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Arctic

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gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
coldnoun(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
polarnoun(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
rubbernoun(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
gumshoenoun(slang, Canada, US) A detective.
freezingnoun(countable and uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
galoshnounAn overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:
goloshnounAlternative spelling of galosh. [An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:]
arctic zonenounthe regions north of the arctic circle centered on the north pole
north frigid zonenounthe regions north of the arctic circle centered on the north pole
north-polarat or near the north pole
glacialnounOf, or relating to glaciers.
icynounPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.

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goloshnounAlternative spelling of galosh. [An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:]
polarnoun(geometry) The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.
glacialnounA glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
icynounA female given name.
freezingnoun(countable and uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
gelid(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty.
frigidVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
coldnoun(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
rubbernoun(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
gumshoenoun(slang, Canada, US) A detective.
galoshnounAn overshoe or boot worn in wet weather:
arctic zonenounthe regions north of the arctic circle centered on the north pole
north-polarat or near the north pole
north frigid zonenounthe regions north of the arctic circle centered on the north pole
charrnounAlternative spelling of char (fish) [A charred substance.]
northernnounAn inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
northwestnounThe intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
nordicnounA person of Nordic descent or having features typical of Nordic people.
antarcticnounA continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.
circumpolarLocated or found throughout a polar region.

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