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Definition of Iceberg

Iceberg

  1. A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.
If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.
Ernest Hemingway

The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
Sigmund Freud

The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.
Bob Woodward

The basic thing a man should know is how to change a tyre and how to drive a tractor. Whatever that bearded dude is doing on the Dos Equis beer commercials sets the bar. That's your guy. Every man should be aiming to be like him. The beard is just the tip of the iceberg.
Timothy Olyphant

I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
Edna O'Brien

Iceberg Translations

iceberg in Dutch is ijsberg
iceberg in German is Eisberg
iceberg in Italian is iceberg
iceberg in Norwegian is isfjell
iceberg in Spanish is iceberg
iceberg in Swedish is isberg

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