"In March 2003, the Homeland Security Act set into motion what would be the single-largest government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense. One of the agencies in the new Department of Homeland Security was the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, now known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE .",
"Enter an ICE (in case of emergency) listing in the address book of your cell phone. Place the ICE acronym next to a person who can assist emergency workers if any important medical decisions need to be made.",
"with that win, the team has pretty much iced a spot in the play-offs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although the Coyotes want to return to the playoffs, Armstrong knows that the team on the ice will still compete and showcase younger talent. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
"Growing up in rural southern Alberta as the son of Sikh immigrants from India, Singh fell in love with hockey at an early age and dreamed of becoming a broadcaster \u2014 even though nearly everyone on the ice and in the broadcast booth was white. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"While the champs gathered for a celebratory photo on the ice , Avalanche right wing Nicolas Aube-Kubel was holding the trophy. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"With the Colorado Avalanche gathered on the ice Sunday night for their celebratory photo, the Stanley Cup took an early beating. \u2014 Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke, who also owns the Super Bowl champion Rams and will have to expand his trophy case, paid tribute to the Lightning while watching his players and coaches celebrate on the ice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"All hell then broke loose on the ice , and the benches emptied. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"MADISON - Ava Murphy will always remember her first time on the ice at LaBahn Arena, playing under the University of Wisconsin's six women's hockey national championship banners and in front a sellout crowd of 2,288 fans. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The team said Poulin will join the players on the ice and in video sessions to work on their individual and collective skills. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The three climbers slid on snow and ice about 1,500 to 2,500 vertical feet down the mountain. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Williams hit two free throws at the other end to allow the building to breathe, and Fudd hit two more to ice it. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Others feature smiling children ice skating and tending gardens. \u2014 Bill O'reilly, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"Junior goalkeeper Ellie Baum stopped St. Francis\u2019 first three shots in the second half, but Lauren Bruce scored on a 20-yard shot from a tough angle to ice the game with 55 seconds left. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, with the Spurs ahead by a point, Murray went to the line and made two foul shots to ice the game. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There is a noise that, these past two years, has acquired the power to turn my blood to ice : my child\u2019s sneeze, followed by a wet sniffle. \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Model simulations show that because of the extreme exposure to solar radiation, melting or vaporization in this region can speed up by a factor of more than 20, once snow cover transforms to ice . \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In Indianapolis, passengers should count on delays of at least 30-45 minutes to allow for crews to de- ice the planes before departure, Berlen said. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Feb. 2022"
"French, suffix forming nouns from nouns and adjectives, going back to Old French -ise, -ice, partially nativized borrowing from Latin -itia, suffix forming nouns from adjectives (usually monosyllabic), extended form of -ia -ia entry 1 , and -itium, forming nouns usually designating status (as servitium service entry 1 ) from personal nouns":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English is , from Old English \u012bs ; akin to Old High German \u012bs ice, Avestan isu- icy":"Noun"
"Tseng also makes costumes for her son, Jeffrey, and his ice dancing partner, Katarina Wolfkostin. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States demonstrated their ice dancing rhythm to the foreign nation, burning the competition while getting a little nasty on ice. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The ice dancing pair of Bates and Madison Chock, also a couple off the ice, exemplify the mixed emotions that many Olympic hopefuls have felt in recent months. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Kids who are trying to come up in the sport are still facing those binary rules about gender, where pairs and ice dancing is portrayed to young skaters as a sport for a man and a woman. \u2014 Chabeli Carrazana, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The two skaters got to experience their Olympic medal ceremonies in Beijing back in February, with Chen winning the gold in figure skating and Dononue the bronze in ice dancing with partner Madison Hubbell. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The squad took home silver in the team competition after Madison Chock and Evan Bates turned in a season best score in the ice dancing free program. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The world championships runs March 21-27 and also includes women\u2019s, pairs and ice dancing competition. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The best part of watching pairs figure skating and the ice dancing competitions is guessing whether or not the duo are dating off the ice. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 13 Feb. 2022"
": a sweet wine made by pressing frozen grapes that have been allowed to freeze on the vine before being harvested : eiswein":[
"Records indicate the first ice wine pressing occurred in the German region of Franconia, in 1794, when an unusually early frost greeted surprised vintners with a frozen crop of grapes.",
"\u2014 Jeff Morgan",
