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• icy — [[t]a͟ɪsi[/t]] icier, iciest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as icy or icy cold, you mean that it is extremely cold. An icy wind blew hard across the open spaces... His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. 2) ADJ GRADED An… …   English dictionary

• icy */ — UK [ˈaɪsɪ] / US adjective Word forms icy : adjective icy comparative icier superlative iciest 1) very cold, in an unpleasant way An icy wind cut across the moors. He fell into the icy cold water. 2) covered with ice Icy roads caused several minor …   English dictionary

• icy — ic|y [ aısi ] adjective * 1. ) very cold, in an unpleasant way: An icy wind cut across the plains. He fell into the icy cold water. 2. ) covered with ice: Icy roads caused several minor accidents yesterday. 3. ) showing that you do not like… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• icy — ic|y [ˈaısi] adj 1.) extremely cold = ↑frosty ▪ an icy wind ▪ The bath water was icy cold. 2.) covered in ice ▪ an icy mountain road 3.) an icy remark, look etc shows that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards someone ▪ an icy stare →↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• icy — adjective 1 extremely cold: An icy wind blew from the north. | The bath water was icy cold. 2 covered in ice: The roads will be icy tonight. 3 an icy comment, look etc shows that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards someone: Jo fixed the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• icy — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, Siberian, affectless, algid, aloof, anesthetized, arctic, autistic, backward, bashful, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blank, blast frozen, bleak, blunt, boreal, brisk, brumal, catatonic, chill,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cold — cold, cool, chilly, frigid, freezing, frosty, gelid, icy, glacial, arctic mean having a temperature below that which is normal or comfortable. Cold is the general term, often implying nothing more than a lack of warmth {a cold day} {a cold hand}… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Icy — I cy, a. [Compar. {Icier}; superl. {Iciest}.] [AS. [=i]sig. See {Ice}.] 1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty. Icy chains. Shak. Icy region. Boyle. Icy seas. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by coldness, as of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cold — [adj1] chilly, freezing algid, arctic, below freezing, below zero, benumbed, biting, bitter, blasting, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, chill, chilled, cool, crisp, cutting, frigid, frore, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, have goose bumps*, hawkish,… …   New thesaurus

• icy — [adj1] frozen; slippery when frozen antarctic, arctic, biting, bitter, chill, chilled to the bone*, chilling, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frostbound, frosty, frozen over, gelid, glacial, glaring, iced, polar, raw, refrigerated, rimy,… …   New thesaurus

• Cold shock response — is the physiological response of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water. Contents 1 Myth of sudden hypothermia 2 Winter swimmers 3 Sources 4 References …   Wikipedia