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icicle
[ ahy-si-kuhl ]
/ ˈaɪ sɪ kəl /
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noun
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
a thin strip of paper, plastic, or foil, usually silvery, for hanging on a Christmas tree as decoration.
a cold, unemotional person.
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Origin of icicle
before 1000; Middle English isikel,Old English īsgicel, equivalent to īsice + gicel icicle; akin to Old Norse jǫkul mass of ice, glacier
OTHER WORDS FROM icicle
i·ci·cled, adjectiveWords nearby icicle
ichthyosis vulgaris, ichthyotic, ichthyotoxism, ICI, -ician, icicle, icily, iciness, icing, icing on the cake, icing sugar
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British Dictionary definitions for icicle
icicle
/ (ˈaɪsɪkəl) /
noun
a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
Derived forms of icicle
icicled, adjectiveWord Origin for icicle
C14: from ice + ickel, from Old English gicel icicle, related to Old Norse jökull large piece of ice, glacier
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