"One of the world's most exotic potions is ice wine , a delicious sweet wine that is rare, difficult to make and eagerly sought by connoisseurs. It is the product of frozen grapes intentionally left on the vines long after the normal harvest and then harvested after a solid frost.",
"\u2014 Terry Robards"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Raise a glass to the memories made over a glass of the popular Canadian varietal, ice wine . \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
"Head there in mid to late summer for the latest crop, or, for those adventurous enough, go over the winter months to catch the ice wine harvest with your closest friends. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Many wineries in more temperate climes make ice wine from grapes frozen after harvest. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
"There are a number of great wines available at Viento\u2019s tasting room, from a dry sherry-style aperitif to a stunning riesling ice wine from the 2009 vintage. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
"While there, Camila spends time with her mother, Sunny and sister' Beth, who manages the local winery for Camila's former ice wine mentor, Henry. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The harvest typically starts in the fall, but the bunches destined to become ice wine must hang on for a little longer. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"While there, Camila spends time with her mother Sunny (Maria delMar) and sister Beth (AnnaMaria Demara), who manages the local winery for Camila's former ice wine mentor, Henry (Richard Fitzpatrick). \u2014 Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Believing in the importance of preserving the magic of 'Christmas in a bottle,' Camila shares with Declan her passion for Christmas and what an authentic ice wine harvest can bring. \u2014 Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com , 28 Sep. 2021"
"Answering the order to pass, the RAV4 Prime picks up pace like an iceboat catching a gust, accelerating on the glide. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Thousands watched as local hockey clubs battled one another and the Skate Sailing Association of America held competitions, including one in 1926 that featured 21 iceboats on blades that sailed over a three-mile course. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Aug. 2019"
": a valuable grass ( Stipa ichu ) of the upper Andes that is used as forage and for thatching":[]
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"\u02c8\u0113(\u02cc)ch\u00fc"
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": a tropical American timber tree of the genus Protium":[]
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u0113k\u0259"
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": a long narrow strip (as of foil) used to decorate a Christmas tree":[],
": a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water":[],
": an emotionally cold person":[]
},
"examples":[
"his wife is such an icicle you're lucky to get so much as a greeting from her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Christmas lights were strung across cactus plants, and icicle lights dangled from the carport ceiling. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In the center of a room stood a tabletop Christmas tree, adorned with icicle ornaments and silver balls. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Seyfried expertly plays Holmes in many keys, from a disorganized geek who slept in her office to a polished Silicon Valley icon and then a human icicle . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The morning was perfect for a Lost Valley icicle safari. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
"After correctly guessing that icicle javelin would be a sport in Frozen but not in real life, Kelly got stumped over the legitimacy of K\u00e4se Essen. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Food Network start and talk show host hung a sea of sparkling white icicle lights from the windows of her great room, topping them with a garland runner. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"If no amount of sweatpants or space heater can keep you warm, one cozy option is an electric blanket that plugs into the wall and melts icicle toes like no other. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a sweet flavored usually creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (such as cupcakes)":[],
": an illegal act by an ice hockey player of shooting a puck from within the defensive zone or defensive half of the rink beyond the opponents' goal line but not into the goal":[],
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": offensive to the senses or sensibilities : distasteful":[
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"\u2014 Renata Adler"
]
},
"examples":[
"The trail was icky with mud.",
"the novel has an icky sentimentality that makes my skin crawl",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today\u2019s outdoor textiles have a softer hand and resist the growth of icky microorganisms. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t let the blistering hot weather on icky summer days deter you from wearing them all season long. \u2014 Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"Our heroine Cam pulls off a truly icky DIY surgery in the back of a speeding vehicle being driven by desperate men. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And not even a moral victory type of loss, but something icky . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Since his untimely death in 1988, however, Basquiat has become iconic in the icky , modern way; more closely associated with high-profile bidding wars and branded merchandise than an actual creative vision. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 9 Apr. 2022",
"That said, as written the characters almost dare viewers to care too deeply about them, and the show's attempts to be edgy occasionally feel simply icky , including a later encounter in which a gun is brandished as a kind of foreplay. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
