice plant -n
- any of various usu. succulent herbs (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma,and Mesembryanthemum) of the carpetweed family used esp. as bedding plants or ground covers or for erosion control
ice point -n
- the freezing point of water of 0 Celsius or 273.15 kelvins at standard atmospheric pressure
ice sheet -n
- ice cap
ice show -n
- an entertainment consisting of various exhibitions by ice-skaters usu. with musical accompaniment
iceskate ['ī(s)-,skāt] -vi, n
- to skate on ice
ice skate -n
- a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating
ice storm -n
- a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact
ice water -n
- chilled or iced water esp. served as a beverage
ice wine -n
- eiswein
ICF -abbr
- intermediate care facility
ICFTU -abbr
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ich·neu·mon [ik-'nü-mən, -'nyü-] -n
- a mongoose ( Herpestes ichneumon) of Africa, southern Europe, and southwestern Asia
- ichneumon wasp
ichneumon wasp -n
- any of a large superfamily (Ichneumonoidea) of hymenopterous insects whose larvae are usu. internal parasites of other insect larvae and esp. of caterpillars called also ichneumon fly
ichor ['ī-,kȯr, -kər] -n, adj
- a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge
- an ethereal fluid taking the place of blood in the veins of the ancient Greek gods
ichthy- -comb form
- fish
ich·thyo·fau·na [,ik-thē-ō-'fȯ-nə, -'fä-] -n, adj
- the fish life of a region
ich·thy·ol·o·gy [,ik-thē-'ä-lə-jē] -n, adj, adv
- a branch of zoology that deals with fishes
ich·thy·oph·a·gous [,ik-thē-'ä-fə-gəs] -adj
- eating or subsisting on fish
ich·thyo·saur ['ik-thē-ə-,sȯr] -n, adj or n
- any of an order (Ichthyosauria) of extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic specialized for aquatic life by a streamlined body with a long snout, limbs reduced to small fins for steering, and a large lunate caudal fin
ici·cle ['ī-,si-kəl] -n
- a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
- an emotionally cold person
- a long narrow strip (as of foil) used to decorate a Christmas tree
ic·ing ['ī-siŋ] -n
- a sweet flavored usu. creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (as cupcakes) called also frosting
- something that adds to the interest, value, or appeal of an item or event often used in the phrase icing on the cake
icing -n
- an illegal act by an ice-hockey player of shooting a puck from within the defensive zone or defensive half of the rink beyond the opponents' goal line but not into the goal
ICJ -abbr
- International Court of Justice
icky ['i-kē] -adj, n
- offensive to the senses or sensibilities : distasteful
- put off by her icky triteness -- Renata Adler
icon ['ī-,kän] -n, adj, adv
- a usu. pictorial representation : image
- a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
- an object of uncritical devotion : idol
- emblem, symbol
- the house became an icon of 1960's residential architecture -- Paul Goldberger
- a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning
- a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that usu. suggests the type of object represented or the purpose of an available function
icon- -comb form
- image
ico·nic·i·ty [,ī-kə-'ni-sə-tē] -n
- correspondence between form and meaning
- the iconicity of the Roman numeral III
icon·o·clasm [ī-'kä-nə-,kla-zəm] -n
- the doctrine, practice, or attitude of an iconoclast
icon·o·clast [-,klast] -n, adj, adv
- a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
- a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
ico·nog·ra·pher [,ī-kə-'nä-grə-fər] -n
- a maker of figures or drawings esp. of a conventional type
- a student of iconography
icon·o·graph·ic [(,)ī-,kä-nə-'gra-fik] -adj, adv
- of or relating to iconography
- representing something by pictures or diagrams
ico·nog·ra·phy [,ī-kə-'nä-grə-fē] -n
- pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject
- the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and esp. a religious or legendary subject
- the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
- iconology
ico·nol·a·try [-'nä-lə-trē] -n
- the worship of images or icons
ico·nol·o·gy [-'nä-lə-jē] -n, adj
- the study of icons or artistic symbolism
icon·o·scope [ī-'kä-nə-,skōp] -n
- a camera tube containing an electron gun and a photoemissive mosaic screen of which each cell produces a charge proportional to the varying light intensity of the image focused on the screen
ico·nos·ta·sis [,ī-kə-'näs-tə-səs, (,)ī-'kä-nə-,stä-səs] -n
- a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that separates the bema from the nave in Eastern churches
ico·sa·he·dral [(,)ī-,kō-sə-'hē-drəl, -,kä-] -adj
- of or having the form of an icosahedron
ico·sa·he·dron [-drən] -n
- a polyhedron having 20 faces
ICRC -abbr
- International Committee of the Red Cross
ic·ter·ic [ik-'ter-ik] -adj
- of, relating to, or affected with jaundice
ic·ter·us ['ik-tə-rəs] -n
- jaundice
ic·tus ['ik-təs] -n
- the recurring stress or beat in a rhythmic or metrical series of sounds
ICU -abbr
- intensive care unit
icy ['ī-sē] -adj, adv, n
- covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
- intensely cold
- characterized by coldness : frigid
- steely