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icicle

/ˈaɪsɪkəl/

Translations

iciclenoun

icicles

/ˈaɪsɪkəl/

The icicle hung from the edge of the roof.

Сосулька свисала с края крыши.

Synonyms

frozen drip

ice stalactite

ice spike

icicleadjective

more icicle

Comp.

most icicle

Super.

/ˈaɪ.sɪ.kəl/

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g. "icicle lights").

Synonyms

iciclenoun

A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.

The roof was lined with icicles after the snowstorm.

A person who is emotionally cold, distant, or unresponsive.

Even at his own party, he remained an icicle, barely speaking to anyone.

A slender hanging ornament, especially one of glass, shaped like an icicle.

Victorian Christmas trees were trimmed with delicate glass icicles.

icicleadjective

Resembling or relating to an icicle; thin and tapering, often used of decorative items.

She hung icicle lights along the eaves.