393 words
| Word | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ī | I | Ī | pron. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself |
| i | ī | pron. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself | ||
| i.e. | ī.ē. | i.e. | ī.ē. | adv. that is; namely (id est) |
| iambic | īambic | iamb-ic | īamb-ic | n. a verse line consisting of iambs a. of or consisting of iambs |
| iberian | ībēriån | iber-ian | ībēr-iån | a. of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula or its inhabitants n. a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula |
| ibex | ībex | ibex | ībex | n. wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns |
| ibis | ībi̊s | ibis | ībi̊s | n. wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills |
| ibuprofen | ībūprōfe̊n | ibuprofen | ībūprōfe̊n | n. an anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine used to relieve arthritis pain and fever |
| iciness | īcinėss | ic-i-ness | īc-i-nėss | n. coldness due to a cold environment |
| ice | īce | ice | īce | n. water frozen into a solid state n. a frozen dessert vt. to make something cold |
| iceberg | īc𝕖be̊rg | ice-berg | īc𝕖-be̊rg | n. a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier |
| icebox | īc𝕖box | ice-box | īc𝕖-box | n. a refrigerator or ice chest |
| ice-cream | īc𝕖-crēam | ice-cream | īc𝕖-crēam | n. a frozen dessert made from cream and sugar |
| icecap | īc𝕖cap | ice-cap | īc𝕖-cap | n. a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land |
| iced | īc𝕖ḋ | ic-ed | īc-𝕖ḋ | a. made very cold with ice; covered with icing |
| icefall | īc𝕖fãll | ice-fall | īc𝕖-fãll | n. a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall |
| icehouse | īc𝕖hòuse | ice-house | īc𝕖-hòuse | n. a house for storing ice |
| icelandic | īc𝕖landic | iceland-ic | īc𝕖land-ic | a. of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture n. a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland |
| icing | īcing | ic-ing | īc-ing | n. a sweet coating for cakes n. the formation of ice on a surface |
| Iceland | Īc𝕖lånd | Ice-land | Īc𝕖-lånd | n. an island country in the North Atlantic |
| icily | īcilẏ | ici-ly | īci-lẏ | adv. in a cold and icy manner |
| icemaker | īc𝕖māke̊r | ice-maker | īc𝕖-māke̊r | n. a device for making ice |
| iceman | īc𝕖man | ice-man | īc𝕖-man | n. someone who cuts and delivers ice |
| icepack | īc𝕖pack | ice-pack | īc𝕖-pack | n. a bag of ice applied to the body to reduce pain |
| icepick | īc𝕖pick | ice-pick | īc𝕖-pick | n. pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice |
| ice-skate | ice-skate | v. to move on ice wearing skates | ||
| ices | īcėṡ | ice-s | īcė-ṡ | |
| icy | īcẏ | ic-y | īc-ẏ | a. very cold; covered with ice a. unfriendly in manner |
| icebreaker | īc𝕖breāke̊r | ice-break-er | īc𝕖-breāk-e̊r | n. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice n. a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere |
| deice | dēice | de-ice | dē-ice | v. to remove ice from something |
| ichor | īc𝕙or | ichor | īc𝕙or | n. a fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods in mythology |
| icicle | īcicle | icicle | īcicle | n. a hanging piece of ice formed by freezing dripping water |
| icky | ickẏ | ick-y | ick-ẏ | a. unpleasant and disgusting; overly sweet or sentimental |
| icon | īcon | icon | īcon | n. a small picture on a computer screen n. a person admired by many |
