ICU
N
Abbreviation meaning: intensive care unit
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English Definitions
IC
N
a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
being nine more than ninety
N
small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
icaco
N
plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American
N
the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
N
(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
N
a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
N
a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995
ice
N
water frozen in the solid state
ice
N
the frozen part of a body of water
ice
N
a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
ice
N
a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
ice
N
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
N
a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
ice
N
a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
ice
V
decorate with frosting
ice
V
cause to become ice or icy
ice
V
put ice on or put on ice
ice age
N
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
ice ax
N
an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
ice axe
N
an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
N
a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
N
white bear of Arctic regions
N
a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
ice chest
N
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
ice coffee
N
a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
ice cream
N
frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
N
a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
ice field
N
a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
N
a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
N
a dense winter fog containing ice particles
N
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
ice hockey rink
N
an ice rink for playing ice hockey
N
ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
N
an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes
N
an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes
N
similar to ice cream but made of milk
V
become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window
N
a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
ice pack
N
a large expanse of floating ice
N
pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
ice plant
N
Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
ice rink
N
a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
N
ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
N
any entertainment performed by ice skaters
N
skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
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