Word Finder - icons

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An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.

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• graven image
• idol

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(especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.

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(by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.

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That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.

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A small picture that represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)

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A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.

The small lamp in front of the icons was the only light left in the room.

How do I create my own ram disk icons?

Twelve hours and forty three souls later, Gabriel gave up on the icons.

Murat, left in command of the Grand Army at of ?VapoVilna, abandoned his charge and in the next year made Icons overtures to the allies who coalesced against Napoleon.

You can show or hide multiple layers at the same time by dragging over eye icons in the Layers palette.

The exhaust filters on red double-deckers, those icons of London streets, are in trouble for creating more smog.

The macabre fascination with battlefield icons such as The Danger Tree and the Lone Pine may be more than just commemorative passion.

The icons give you access to the local hard disk.

Don't we want our icons to have more clout, more heft, more angles?

It looks at what visual languages can do in transmitting information, and compares Mayan hieroglyphs with desktop icons.

What you have is a 12th Century example of the complexity of Byzantine icons.

Navigation between screens is enabled by means of toolbar icons.

From Studio Manager, individual device editors can be opened by double-clicking the device icons.

Nuance has also integrated toolbar icons for PDF Create!

Vehicles look either really dated or really futuristic depending on the setting and icons in the interface are very illustrative.

Got a little sidetracked tonight & started lookin ' at icons.

The Reading number sixteen has previously snubbed moves to Bristol City, Preston, Stoke and the Busan Icons.

A new window will open, offering you a variety of smiley icons to choose from.

It 's a new set of icons for Firefox that are much cuddlier and stylish than the default ones.

Home 7.5 Icons An icon is a stylized representation of an object.

But icons as understood in the Orthodox Church since that date are partly symbolic in nature.

Groups always place flowers at the feet of these icons and we all bow with respect - whatever your personal views about totalitarian dictators.

He was martyred by fanatics for defending the veneration of icons.

It comes bundled with a wireless outdoor temperature sensor too, displaying graphical weather forecast icons for your area.

That way, all you have to do is click on a few icons here and there.

Additionally, Best Buy offers gift cards which feature characters from popular movies and icons of entertainment.

Editing in this room planner is a little easier to get the hang of, as rotating/resizing options appear as tiny icons when you highlight the border of an object.

From choosing an organic theme with shells and sea life to picking a couple of classic nautical icons, you can probably find hundreds if not thousands of décor items, furnishings and fixtures to put a little "Ahoy Matey" into your design.

The site includes a website game, an interactive fairy tale, behind-the-scenes campaign shoot, and downloadable items (including wallpapers, MySpace template, and instant messenger icons).

Your web browser can show you whether a site is secure or not with security icons, usually a lock, and alerts.

You can even download screensavers, icons and wallpapers for your computer.

Icons from the movies such as Jasmine's magic carpet and Belles' friends Teacup and Candle are included.

You can have fun with some of the male Disney characters and the wealth of scrapbooking materials available with these Disney icons taken from movies and cartoons.

If you want to connect a picture to your screen name, look for avatars and icons online featuring everything from you favorite movie stars to famous quotes.

Hip hop icons have started making their own brands.

Set the screenshot as your computer's background, your mom will click at nothing for hours trying to figure out why the icons don't work.

While getting ready for an 80s themed prom night, listen to pop culture icons like Madonna and Michael Jackson, as well as bands like The Smiths and New Order.

The mere anticipation of an engagement brings images of wedding bells to mind, and few icons of matrimonial ceremonies have such a rich tapestry of history and sentimental appeal.

Some of the icons of other children television shows, cartoons and movies are gender-specific, like the Disney Princesses, while others, like the Sesame Street characters, are coveted by both girls and boys.

From notable authors to major film stars and musical icons, the list of celebrity birthdays in July is long and distinguished.

These sexy celebrities become icons for their looks as much as they are recognized for their talents.

Male anchors, especially those who are icons in the field, are not held up to the same standards; nor should they be.

It's a monumental event - two popular daytime talk show icons meeting on one stage.

One of the highlights is an "icon archive" that stores small headshots of Lovato for people to use as their icons or avatars on forums or social networking sites.

Fanpop - The Lautner site at Fanpop has all kinds of icons, images, and news, as well as a forum.

Cincinnati is listed as the first booming city in America's heartland, and the acting icons to be born and bred there are just a few of the reasons why.

From television legends and movie stars to musical icons and sports heroes, many well-known stars passed away in 2010.

It can be a real surprise for fans to meet cherished celebrities in person and discover the actual heights of these public icons.

Many noted that thanks to the girls' stylish mother, Michelle, Malia and Sasha were morphing into clothing icons for the younger set.

Their pajama options come in designs like plaid, cartoon figures, characters, popular culture icons and other fun patterns.