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icicle

Definition of icicle:

part of speech: noun

A pendant or conical mass of ice hanging from the eaves of a house, & c.
part of speech: noun

See ice.
part of speech: noun

A hanging point of ice formed by the freezing of dropping water.

Common misspellings:

cicle (28.6%)
icecle (28.6%)
bicicle (14.3%)
bycicle (28.6%)

Usage examples for icicle:

She's willing to appear like a long and symmetrical icicle but not a brute." "Rose MacLeod" – Alice Brown
As for Evelyn I'm glad she's found out that she isn't an icicle "We Three" – Gouverneur Morris

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