2 a famous person or thing that people admire Madonna and other pop icons
ic • y / ' aisi / adjective ( ic • i er , ic • i • est )
very cold an icy wind
covered with ice icy roads
ID / |ai di / abbreviation
( informal )
a document that shows who you are Do you have any ID? an ID card
ID is short for "identity" or "identification."
I'd / aid /
short for I had , I would
i .de .аФ / ai'dis/ noun [ count ]
1 a plan or new thought
It would be a good idea to get there early.
have an idea. Let's have a party!
a picture in your mind
The movie gives you a good idea of what New Orleans is like.
I have no idea (= I do not know ) where she is.
an opinion or a belief
She has her own ideas about how to bring up children.
i • de • al / ai ' dial / adjective
the best or exactly right
This is an ideal place for a picnic.
—SYNONYM perfect
i • de • al • ly / ai ' diali / adverb She's ideally suited to the job.
i • de • al • ism / ai 'dializam/ noun [ noncount ]
the belief that a perfect life or situation is possible, even
when this is not likely
college students full of idealism
i • de • al • ist / ai 'dialist / noun [ count ] He's an idealist.
i • den • ti • cal AWL / ai 'dentikl / adjective
exactly the same
These two cameras are identical. identical twins
i • den • ti • fi • ca • tion awl
/ ai|dentafa ' keijn / noun
[ count, noncount ] the process of showing or finding out who someone or something is
The identification of bodies after the accident was difficult.
( abbreviation ID ) [ noncount ] a document that shows who you are
Do you have any identification?
i • den • ti • fy Ф AWL / ai 'dentafai / verb ( i • den • ti • fies , i • den • ti fy • ing , i • den • ti fied , has i den ti fied )
to say or know who someone is or what something is The police have not identified the dead man yet. identify with someone to feel that you understand and share what someone else is feeling I found it hard to identify with the woman in the movie.
i • den • ti • ty AWL / ai'dentati / noun
[ count, noncount ] ( plural i .den .ti • ties )
who or what a person or thing is The identity of the killer is not known.
id • i • om / idiam / noun [ count ]
( english language arts ) a group of words with a special meaning
The idiom "break someone's heart" means "to make someone very unhappy."
id • i • o • mat • ic / |idia ' mretik / adjective ( english language arts ) using language that contains natural expressions
She speaks fluent and idiomatic English. id • i • ot / ' idiat / noun [count]
a person who is stupid or does something silly I was an idiot to believe what he said. ► id • i • ot • ic / |idi ' atik / adjective
an idiotic mistake
i • dol / ' aidl/ noun [ count ]
a famous person that people love
Noah was a Giants fan, and Eli Manning was his idol.
( religion ) an object that people treat as a god
i • dol • ize / ' aidbaiz / verb ( i - dol - iz - es , i - dol - iz - ing , i - dol ized )
to love or admire someone very much or too much He has always idolized his uncle.
i.e. / |ai ' i / abbreviation
used in writing to mean "that is" or "in other words"
the basic necessities of life, i.e. food, water, and
somewhere to live
О / if / conjunction
1 a word that you use to say what is possible or true when
another thing happens or is true
