icework

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noun

Glacier action.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounicework (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyGlacier action.

    Many seedlings invaded this bar and, although moved about by the icework the next spring, were not all washed away. Sand caught by these plants built up the spit. No sand remained to add to the bottom of the bay beyond.

    1948, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, page 7
  2. uncountableArt or building work using ice as a material.

    This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual icework, such as sliding walls, icework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe ice surfaces, shaky ice ceilings, […]

    Nitehawk Interactive Games, Outcastia Campaign Setting Book II: Player's Guidebook (page 16)

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“icework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icework. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “icework,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/icework.

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