Definitions for icicleˈaɪ sɪ kəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•ci•cleˈaɪ sɪ kəl(n.)
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
something resembling this, as a thin strip of silver foil used as a Christmas tree decoration.
a cold, unemotional person.
Origin of icicle:
bef. 1000; ME isikel, OE īsgicel
i′ci•cled(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
icicle(noun)
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
icicle(noun)ˈaɪ sɪ kəl
a long hanging piece of ice
icicles hanging from the roof
Wiktionary
icicle(Noun)
a spear-shape of ice
Origin: From isykle, equivalent to . Cognate with Isjäkel, Ishekel, ijskegel, dialectal jisegel, isjukel. More at ice, ickle.
Webster Dictionary
Icicle(noun)
a pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house
Translations for icicle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
icicle(noun)
a long hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
icicles hanging from the roof.
- yskeëlAfrikaans
- تَجَمُّد الماء أثْناء تَقَطُّرِهِArabic
- ледена висулкаBulgarian
- pingente de geloPortuguese (BR)
- rampouchCzech
- der EiszapfenGerman
- istapDanish
- κρύσταλλος, σταλακτίτηςGreek
- carámbanoSpanish
- jääpurikasEstonian
- قندیلFarsi
- jääpuikkoFinnish
- glaçonFrench
- נְטִיף קֶרַחHebrew
- हिमलम्बHindi
- ledena sigaCroatian
- jégcsapHungarian
- untaian utik-utik air yang membekuIndonesian
- grÿlukertiIcelandic
- ghiaccioloItalian
- つららJapanese
- 고드름Korean
- varveklisLithuanian
- lāstekaLatvian
- isikelMalay
- ijskegelDutch
- istappNorwegian
- sopelPolish
- قندیلPersian
- ديخ ګينګړى، يخى چې درالويدنكو اوبو څخه ديخ په اثر جوړ شوى وىPashto
- sinceloPortuguese
- ţurţureRomanian
- сосулькаRussian
- cencúľSlovak
- ledena svečaSlovenian
- ledenicaSerbian
- istappSwedish
- แท่งน้ำแข็งแหลมที่ย้อยลงมาThai
- buz sacağı/sarkıtıTurkish
- 冰柱Chinese (Trad.)
- льодова бурулькаUkrainian
- پانی کا ٹپکتا ہوا منجمد قطرہUrdu
- trụ băngVietnamese
- 冰柱Chinese (Simp.)
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