'Igloo' definitions:
Definition of 'igloo'
(from WordNet)
noun
An Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome [syn: igloo, iglu]
Definition of 'Igloo'
From: GCIDE
- Igloo \Ig"loo\, n.
- 1. An Eskimo snow house. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'igloo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apse,
- arcade,
- arcature,
- arch,
- arched roof,
- archway,
- avalanche,
- blizzard,
- camber,
- ceilinged roof,
- concameration,
- concha,
- cove,
- crystal,
- cupola,
- dome,
- driven snow,
- flake,
- flurry,
- geodesic dome,
- granular snow,
- hogan,
- jacal,
- keystone,
- longhouse,
- mantle of snow,
- mogul,
- ogive,
- skewback,
- slosh,
- slush,
- snow,
- snow banner,
- snow bed,
- snow blanket,
- snow blast,
- snow fence,
- snow flurry,
- snow roller,
- snow slush,
- snow squall,
- snow wreath,
- snow-crystal,
- snowball,
- snowbank,
- snowbridge,
- snowcap,
- snowdrift,
- snowfall,
- snowfield,
- snowflake,
- snowland,
- snowman,
- snowscape,
- snowshed,
- snowslide,
- snowslip,
- snowstorm,
- span,
- tepee,
- tupik,
- vault,
- vaulting,
- voussoir,
- wet snow,
- wickiup,
- wigwam