All iceberg synonyms
iceΒ·berg
I i noun iceberg
- snow β Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905β80, English novelist and scientist.
- ice floe β a large flat mass of floating ice.
- icecap β a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- berg β Alban (Maria Johannes) (ΛalbaΛn). 1885β1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
- floe β Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- chunk β Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- glaze β to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- hail β to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- crystal β A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- icicle β a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- glacier β an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- sleet β precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- diamonds β one of the four suits in an ordinary pack of cards bearing red lozenge-shapes symbols
- hailstone β a pellet of hail.
- permafrost β (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
adj iceberg
- disinterested β unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- abstract β An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- unbiased β not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- candid β When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- sober β not intoxicated or drunk.
- detached β Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- unemotional β pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- cold-blooded β Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
- collected β An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- composed β If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- fair β free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- impersonal β not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- imperturbable β incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- judicial β pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- just β guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- neutral β not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- nonpartisan β not partisan; objective.
- objective β something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- serene β calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
- temperate β moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- unflappable β not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
- uninvolved β very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- unmoved β to pass from one place or position to another.
- unprejudiced β not prejudiced; without preconception; unbiased; impartial: the unprejudiced view of the judge.
- unruffled β calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered: He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.