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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

ice rink
ice-skating rink noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; `the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice`

ice show
noun any entertainment performed by ice skaters

ice skate
noun skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole

ice skating
noun skating on ice

ice tea
iced tea noun strong tea served over ice

ice tongs
noun tongs for lifting blocks of ice

ice up
frost over verb become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; `When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane`

ice wagon
ice-wagon noun (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door

ice water
noun water served ice-cold or with ice

ice yacht
noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

ice-clogged
adjective obstructed by ice; `ice-clogged rivers`

ice-cold
adjective as cold as ice

ice-cream cake
icebox cake noun ice cream molded to look like a cake

ice-cream cone
noun ice cream in a crisp conical wafer

ice-cream soda
ice-cream float noun a drink with ice cream floating in it

ice-cream sundae
sundae noun ice cream served with a topping

ice-free
adjective free of ice and open to travel; `an ice-free channel in the river`

iceboat
noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

icebound
adjective locked in by ice; `icebound harbors`

icebreaker
iceboat noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

iced coffee
ice coffee noun strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream

iced-tea spoon
noun a teaspoon with a long handle

icehouse
noun a house for storing ice

Iceland poppy
noun Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers

Icelandic
adjective of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture and language; `Icelandic ports`; `the Icelandic president is a woman`; `Icelandic sagas`

Icelandic-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Icelandic

icepick
ice pick noun pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice

icetray
noun a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator

ichneumon
Herpestes ichneumon noun northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

ichneumon fly
noun hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae

Ichneumonidae
family Ichneumonidae noun ichneumon flies

ichorous
sanious adjective of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; `an ichorous discharge`; `the sanious discharge from an ulcer`

ichthyolatry
fish-worship noun the worship of fish

ichthyology
noun the branch of zoology that studies fishes

ichthyosaur
noun any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs

Ichthyosauria
order Ichthyosauria noun extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs

Ichthyosauridae
family Ichthyosauridae noun later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres

ichthyosaurus
noun ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic

Ichyostega
noun early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland

icily
adverb 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`

icing
icing the puck noun (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent`s goal

icing
noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface

icing sugar
noun finely powdered sugar used to make icing

icky
crappy adjective very bad; `a lousy play`; `it`s a stinking world`

icon
noun (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

iconic
adjective relating to or having the characteristics on an icon

iconoclasm
noun the orientation of an iconoclast

iconoclast
noun a destroyer of images used in religious worship

iconoclastic
adjective destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited

iconography
noun the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; `religious iconography`; `the propagandistic iconography of a despot`

iconolatry
noun the worship of sacred images

iconology
noun the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

iconoscope
noun the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

icosahedral
adjective of or relating to an icosahedron

ictal
ictic adjective of or relating to a seizure or convulsion

Ictalurus
genus Ictalurus noun channel catfishes

Icteria
genus Icteria noun New World chats

Icteridae
family Icteridae noun American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks

icterogenic
adjective producing jaundice

Icterus
genus Icterus noun type genus of the Icteridae

Ictiobus
genus Ictiobus noun buffalo fishes

ictodosaur
noun intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals

Ictodosauria
order Ictodosauria noun extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period

Ictonyx
genus Ictonyx noun a genus of Mustelidae

icy
adjective shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; `roads and trees glazed with an icy film`

ID
I.D. noun a card or badge used to identify the bearer; `you had to show your ID in order to get in`

idea
noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; `it was not a good idea`; `the thought never entered my mind`

ideal
idealistic adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

idealism
noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

ideality
noun the quality of being ideal

idealization
idealisation noun a portrayal of something as ideal; `the idealization of rural life was very misleading`

idealize
idealise verb consider or render as ideal; `She idealized her husband after his death`

idealized
idealised adjective exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

ideally
adverb in an ideal manner; `ideally, this will remove all problems`

ideation
noun the process of forming and relating ideas

idempotent
adjective unchanged in value following multiplication by itself; `this matrix is idempotent`

identical
indistinguishable adjective exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; `rows of identical houses`; `cars identical except for their license plates`; `they wore indistinguishable hats`

identically
adverb with complete identity; in an identical manner; `he is fitted with an identically similar one`

identicalness
indistinguishability noun exact sameness; `they shared an identity of interests`

identifiable
adjective capable of being identified

identifiably
adverb in an identifiable manner; `they were identifiably different`

identification
noun the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

identification
noun the act of designating or identifying something

identification number
noun a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; `she refused to give them her Social Security number`

identified
adjective having the identity known or established; `the identified bodies were released for burial`

identifier
noun a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it

identify
place verb recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; `She identified the man on the `wanted` poster`

identify
key out verb identify as in botany or biology, for example

Identikit
Identikit picture noun a likeness of a person`s face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought

identity
personal identity noun the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; `you can lose your identity when you join the army`

identity
indistinguishability noun exact sameness; `they shared an identity of interests`

identity card
noun a card certifying the identity of the bearer; `he had to show his card to get in`

identity element
identity operator noun an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; `the identity under numerical multiplication is 1`

identity matrix
unit matrix noun a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity

identity theft
noun the co-option of another person`s personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person`s knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

ideogram
ideograph noun a graphic character used in ideography

ideographic
adjective of or relating to or consisting of ideograms

ideographically
adverb in an idiographic manner; `it`s written ideographically`

ideography
noun the use of ideograms in writing

ideological
ideologic adjective concerned with or suggestive of ideas; `an ideological argument`; `ideological application of a theory`; `the drama`s symbolism was very ideological`