Definitions for Icicle
ˈaɪ sɪ kəlici·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iciclenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iciclenoun

   a spear-shape of ice

2. Etymology: From isykle, equivalent to. Cognate with Isjäkel, Ishekel, ijskegel, dialectal jisegel, isjukel. More at ice, ickle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Iciclenoun

   A shoot of ice hanging down from the upper part.

   Etymology: from ice.

   If distilled vinegar or aqua-fortis be poured into the powder of loadstone, the subsiding powder, dried, retains some magnetical virtue; but if the menstruum be evaporated to a consistence, and afterwards doth shoot into icicles, or crystals, the loadstone hath no power upon them. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.

   From locks uncomb'd, and from the frozen beard,
   Long icicles depend, and crackling sounds are heard. Dryd.

   The common dropstone consists principally of spar, and is frequently found in form of an icicle, hanging down from the tops and sides of grotto's. John Woodward, Nat. History.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Icicle

   An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes.

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1. icicle

   An icicle is a long, pointed piece of ice that is formed when freezing water drips down from an object, such as a roof or branch, and then freezes again, creating a hanging formation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Iciclenoun

   a pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house

2. Etymology: [OE. isikel, AS. sgicel; s ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jkull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.]

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1. Icicle

   Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Icicle

   īs′i-kl, n. a hanging point of ice formed by the freezing of dropping water. [A.S. ísgicel, for isesgicel; ises being the gen. of ís, ice, and gicel, an icicle; cf. Ice. jökull.]

Matched Categories

1. • Ice

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Anagrams for Icicle »

1. cilice

How to pronounce Icicle?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Australian

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How to say Icicle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Icicle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Icicle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Icicle in a Sentence

1. Caitlin na Houlihan:

   Has Vladimir Putin become a classical miracle, a chronicled obstacle, a conventicle oracle, a piratical spectacle, a manacled vehicle, a tentacled particle, a monarchical article, a cubicle receptacle, a monocled corpuscle, a pinnacled icicle or a trickled treacle?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Icicle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Icicle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Icicle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icicle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Icicle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Icicle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Icicle
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Icicle