THE TIP OF AN (OR THE) ICEBERG

Meaning of THE TIP OF AN (OR THE) ICEBERG in English

the tip of an ( or the) iceberg

the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem.

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AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ICEBERG — [A] n iceberg
Interlingua English vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ICEBERG — Floating mass of ice that has broken from the seaward end of a glacier or a polar ice sheet. Icebergs …
Английский словарь Британика
TIP — I. ˈtip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tip, tippe; akin to Middle High German zipf tip, Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ICEBERG — ˈīsˌbərg, -bə̄g, -bəig noun Etymology: probably part translation of Danish or Norwegian isberg, from is ice + berg mountain, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIP — tip 1 — tipless , adj. /tip/ , n. , v. , tipped, tipping . n. 1. a slender or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ICEBERG — /uys"berrg/ , n. 1. a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIP — I. ˈtip verb ( tipped ; tip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : overturn , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ICEBERG — noun Etymology: probably part translation of Danish or Norwegian isberg, from is ice + berg mountain Date: 1820 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIP — noun a gift; a douceur; a fee. 2. tip ·noun rubbish thrown from a quarry. 3. tip ·noun a light …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
TIP — [tip] vb tipped ; tip.ping [ME] vt (14c) 1: overturn, upset--usu. used with over 2. a: cant, tilt b: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ICEBERG — [ice.berg] n [prob. part trans. of Dan or Norw isberg, fr. is ice + berg mountain] (1820) 1: a large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ICEBERG — floating mass of freshwater ice that has broken from the seaward end of a glacier or a polar ice sheet. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICEBERG — iceberg BrE AmE ˈaɪs bɜːɡ AmE \ -bɝːɡ ▷ iceberg|s z ▶ ˌ iceberg ˈ lettuce, ˈ•• ˌ•• BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIP — / tɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun END OF STH 1. the thin pointed end of sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — I. tip 1 S2 W3 /tɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,4-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old Norse …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICEBERG — ice ‧ berg /ˈaɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Danish ; Origin: Norwegian isberg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ICEBERG — n. 1 a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice-sheet and carried out to sea. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ICEBERG — n. 1 a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice-sheet and carried out to sea. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIP — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an extremity or end, esp. of a small or tapering thing (tips of the …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ICEBERG — n.1 a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice-sheet and carried out to sea. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
TIP — ( tips, tipping, tipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tip …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ICEBERG — ( icebergs) An iceberg is a large tall mass of ice floating in the sea. the tip of the iceberg: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a useful tip ▪ Their website has some useful tips on selling your home. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ICEBERG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES iceberg lettuce COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN lettuce ▪ He must buy a head of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ICEBERG — n. Floating mass of ice that has broken from the seaward end of a glacier or a polar ice sheet. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ICEBERG — See: COOL AS AN ICEBERG.
Slang English vocab
TIP — To give or lend. Tip me your daddle; give me your hand. Tip me a hog; give me a shilling. …
Slang English vocab
ICEBERG — noun Iceberg is used before these nouns: ↑ lettuce
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ICEBERG — A massive piece of ice that breaks off and floats away from a Glacier. Icebergs occur as huge blocks, or …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
ICEBERG — See: COOL AS AN ICEBERG.
Словарь английских идиом
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TIP
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ICEBERG — сущ. айсберг to hit, strike an iceberg ≈ столкнуться с айсбергом the tip of the iceberg ≈ на верхушке айсберга …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIP
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ICEBERG — iceberg.ogg ʹaısbɜ:g n 1. айсберг 2. холодная натура, холодный, замкнутый человек the tip of the iceberg - а) ндводная часть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIP — 1) вершина; верхушка 2) головка 3) заострённый или закруглённый конец; кончик 4) наконечник || снабжать наконечником 5) рабочий конец электрода …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ICEBERG — айсберг - free-drifting iceberg - instrumented iceberg - sediment-laden iceberg - tabular iceberg
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TIP — 1) вершина; верхушка 2) головка 3) заострённый или закруглённый конец; кончик 4) наконечник || снабжать наконечником 5) рабочий конец электрода 6) насадок; мундштук 7) носок (литейного …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ICEBERG — айсберг - free-drifting iceberg - instrumented iceberg - sediment-laden iceberg - tabular iceberg
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TIP — 1) верхушечный 2) верхушка 3) вершинка 4) головка штепселя 5) законцовка 6) конец 7) кончик 8) легкий толчок 9) мундштук 10) наклонять 11) наконечник 12) наральник 13) машиностр. носик 14) тех. орган исполнительный 15) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TIP
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