All English words - page 2544

Meanings of Icily:

adverb

In an unfriendly way that shows no emotion

Usage examples:

She stared icily at us., "no," he said icily. "it's over. i don't love you."

Meanings of Icing:

noun

A mixture of sugar with water, egg white, or butter, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.

Usage examples:

The carton says: ‘great for cakes, icings, biscuits, french toast, quiche, batters and coatings for…

verb

Decorate (a cake or biscuit) with icing.

Meanings of Icings:

noun

A mixture of sugar with water, egg white, or butter, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.

Usage examples:

The carton says: ‘great for cakes, icings, biscuits, french toast, quiche, batters and coatings for…

Meanings of Ick:

exclamation

Used to express a feeling of shock or dislike that makes you feel sick

Usage examples:

Then he kissed her! ick!

Meanings of Ickier:

adjective

Unpleasantly sticky.

Usage examples:

After a bunch of hot, humid, icky sticky days, it was pure bliss.

Meanings of Ickiest:

adjective

Unpleasantly sticky.

Usage examples:

After a bunch of hot, humid, icky sticky days, it was pure bliss.

Meanings of Ickle:

adjective

A child's word for little (often expressing endearment).

Usage examples:

An ickle baby seal

Meanings of Icky:

adjective

Unpleasantly sticky.

Usage examples:

After a bunch of hot, humid, icky sticky days, it was pure bliss.

Meanings of Icon:

noun

A devotional painting of christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the byzantine and other eastern churches.

Usage examples:

The iconoclasts wanted to rid the church of images, icons, even paintings.

Meanings of Iconic:

adjective

Relating to or of the nature of an icon.

Usage examples:

He became an iconic figure for directors around the world

Meanings of Iconicity:

noun

The relationship between the form of a sign, such as a word or symbol, and its meaning

Usage examples:

Iconicity is central to the study of literary uses of language, such as prose and poetry., the oppo…

Meanings of Iconize:

verb

Another term for iconify.

Meanings of Iconoclasm:

noun

The action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.

Usage examples:

Elite law schools cherish robust debate, iconoclasm, and arguing issues from all sides, right?

Meanings of Iconoclast:

noun

A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.

Usage examples:

More and more, african-american iconoclasts reject victimology and embrace american possibility.

Meanings of Iconoclastic:

adjective

Criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions.

Usage examples:

An iconoclastic filmmaker who has pushed the boundaries with every film he's made

Meanings of Iconoclasts:

noun

A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.

Usage examples:

More and more, african-american iconoclasts reject victimology and embrace american possibility.

Meanings of Iconodule:

noun

A person who favours the veneration of religious icons (especially as contrasted historically with an iconoclast).

Usage examples:

In the last years of the eighth century an iconodule party was in power, and the ruler was a woman,…

Meanings of Iconographic:

adjective

Relating to or involving iconography (= the use of images and symbols to represent ideas, especially by a religious or political group, or an artist)

Usage examples:

In 1985, andy warhol celebrated the iconographic status of the product through a series of screen p…

Meanings of Iconographies:

noun

The visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

Usage examples:

The conventional iconography of christian art

Meanings of Iconography:

noun

The visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

Usage examples:

The conventional iconography of christian art

Meanings of Iconolatry:

noun

The worship of icons.

Usage examples:

The essays in this collection identify and discuss several important points along these borders, pa…

Meanings of Iconology:

noun

The study of visual imagery and its symbolism and interpretation, especially in social or political terms.

Usage examples:

While iconography is a descriptive and classificatory discipline, iconology is an interpretative me…

Meanings of Iconostases:

noun

A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many eastern churches from the nave.

Usage examples:

The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasi…

Meanings of Iconostasis:

noun

A screen bearing icons, separating the sanctuary of many eastern churches from the nave.

Usage examples:

The altar is located in the center of the sanctuary, and a screen or partition called an iconostasi…

Meanings of Icons:

noun

A devotional painting of christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the byzantine and other eastern churches.

Usage examples:

The iconoclasts wanted to rid the church of images, icons, even paintings.