| iconic | īconic | icon-ic | īcon-ic | a. widely known and acknowledged especially for excellence; relating to an icon |
| iconographic | īcono̊graphic | icon-o-graph-ic | īcon-o̊-graph-ic | a. relating to iconography |
| pericope | pe̊rico̊pē | per-icop-e | pe̊r-ico̊p-ē | n. a selection from a book or text |
| ID | ĪD | ID | ĪD | n. a document proving one's identity |
| IDs | ĪDṡ | ID-s | ĪD-ṡ | |
| idealist | īdēalist | ide-al-ist | īdē-al-ist | n. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations |
| idealize | īdēalīze | ide-al-ize | īdē-al-īze | v. consider or render as ideal v. form ideals |
| ideation | īdēatio̊n | ide-at-ion | īdē-at-io̊n | n. the process of forming and relating ideas |
| ideational | īdēåtio̊nål | ide-at-ion-al | īdē-åt-io̊n-ål | a. being of the nature of a notion or concept |
| idealized | īdēalīz𝕖d | ide-al-iz-ed | īdē-al-īz-𝕖d | a. regarded or represented as perfect or better than in reality |
| idealistic | īdēalistic | ide-al-ist-ic | īdē-al-ist-ic | a. characterized by ideals; unrealistically aiming for perfection |
| ideologist | īdēolo̊gi̊st | ide-o-log-ist | īdē-o-lo̊g-i̊st | n. an advocate of some ideology |
| ideas | īdēåṡ | i-de-a-s | ī-dē-å-ṡ | |
| ideology | īdēolo̊gẏ | ide-o-log-y | īdē-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. a system of ideas forming the basis of a political, economic, or social theory |
| ideological | īdēo̊logicål | ide-o-log-ic-al | īdē-o̊-log-ic-ål | a. relating to a system of ideas or beliefs |
| idealistically | īdēalisticållẏ | ide-al-ist-ic-al-ly | īdē-al-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an idealistic manner |
| ideologically | īdēo̊logicållẏ | ide-o-log-ic-al-ly | īdē-o̊-log-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to ideology |
| idealization | īdēålīzātio̊n | ideal-iz-at-ion | īdēål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. a portrayal of something as ideal |
| identify | īdentifȳ | ident-ify | īdent-ifȳ | vt. to recognize or establish the identity of someone or something vi. to feel that one shares a characteristic or feeling with another |
| identity | īdenti̊tẏ | ident-ity | īdent-i̊tẏ | n. who or what a person or thing is n. the fact of being the same as something else |
| identical | īdenticål | ident-ic-al | īdent-ic-ål | a. exactly the same; alike in every way |
| identifies | īdentifī𝕖ṡ | ident-if-ies | īdent-if-ī𝕖ṡ | |
| identifying | īdenti̊fȳing | ident-ify-ing | īdent-i̊fȳ-ing | v. recognize as being; establish the identity of a. serving to identify |
| identities | īdentiti𝕖ṡ | ident-it-ies | īdent-it-i𝕖ṡ | |
| identifiable | īdenti̊fīåble | ident-if-i-able | īdent-i̊f-ī-åble | a. capable of being recognized or identified |
| identified | īdenti̊fī𝕖d | ident-i-fi-ed | īdent-i̊-fī-𝕖d | a. having the identity known or established |
| identifier | īdentifīe̊r | ident-i-fi-er | īdent-i-fī-e̊r | n. a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it |
| identically | īdenticållẏ | ident-ic-al-ly | īdent-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with complete identity; in an identical manner |
| identification | īdentificātio̊n | ident-i-fic-at-ion | īdent-i-fic-āt-io̊n | n. the act of recognizing or proving who or what someone or something is |
| identifiably | īdentifīåblẏ | ident-if-i-ab-ly | īdent-if-ī-åb-lẏ | adv. in an identifiable manner |
