Iceberg
noun
A large mass of ice floating in the sea.
The Titanic tragically hit an iceberg and sank.
Often appears as...
- hit an iceberg
- iceberg lettuce
noun
Something (often a problem or situation) where its most significant aspect remains hidden or unseen.
The financial troubles are just the tip of the iceberg.
Often appears as...
- tip of the iceberg
- underneath the iceberg
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Idiomatic
noun
A large mass of ice floating in the sea.
The Titanic tragically hit an iceberg and sank.
Often appears as...
- hit an iceberg
- iceberg lettuce
noun
Something (often a problem or situation) where its most significant aspect remains hidden or unseen.
The financial troubles are just the tip of the iceberg.
Often appears as...
- tip of the iceberg
- underneath the iceberg
Usage tips
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/3Size and Presence
An iceberg is large and dangerous; often used to describe a significant, looming threat.
After the scandal, the company faced an iceberg of lawsuits.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Usage
Use 'iceberg' literally to refer to the floating ice masses in cold sea regions.
Glaciers calve to form icebergs in the Arctic.
Pro Tip 3/3Sailing Hazard
Sailors or cruise passengers might encounter icebergs, symbolizing an unforeseen danger.
The lookout was tasked with spotting any icebergs on the horizon.
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
so it's just this real sense of adventure as you're going across you come out of drake's passage and then all of a sudden you're coming down the peninsula past all these icebergs and really entering into this icy world it was quite phenomenal and the water can be super glassy and the life around and you're seeing
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What's below the tip of...
Here are some thing you might not know about the icy islands. The life of an iceberg begins many thousands of years before it reaches the ocean. Unlike sea ice or pack ice, which form when the ocean freezes, glaciers are made of fresh water. For thousands of years, these glaciers build layer upon layer of ice,
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Filming On Thin Ice In...
the moments when everything works when that moment finally arrives in the behavior happens the iceberg floating past at the right angle those moments are so worth waiting for I think the wildlife program shows a lot of people places that they never even
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Greeting the world in...
If you think of culture as an iceberg, only a small fraction of it is visible. Food, flags, and festivals, which are often talked about in schools, are the visible parts that we rightly celebrate. However, only when we look deeper, under the water,
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Killer Whales "Gang Up"...
that when they create a wave it'll hit the ice perfectly to wash the seal off this group that we're watching right now have actually perfected a technique where they're creating a wave and that wave helps to wash the iceberg apart and
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When technology...
that was just the tip of the iceberg it was my introduction to an idea that I think is quite powerful this idea that biology as you know miraculous as it is sustaining our bodies creating our experience of life it's also responsible
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How to speak monkey: The...
the normal long call whistle. In other words, Shakira just said a sentence. Her simple demonstration is just the tip of the iceberg. She's got trills, chatters, multiple whistle calls, more combination vocalizations, even twitters.
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Camille Seaman: Haunting...
on top of another snowflake, year after year. Icebergs are born when they calve off of glaciers or break off of ice shelves. Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
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360° Diving Under...
life finds a way to thrive here have you noticed what's under the iceberg it's a crabeater seal their blubber can reach up to five centimeters
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Close Call: Flipping...
icebergs can be some of the most beautiful things in the world but they can also be very dangerous
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
so it's just this real sense of adventure as you're going across you come out of drake's passage and then all of a sudden you're coming down the peninsula past all these icebergs and really entering into this icy world it was quite phenomenal and the water can be super glassy and the life around and you're seeing
Video examples
What's below the tip of...
Here are some thing you might not know about the icy islands. The life of an iceberg begins many thousands of years before it reaches the ocean. Unlike sea ice or pack ice, which form when the ocean freezes, glaciers are made of fresh water. For thousands of years, these glaciers build layer upon layer of ice,
Video examples
Filming On Thin Ice In...
the moments when everything works when that moment finally arrives in the behavior happens the iceberg floating past at the right angle those moments are so worth waiting for I think the wildlife program shows a lot of people places that they never even
Video examples
Greeting the world in...
