icicle

i·ci·cle

I0014500 (ī′sĭ-kəl)n.1. A tapering spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping or falling water.2. Informal An aloof or emotionally unresponsive person.

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[Middle English isikel : is, ice; see ice + ikel, icicle (from Old English gicel; see yeg- in Indo-European roots).]

icicle

(ˈaɪsɪkəl) na hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water[C14: from ice + ickel, from Old English gicel icicle, related to Old Norse jökull large piece of ice, glacier] ˈicicled adj

i•ci•cle

(ˈaɪ sɪ kəl)

n. 1. a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. 2. something resembling this, as a thin strip of silver foil used as a Christmas tree decoration. 3. a cold, unemotional person. [before 1000; Middle English isikel, Old English īsgicel] i′ci•cled, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

icicle - ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping waterice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"

Translations

冰柱

icicle

(ˈaisikl) noun a long hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. icicles hanging from the roof. 冰柱 冰柱