shelf ice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shelf ahys]
- /ʃɛlf aɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shelf ahys]
- /ʃɛlf aɪs/

Definitions of shelf ice words

noun shelf ice ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf. 1
noun shelf ice ice shelf 0

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Origin of shelf ice

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Shelf ice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shelf ice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shelf ice usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shelf ice

noun shelf ice

bay ice — smooth sea ice formed in the sheltered waters of an arctic or antarctic bay.

Just one Synonym for shelf ice