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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Icicle

"An icicle falls on top of the head of one of the kids"

I mean "an ice stalactite falls..." but is that word "icicle" commonly used?

thanks in advance!
  

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" but is that word "icicle" commonly used? 'Icicle' is MUCH more common than 'ice stalactite' (which I have never heard used before).

— Mister Micawber

  • " but is that word "icicle" commonly used?
  • 'Icicle' is MUCH more common than 'ice stalactite' (which I have never heard used before).
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AnonymousI mean "an ice stalactite falls..." but is that word "icicle" commonly used?
'Icicle' is MUCH more common than 'ice stalactite' (which I have never heard used before).
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thank you Mister Micawber!

But you have also heard "stalactite"? From the limestone caves? Those drops of solidified salt solutions hanging from the ceiling of the caves?
I mean, I know that that's what "stalactite" means but is that word used in everyday language?

thank you!
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AnonymousBut you have also heard "stalactite"? From the limestone caves? Those drops of solidified salt solutions hanging from the ceiling of the caves?I mean, I know that that's what "stalactite" means but is that word used in everyday language?
Yes, for the more educated—and 'stalagmite'.
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thanks again Mister Micawber!
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