Answer: icebreakers
AnswerCrossword Clue
ICEBREAKERSOpening remarks, perhaps
ICEBREAKERSConversation starters
ICEBREAKERSParty gimmicks, in a way.
ICEBREAKERSArctic ships
ICEBREAKERSParty picker-uppers
ICEBREAKERSThey're often used at parties
ICEBREAKERSOpening remarks to strangers
ICEBREAKERSSome opening lines
icebreakersA thing that serves to relieve inhibitions or tension between people, or start a conversation
icebreakersA thing that breaks up moving ice so as to lessen its impact, esp. a structure protecting the upstream end of a bridge pier
icebreakersA ship designed for breaking a channel through ice
icebreakersICEBREAKER, a boat for making a passage through ice