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
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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iconology
1: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
iconoscope
1: the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
icosahedron
1: any polyhedron having twenty plane faces [also: {icosahedra} (pl)]
ICSH
1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: {luteinizing hormone}, {LH}, {interst...
ictal
1: of or relating to a seizure or convulsion [syn: {ictic}]
Ictalurus
1: channel catfishes [syn: {genus Ictalurus}]
Ictalurus punctatus
1: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States [syn: {channel catfish}, {channel cat}]
Icteria
1: New World chats [syn: {genus Icteria}]
Icteria virens
1: American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds [syn: {yellow-breasted chat}]
icteric
1: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn: {jaundiced}, {yellow}]
Icteridae
1: American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks [syn: {family Icteridae}]
icterus
1: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia [syn: {jaundice}] 2:...
Icterus galbula galbula
1: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}]
icterus neonatorum
1: yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously [syn: {jaundice of the newborn}, {physiological jaundice of the newborn}]
ictic
1: of or relating to a seizure or convulsion [syn: {ictal}]
Ictiobus
1: buffalo fishes [syn: {genus Ictiobus}]
Ictiobus niger
1: fish of the lower Mississippi [syn: {black buffalo}]
ictodosaur
1: intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals
Ictodosauria
1: extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period [syn: {order Ictodosauria}]
Ictonyx
1: a genus of Mustelidae [syn: {genus Ictonyx}]
Ictonyx striata
1: ferret-sized muishond often tamed [syn: {striped muishond}]
ictus
1: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: {seizure}, {raptus}]
ICU
1: a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care [syn: {intensive care unit}]
icy
1: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry ...
ID
1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Idaho}, {Gem State}] 2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {I.D.}] 3: (psychoanalysis) primitive i...
Id al-Adha
1: the 10th day of Dhu'l Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacri...
Id al-Fitr
1: a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan
id est
1: that is to say; in other words [syn: {i.e.}, {ie}, {that is}]
IDA
1: an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank [syn: {International Development Association}]
Idaho
1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: {Gem State}, {ID}]
Idaho Falls
1: a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
IDDM
1: severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are requir...
idea
1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" [syn: {thought}] 2: a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't lik...
ideal
1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal 2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typ...
ideal gas
1: a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces [syn: {perfect gas}]
ideal solid
1: any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent [syn: {regular polyhedron}, {regular convex solid}, {regular convex polyhedron}, {Pla...
idealisation
1: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad [syn: {idealization}] 2: something that exists only as an idea [syn: {...
idealise
1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" [syn: {idealize}] 2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: {idealize}]
idealised
1: exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence [syn: {idealized}]
idealism
1: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality 2: impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are 3: elevated ideals or cond...
idealist
1: someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations [syn: {dreamer}]
idealistic
1: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: {ideal}] 2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-...
idealization
1: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: {idealisation}, {glorification}] 2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambi...
idealize
1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" [syn: {idealise}] 2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: {idealise}]
idealized
1: exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence [syn: {idealised}]
ideally
1: in an ideal manner; "ideally, this will remove all problems"
ideate
1: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {imagine}, {conceive of}, {envisage}]
ideation
1: the process of forming and relating ideas
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