iceberg

ice·berg

noun \ˈīs-ˌbərg\

Definition of ICEBERG

1

: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier

2

: an emotionally cold person

3

: iceberg lettuce

Examples of ICEBERG

1. <a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg>

Origin of ICEBERG

probably part translation of Dan or Norwegian isberg, from is ice + berg mountain

First Known Use: 1820

Related to ICEBERG

Synonyms: cold turkey, cold fish, icicle

Related Words: clam, stick, wallflower; prig, snob, snoot, snot, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms: dear, sweetheart, sweetie

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Rhymes with ICEBERG

Arlberg, Augsburg, Boksburg, Coburg, exergue, Flensburg, Freyberg, Galesburg, Ginsberg, Ginsburg, Goldberg, Hamburg, Hapsburg, Herzberg, homburg, Lemberg, Limburg, Lynchburg, Marburg, Newburg, Pittsburgh, Romberg, Salzburg, Sandburg, Schoenberg, Spielberg, Sternberg, Strasbourg, Strindberg, svedberg, Tilburg, Vicksburg, Warburg, Weinberg, Wolfsburg, Würzburg