| misidentify | misīdenti̊fȳ | mis-ident-ify | mis-īdent-i̊fȳ | v identify incorrectly |
| misidentification | misīdentificātio̊n | mis-ident-i-fic-at-ion | mis-īdent-i-fic-āt-io̊n | n. an incorrect identification |
| unidentifiable | ûnīdentifīåble | un-ident-if-i-able | ûn-īdent-if-ī-åble | a. impossible to identify |
| unidentified | ûnīdenti̊fī𝕖d | un-ident-i-fi-ed | ûn-īdent-i̊-fī-𝕖d | a. not recognized or identified |
| idiopathic | idiōpathi̊c | idio-path-ic | idiō-path-i̊c | a. (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause |
| idiosyncratic | idiōsẏncratic | idio-syn-crat-ic | idiō-sẏn-crat-ic | a. peculiar or individual in nature |
| idiosyncracy | idio̊sẏncråcẏ | idio-syn-crac-y | idio̊-sẏn-cråc-ẏ | n. a distinctive personal peculiarity |
| idiosyncrasy | idiōsẏncråsẏ | idio-syn-cras-y | idiō-sẏn-crås-ẏ | n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive to an individual |
| idiosyncratically | idiōsẏncraticållẏ | idio-syn-crat-ic-al-ly | idiō-sẏn-crat-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an idiosyncratic manner |
| idiocy | idio̊cẏ | idioc-y | idio̊c-ẏ | n. extreme mental retardation |
| idiom | idio̊m | idiom | idio̊m | n. an expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its individual words |
| idiomatic | idio̊matic | idiom-at-ic | idio̊m-at-ic | a. of or relating to or conforming to idiom |
| idiot | idio̊t | idiot | idio̊t | n. a very stupid person |
| idiotic | idiotic | idiot-ic | idiot-ic | a. insanely irresponsible a. having a mental age of three to seven years |
| idiots | idio̊ts | idiot-s | idio̊t-s | |
| idiotically | idioticållẏ | idiot-ic-al-ly | idiot-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an idiotic manner |
| idle | īdle | idle | īdle | a. not in action or at work v. run disconnected or idle |
| idled | īdl𝕖d | idl-ed | īdl-𝕖d | v. be idle; exist in a changeless situation |
| idler | īdle̊r | idl-er | īdl-e̊r | n. person who does no work |
| idling | īdling | idl-ing | īdl-ing | n. having no employment; running idle |
| idleness | īdl𝕖nėss | idle-ness | īdl𝕖-nėss | n. having no employment; inactivity |
| idly | īdlẏ | idl-y | īdl-ẏ | adv. in an idle manner |
| idol | īdo̊l | idol | īdo̊l | n. an image worshipped as a god; a person greatly admired |
| idolize | īdo̊līze | idol-ize | īdo̊l-īze | v. to love or admire uncritically |
| idolise | īdo̊līṡe | idol-is-e | īdo̊l-īṡ-e | vt. to admire excessively; to worship as an idol |
| idolization | īdo̊līzātio̊n | idol-iz-at-ion | īdo̊l-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of worshiping blindly and to excess |
| idolater | īdolåte̊r | idolat-er | īdolåt-e̊r | n. a person who worships idols |
| idolatrize | īdolåtrīze | idol-atr-ize | īdol-åtr-īze | vt. to worship as an idol |
| idolatrous | īdolåtro̊us | idolatr-ous | īdolåtr-o̊us | a. relating to or practicing idolatry a. blindly or excessively devoted or adoring |
| idolatry | īdolåtrẏ | idolatr-y | īdolåtr-ẏ | n. the worship of idols |
| idyll | īdẙll | idyll | īdẙll | n. an episode of pastoral or romantic charm worthy of a poetic idyll |
| idyllic | īdẏllic | idyll-ic | īdẏll-ic | a. charmingly simple and peaceful |
| ie | iē | ie | iē | abbr. id est; that is to say; in other words |
| if | if | if | if | conj. on the condition that; supposing that; whether |
| iff | iff | iff | iff | conj. if and only if |
| iffy | iffẏ | iff-y | iff-ẏ | a. subject to doubt or question |