"But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This concerned father\u2019s comment that his young granddaughter had too many pairs of underwear (37!) was both icky \u2026 and revealing. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022"
": a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save)":[],
": a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere":[
"a civil rights icon",
"an actor and fashion icon",
"\u2026 Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste.",
"\u2014 Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell",
"That cultural icon , the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 \u2026",
"\u2014 Eleanor Flegg"
],
": a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction":[],
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": a usually pictorial representation : image":[],
": emblem , symbol":[
"Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation \u2026",
"\u2014 David DeBolt",
"A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement.",
"\u2014 Jill Lepore",
"The nation's first President was transformed into an icon , a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill.",
"The Statue of Liberty has become an American cultural icon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Genre icon Tom Atkins stars as a doctor who teams up with the young daughter (Stacey Nelkin) of a murder victim to solve the mystery behind her father's death. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Six-time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey will receive the Aretha Franklin icon award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"The Banchero Orlando Magic Nike Unisex 2022 NBA Draft First Round Pick Jersey, icon edition, which comes in black, is listed for $119.99. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"The expert panel of judges includes style icon Iris Apfel, architect Koichi Takada, Airbnb Superhost Kristie Wolfe and Airbnb\u2019s VP of Experiential Creative Product Bruce Vaughn. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"In a photo shared to Instagram on Tuesday, June 21, Collins looks almost exactly like the actor and timeless fashion icon . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Names like Billy Jean King, pro tennis star and activist, and Gloria Steinem, feminist icon , immediately come to mind \u2014 their faces actually open the series. \u2014 Jordan Ligons, Essence , 21 June 2022",
"Quadrifoglio badge highlights both front fenders, as assertive an icon as any cavallino rampante. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Previous icon award recipients include Russell Simmons, Sylvia Rhone and Swizz Beatz, amongst others. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 20 June 2022"
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
"notorious as an iconoclast , that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is, though, the joy and cockeyed logic that only the iconoclast understands and figures out how to use for his benefit. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley\u2019s recent work, had pushed Elvis to reach back into his past to revitalize a career stalled by years of mediocre movies and soundtrack albums. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"Where and when to watch: In negotiations, fall/winter 'Moonage Daydream' David Bowie was the ultimate iconoclast , a man who took his unique vocal instrument and used it to reinvent rock music almost album to album. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Despite the skepticism radiating from Discovery, Mr. Kilar \u2014 who oversaw Mr. Zucker\u2019s exit and has a reputation as an iconoclast \u2014 did not consider scrapping the start of CNN+. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Frank Zappa \u2013 The Grand Wazoo Rock iconoclast Frank Zappa was drawn to big-band jazz for reasons of circumstance as much as inspiration. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Juggling motherhood and creative work can leave one feeling like an iconoclast and a failure all at once. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nothing Compares tells the story of O\u2019Connor\u2019s life as a musician, mother, and iconoclast in her own words. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"These rules should not concern the cycling iconoclast , nor should new tech trouble the traditionalist. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2022"
"Medieval Latin iconoclastes , from Middle Greek eikonoklast\u0113s , literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break \u2014 more at clast":""
"an icy drink that was especially refreshing on that hot afternoon",
"she wondered why the salesclerk at the boutique had given her an icy glare",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Elle\u2019s most vicious spats are with the institute\u2019s domineering director, Jan Stevens (a supremely icy Gwendoline Christie), who, as the group\u2019s wealthy patron, insists on maintaining a level of creative input. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Roadways are hazardous due to accumulated, blowing and drifting snow and roads may be very icy . \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The parking lot can be extremely icy as well, so use caution. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Since then, river conditions have been too icy to boat, but not firm enough for snowmachine travel to reach the group. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Snow, gusty winds and icy roads: Be on the lookout for a cold storm. \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The hour drive from the city across the Sinaloa countryside took us through small towns with brightly colored houses and taquerias and green trees that made the icy , drab gray of home feel worlds away. \u2014 Joe Cermele, Field & Stream , 18 Mar. 2020",
"The storm is on the move Friday evening, causing whiteouts and spinouts on icy highways throughout the Midwest, where blizzard warnings are now in effect. \u2014 Adriana Diaz, CBS News , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The driver of a pickup truck lost control on an icy highway and crossed into the center line, authorities said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 12 Nov. 2019"
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