iceberg

  • 31iceberg — n. a cold and unemotional person. □ Sally can be such an iceberg! □ What an insensitive iceberg! …

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  • 32iceberg — n. 1 a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea. 2 an unemotional or cold blooded person. Phrases and idioms: iceberg lettuce any of various crisp lettuces with a freely blanching head. the tip of the …

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  • 33iceberg — See: COOL AS AN ICEBERG …

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  • 34iceberg — See: COOL AS AN ICEBERG …

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  • 35iceberg — noun Etymology: probably part translation of Danish or Norwegian isberg, from is ice + berg mountain Date: 1820 1. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier 2. an emotionally cold person 3. iceberg lettuce …

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  • 36iceberg — noun Iceberg is used before these nouns: ↑lettuce …

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  • 37iceberg — ice|berg [ˈaısbə:g US bə:rg] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Danish; Origin: Norwegian isberg ice mountain ] a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water →the tip of the iceberg at ↑tip1 (4) …

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  • 38iceberg — noun a large mass of ice floating in the sea. Phrases the tip of an (or the) iceberg the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem. Origin C18: from Du. ijsberg, from ijs ice + berg hill …

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  • 39iceberg — noun (C) a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water see also: the tip of the iceberg tip 1 (7) …

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  • 40iceberg — ice•berg [[t]ˈaɪs bɜrg[/t]] n. 1) geo a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier and carried out to sea 2) inf an emotionally cold person • tip of the iceberg Etymology: 1765–75; < D ijsberg …

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