icicle

i·ci·cle (

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1. A tapering spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping or falling water.

2. Informal An aloof or emotionally unresponsive person.

[Middle English isikel : is, ice; see ice + ikel, icicle (from Old English gicel; see yeg- in Indo-European roots).]

icicle [ˈaɪsɪk^əl]

a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water

[from ice + ickel, from Old English gicel icicle, related to Old Norse jökull large piece of ice, glacier]

icicled adj

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Noun

icicle - ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

ice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"

Translations

icicle [ˈaɪsɪkl] N → carámbano m

icicle [ˈaɪsɪk^əl] n → glaçon naturel)m >

icicle

n → Eiszapfen m

icicle [ˈaɪsɪkl] n → ghiacciolo

icicle

n icicle [ˈaisikl]

a long hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water icicles hanging from the roof. yskeël تَجَمُّد الماء أثْناء تَقَطُّرِهِ ледена висулка rampouch istap der Eiszapfen κρύσταλλος, σταλακτίτης carámbano jääpurikas قندیل jääpuikko glaçon נְטִיף קֶרַח हिमलम्ब ledena siga jégcsap untaian utik-utik air yang membeku grÿlukerti ghiacciolo つらら 고드름 varveklis lāsteka isikel ijskegel istapp sopel sincelo ţurţure сосулька cencúľ ledena sveča ledenica istapp แท่งน้ำแข็งแหลมที่ย้อยลงมา buz sacağı/sarkıtı 冰柱 льодова бурулька پانی کا ٹپکتا ہوا منجمد قطرہ trụ băng 冰柱

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age disappearance emotionless fig marigold firmness Glitter and Gloss honesty ICE ice plant icicle plant Icicled Isicle Mesembryanthemum crystallinum passionless pebble plant Smoothness Snow Stalactiform stalactite	Then a tiny icicle detached itself from the roof, and dropped into the woman's mouth, who swallowed it with a smile, and said, 'Perhaps I shall give birth to a snow child now The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context On the rock floor there was in these cases what looked, Sir Henry said, exactly like a broken column in an old Grecian temple, whilst high above, depending from the roof, the point of a huge icicle could be dimly seen. King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context Missis walked in,' she said, 'as chill as an icicle, and as high as a princess. Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context	ichthyomancy ichthyomania Ichthyomorpha Ichthyomorphic Ichthyophagist ichthyophagous ichthyophagy ichthyophobia Ichthyophthalmite Ichthyophthira Ichthyopsida Ichthyopterygia Ichthyopterygium ichthyornis ichthyosaur Ichthyosauria Ichthyosaurian Ichthyosauridae Ichthyosaurus ichthyosis Ichthyotomist ichthyotomy Ichthys Ichyostega ICI icicle icicle plant Icicled icily iciness icing icing sugar icing the puck ICJ Ickes ickle icky ICMP icon icon- iconic iconic memory Iconical iconism Iconium Iconize icono- iconoclasm iconoclast iconoclastic iconoclasticism	ICIAfS ICIAI ICIAM ICIANZ ICIAP ICIAPW ICIAR ICIAS ICIASF ICIB ICIBI ICIBS ICIC ICICDT ICICE ICICI Icici Knowledge Park ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company ICICI Prudential Flexible Income Plan ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company ICICIC ICICIS ICICJ icicle Icicle Creek Theatre Festival Icicle Creek Youth Symphony icicle plant icicle plant icicle plant Icicle Valley Protection Alliance Icicled Icicled Icicles Icicles ICICS ICICSE ICICT ICICTA ICICTE ICICTH ICICWS ICICX ICID ICIDH ICIDH-2 ICIDP ICIDR ICIDS ICIE ICIEA ICIEC ICIECA

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age
disappearance
emotionless
fig marigold
firmness
Glitter and Gloss
honesty
ICE
ice plant
icicle plant
Icicled
Isicle
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
passionless
pebble plant
Smoothness
Snow
Stalactiform
stalactite

Then a tiny icicle detached itself from the roof, and dropped into the woman's mouth, who swallowed it with a smile, and said, 'Perhaps I shall give birth to a snow child now

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

On the rock floor there was in these cases what looked, Sir Henry said, exactly like a broken column in an old Grecian temple, whilst high above, depending from the roof, the point of a huge icicle could be dimly seen.

King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context

Missis walked in,' she said, 'as chill as an icicle, and as high as a princess.

Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context

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