icicle
/ˈaɪsɪkəl/
nouni · ci · cle
Think: **ICE** + **ickle**—an **icicle** is a little (ickle) piece of **ice** hanging down.
Yes, it's icicle. Start with **ice** (i-c-e), then add **-icle** to make **icicle** (not *icecle*).
Definition
- nouna hanging, pointed piece of ice formed when dripping water freezes, often from a roof or branch
Examples
- “An icicle hung from the edge of the roof after the storm.”
- “Be careful—an icicle can fall and break if the weather warms up.”
- “The sun made the icicle sparkle like glass.”
Synonyms
ice spikeice pendantice stalactitefrozen drip
Translations
ES carámbanoPT pingente de geloFR stalactite de glace
Common misspellings
isicleicicelicicleeiceicleicicleliciccleicecleicicle
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