ibert

French composer (1890-1962) ;

ibex

wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns ;

ibis

wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills ;

ibis ibis

any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis ;

ibizan hound

breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt ;

ibizan podenco

breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt ;

ibn-roshd

Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) ;

ibn-sina

Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) ;

ibn al-haytham

an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) ;

ibn talal hussein

king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) ;

ibolium privet

fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium ;

ibota privet

fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium ;

ibrahim

the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham" ;

ibrd

a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments ;

ibsen

realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) ;

ibuprofen

a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic ;

ic

a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence ;

icaco

plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American ; small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit ;

icao

the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation ;

icarus

(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned ;

icbm

a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another ;

icc

a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency" ;

ice

a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" ; a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine ; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant ; a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) ; a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes ; the frozen part of a body of water ; diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" ; water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" ;

ice-cream bean

ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America ;

ice-cream cake

ice cream molded to look like a cake ;

ice-cream cone

ice cream in a crisp conical wafer ;

ice-cream float

a drink with ice cream floating in it ;

ice-cream soda

a drink with ice cream floating in it ;

ice-cream sundae

ice cream served with a topping ;

ice-hockey player

an athlete who plays hockey ;

ice-hockey rink

an ice rink for playing ice hockey ;

ice-skater

someone who engages in ice skating ;

ice-skating rink

a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" ;

ice-wagon

(formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door ;

ice age

any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene" ;

ice ax

an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice ;

ice axe

an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice ;

ice bag

a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling ;

ice bear

white bear of arctic regions ;

ice cap

a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) ;