If you think of culture as an iceberg, only a small fraction of it is visible. Food, flags, and festivals, which are often talked about in schools, are the visible parts that we rightly celebrate. However, only when we look deeper, under the water,
Video examples
Killer Whales "Gang Up"...
that when they create a wave it'll hit the ice perfectly to wash the seal off this group that we're watching right now have actually perfected a technique where they're creating a wave and that wave helps to wash the iceberg apart and
Video examples
When technology...
that was just the tip of the iceberg it was my introduction to an idea that I think is quite powerful this idea that biology as you know miraculous as it is sustaining our bodies creating our experience of life it's also responsible
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
the normal long call whistle. In other words, Shakira just said a sentence. Her simple demonstration is just the tip of the iceberg. She's got trills, chatters, multiple whistle calls, more combination vocalizations, even twitters.
Video examples
Camille Seaman: Haunting...
on top of another snowflake, year after year. Icebergs are born when they calve off of glaciers or break off of ice shelves. Each iceberg has its own individual personality.
Video examples
360° Diving Under...
life finds a way to thrive here have you noticed what's under the iceberg it's a crabeater seal their blubber can reach up to five centimeters
Video examples
Close Call: Flipping...
icebergs can be some of the most beautiful things in the world but they can also be very dangerous
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Mike Colter
American Actor
Netflix shook it up, brought this whole new generation of people who said, 'I watch things when I want to watch, how I want to watch, where I want to watch, and that's something that no one's going to ever forget.' This has changed the game completely, and I think it's the tip of the iceberg.
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Nancy Dubuc
American Businesswoman
I think it's important for History to keep experimenting with their shows. The more documentary-driven, the returning series, are the bottom of the iceberg under the ocean that keeps it moving, and then it's important to take those swings and see if we can ignite a spark with new audiences.
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Hunter Schafer
American Model
I'm fascinated with acting now. In retrospect, I was only beginning to chip off the tip of the iceberg with how far I can go or what I was exploring inside of me that I hadn't touched in a while as far as emotional headspaces.
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Errol Morris
American Director
A movie is like a tip of an iceberg, in a way, because so little of what you do in connection with making a movie actually gets into the movie. Almost everything gets left behind.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
It's so much easier to like people, and to let people in, to trust them until they prove that you should do otherwise. The alternative is being an iceberg.
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Howard Nemerov
American Poet
It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better movie.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
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Edna O'Brien
Irish Novelist
I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
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Michael Korda
English Novelist
The bestseller list is the tip of the iceberg.
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Mike Colter
American Actor
Netflix shook it up, brought this whole new generation of people who said, 'I watch things when I want to watch, how I want to watch, where I want to watch, and that's something that no one's going to ever forget.' This has changed the game completely, and I think it's the tip of the iceberg.
Quote examples
Nancy Dubuc
American Businesswoman
I think it's important for History to keep experimenting with their shows. The more documentary-driven, the returning series, are the bottom of the iceberg under the ocean that keeps it moving, and then it's important to take those swings and see if we can ignite a spark with new audiences.
Quote examples
Hunter Schafer
American Model
I'm fascinated with acting now. In retrospect, I was only beginning to chip off the tip of the iceberg with how far I can go or what I was exploring inside of me that I hadn't touched in a while as far as emotional headspaces.
Quote examples
Errol Morris
American Director
A movie is like a tip of an iceberg, in a way, because so little of what you do in connection with making a movie actually gets into the movie. Almost everything gets left behind.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
It's so much easier to like people, and to let people in, to trust them until they prove that you should do otherwise. The alternative is being an iceberg.
Quote examples
Howard Nemerov
American Poet
It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
If there had been zombies on the iceberg when the Titanic hit it, that would have made a much better movie.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
Quote examples
Edna O'Brien
Irish Novelist
I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
Quote examples
Michael Korda
English Novelist
The bestseller list is the tip of the iceberg.
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