iceberg

noun

ˈīs-ˌbərg How to pronounce iceberg (audio)
Definition of icebergnext
as in clam
a cold aloof person a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg

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Recent Examples of iceberg But their plan was sidetracked after an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from a nearby ice shelf in Bellingshausen Sea on January 13. — Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025 Earlier this year, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off the Antarctic Peninsula. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from a massive ice shelf in Antarctica, revealing an underwater world never before seen by humans. — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Boat trips in the fjord systems around Nuuk or among the icebergs near Ilulissat are very popular. — Roger Sands, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for iceberg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iceberg
  1. clam
  2. icicle
  3. stick
Noun
  • Complete with mollusks like clams, oysters, snails, and slugs, the model showed how various animals might’ve responded to the climate changes of 252 million years ago based on their modern relatives’ abilities to survive similar shifts in their environments.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Pismo clams, once abundant along the California coast, are being grown and studied in a middle school classroom.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of clam
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  • The tree made its first TV appearance on The Howdy Doody Show, and decorations went from cranberries and popcorn to red garland, white plastic globes, icicle lights and wiry white angel trumpeters.
    — Kate Hogan, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Clean the gutters regularly and install double layers of ice and water barriers to avoid icicle and ice dam formation.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of icicle
Noun
  • It’s subsequently gone viral on TikTok for videos of customers pulling apart its gooey mozzarella sticks.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Afterward, as the crowd roared and his teammates rapped their sticks on the boards, Ovechkin took a lap around the ice in the spotlight.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of stick

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