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igloo Definition

ig·loo (iglo̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. -·loos′

  1. an Eskimo house or hut, usually dome-shaped and built of blocks of packed snow
  2. any dome-shaped building, esp. one used for storage

Etymology: Esk igdlu, snow house

igloo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: Some of the kids built a real igloo just down the hill from my flat, big enough for about three or four people.
  • make: We had a log cabin made from chocolate fingers, wafer biscuits and twiglets and igloos made from marshmallows.
  • have: I have a special little igloo high up in our new home.

Adjective modifier

  • large: In Nuuk, a large igloo is built and turned into an Arctic kitchen serving up fresh wild reindeer steaks and seal soup.
  • own: Drinks are served in glasses made out of ice and you sleep in your own private igloo.
  • giant: The totally tangled Charizard tumbles head over tail through the playground - and gets its head stuck inside of a giant igloo!
  • yellow: To their amazement, Des and Mick saw before them - a yellow igloo.
  • little: I have a special little igloo high up in our new home.

Modifies a noun

  • bed: They all like there new little igloo cat beds, and they also like sitting on their cushion under the radiator.
  • village: There's also an igloo village you can visit on the top.
  • type: It offers comfortable 3 people igloo type tents for each 2 passengers, with mattresses and sleeping bags.
  • dealer: Sorry no, hubby isn't an igloo dealer or a fish buyer!
  • cat: They all like there new little igloo cat beds, and they also like sitting on their cushion under the radiator.
  • bar: Igloo Bar, by the half pipe - Cheap ( for Zermatt ) and cheerful, main attraction is the pipe.

Noun used with modifier

  • ice: Accommodation Hotels, log cabins, ice hotels, ice igloos, glass igloos, ' warm rooms ' .
  • glass: Accommodation Hotels, log cabins, ice hotels, ice igloos, glass igloos, ' warm rooms ' .
  • people: It offers comfortable 3 people igloo type tents for each 2 passengers, with mattresses and sleeping bags.

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