单词	icebreaker
释义	icebreaker noun ice·​break·​er ˈīs-ˌbrā-kər  1 : a ship equipped (as with a reinforced bow) to make and maintain a channel through ice 2 : something that is done or said to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion Roughly half of all Americans are invested in the market these days, and stock holdings have replaced politics, weather and sports as the go-to conversational icebreaker. Adam Bryant … she also pays particular attention to icebreakers that relax guests and get them rubbing elbows, such as a cruise up the Colorado River, where guests nibble on hors d'oeuvres and sip Fall Creek wines. Steve Heimoff see also break the ice at break entry 1 Example Sentences using an old joke as a conversational icebreaker Recent Examples on the Web Fourth-graders at the iLearn Virtual School in Dallas began class Thursday morning with an icebreaker. Ben Chapman, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Her first tour as an ensign took her to Seattle for an assignment aboard an icebreaker, the Polar Star. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Its newest vessel, Le Commandant Charcot, rated as a Polar Class 2 icebreaker, entered service earlier this year. Doug Gollan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The hat became a small conversation piece, a wee wearable icebreaker. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 Set on an icebreaker and sprayed with a hose for 72 hours, Casto’s pot more than tripled its weight. Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022 As an icebreaker, Sue Skirvin asks the 15 or so people in the room to give an adjective that starts with the same letter as their name. Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 On October 4, 2019, the Polarstern, a German icebreaker the length of a football field, sidled up to a thick ice floe above the Arctic Circle and turned off its engines. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 May 2022 The best-selling author does serve up stories, lots of them; the book is a grab bag of anecdotes, many of which have the tone and the import of a humorous icebreaker in a Rotary Club speech. Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition icebreaker noun ice·​break·​er ˈīs-ˌbrā-kər  1 : a ship equipped to make and keep open a channel through ice 2 : something said or done that helps people relax and begin talking in a social situation The party game was a good icebreaker. icebreaker noun 1 as in social Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance social supper clambake tea masquerade symposium soiree mixer housewarming cocktail party tea party klatch reception house party shower blowout soirée bake get-together kegger shindig stag event formal keg party function kaffeeklatsch dance salon party blast hen party benefit fete klatsch affair bash ball prom fund-raiser meet and greet celebration fête gala binge do occasion orgy saturnalia bacchanalia bacchanal 2 as in barge Synonyms & Similar Words barge warship liner tanker steamship cruiser corvette steamer superliner freighter ship ferryboat cutter watercraft supertanker collier merchantman argosy lightship coaster transport boat flagship ironclad merchant ship motor ship aircraft carrier containership destroyer tramp keel trader packet yacht vessel man-o'-war schooner man-of-war sailboat windjammer brig clipper brigantine caravel ketch square-rigger tall ship bark xebec barque junk
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