"arctic" in the noun sense
1. Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
2. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
"arctic" in the adjective sense
1. north-polar, Arctic
of or relating to the Arctic
"the Arctic summer"
2. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar
extremely cold
"an arctic climate"
"a frigid day"
"gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
"glacial winds"
"icy hands"
"polar weather"
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