| Icaria |
an island southwest of Samos in the Aegean Sea, which, according to Greek mythology, was named by Daedalus in honor of his son Icarus, whom he buried there. |
| Icarus |
in Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus who, in trying to escape with his father from Crete, flew too high with wax-and-feather wings, and fell to his death when the sun melted them. |
| ICBM |
abbreviation of "intercontinental ballistic missile." |
| ICC |
abbreviation of "Interstate Commerce Commission." |
| -ice |
state, condition, or quality. |
| ice |
water in a frozen, solid state. [12 definitions] |
| ice age |
any part of geological time when glaciers covered large parts of the earth; glacial epoch. [2 definitions] |
| ice bag |
a small waterproof bag that is filled with ice and applied to a part of the body to relieve swelling, pain, or the like; ice pack. |
| iceberg |
a large floating mass of ice that has broken from a glacier. [2 definitions] |
| iceberg lettuce |
a type of lettuce having a round, compact head of crisp light green leaves. |
| iceboat |
a boatlike vehicle, usu. powered by a sail, that can travel over ice on runners. [2 definitions] |
| icebound |
held fast by ice; frozen in. [2 definitions] |
| icebox |
a refrigerator. [2 definitions] |
| icebreaker |
a ship capable of breaking thick ice to allow passage. [2 definitions] |
| ice cap |
a large covering of glacial ice that spreads out in all directions from the center. |
| ice-cold |
extremely cold. [2 definitions] |
| ice cream |
a rich, sweet, frozen food made by churning cream and milk products to a smooth consistency while freezing, and often flavored. |
| ice cube |
one of the small, usually cube-shaped, pieces of ice made by freezing water in a divided tray, which may be added to drinks or packed around things to keep them cold; ice. |
| iced |
covered with a layer of ice. [3 definitions] |
| ice field |
a large mass of floating sea ice, larger than an ice floe and usu. at least five miles wide. [2 definitions] |
| ice floe |
a piece of ice floating in the sea, ranging in size from very small to almost five miles across. |