| igloo | igloo | igloo | igloo | n. an Eskimo hut usually built of blocks of sod or snow in the shape of a dome |
| igneous | ignēo̊us | ign-eous | ign-ēo̊us | a. produced under conditions involving intense heat a. produced by the action of fire or intense heat |
| ignite | ignīte | ign-ite | ign-īte | v. cause to start burning |
| ignition | ignitio̊n | ign-it-ion | ign-it-io̊n | n. the act of starting to burn; the mechanism that starts the fuel burning in an engine |
| reignite | rēignīte | re-ign-ite | rē-ign-īte | v. to ignite anew |
| ignatian | ignāṫi̊ån | ignat-ian | ignāṫ-i̊ån | a. of or relating to St. Ignatius of Loyola or his teachings |
| igniter | ignīte̊r | ignit-er | ignīt-e̊r | n. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire |
| ignoramus | igno̊rāmůs | ignor-am-us | igno̊r-ām-ůs | n. an ignorant person |
| exiguous | eẋig𝕦o̊us | ex-igu-ous | eẋ-ig𝕦-o̊us | a. very small in amount; meager |
| ikat | ikat | ikat | ikat | n. a fabric made by tie-dyeing yarn before weaving |
| ikon | īkon | ikon | īkon | n. a visual representation produced on a surface n. a conventional religious painting venerated in the Eastern Church |
| iliac | iliac | ili-ac | ili-ac | a. of or relating to the ilium |
| ilium | iliům | ilium | iliům | n. the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone |
| ilk | ilk | ilk | ilk | n. a kind of person or thing |
| ill | ill | ill | ill | a. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function a. resulting in suffering or adversity a. distressing adv. with difficulty or inconvenience |
| illness | illnėss | ill-ness | ill-nėss | n. a disease or period of sickness |
| ill-repute | ill-repute | n. a bad reputation | ||
| ill-will | ill-will | n. hostile feeling; enmity | ||
| ill-mannered | ill-manner-ed | a. having bad manners; rude | ||
| illnesses | illnėssėṡ | ill-ness-es | ill-nėss-ėṡ | |
| ill-prepared | ill-prėpār𝕖d | ill-prepar-ed | ill-prėpār-𝕖d | a. not sufficiently prepared |
| ill-paying | ill-pay-ing | a. paying very little | ||
| Illinois | Illi̊nois | Illinois | Illi̊nois | n. a state in the midwestern United States |
| ilmenite | ilmėnīte | ilmen-ite | ilmėn-īte | n. a mineral containing iron and titanium |
| imagist | imȧgist | imag-ist | imȧg-ist | n. a poet of the Imagist school a. relating to Imagism |
| imagistic | imȧgistic | imag-ist-ic | imȧg-ist-ic | a. of or relating to imagism or its principles |
| imaginal | imaginål | im-ag-in-al | im-ag-in-ål | a. of or relating to imagination a. of or pertaining to an imago |
| unimaginable | ûnimaginåble | un-imag-in-able | ûn-imag-in-åble | a. impossible to imagine; totally unlikely |
| unimagined | ûnimagi̊n𝕖d | un-imag-in-ed | ûn-imag-i̊n-𝕖d | a. not imagined even in a dream |
| unimaginative | ûnimaginåtive | un-imag-in-at-ive | ûn-imag-in-åt-ive | a. dealing only with concrete facts |
| unimaginably | ûnimaginåblẏ | un-imag-in-ab-ly | ûn-imag-in-åb-lẏ | adv. to an unimaginable extent |
| astroimager | astrōimȧge̊r | astr-o-imag-er | astr-ō-imȧg-e̊r | n. a device or person that creates images of astronomical objects |
| imaged | imåg𝕖d | imag-ed | imåg-𝕖d | v. render visible, as by means of MRI v. imagine; conceive of |
| imago | imāgō | imago | imāgō | n. an adult insect produced after metamorphosis n. an idealized image formed in childhood |
| imam | īmam | imam | īmam | n. the man who leads prayers in a mosque |
| imbecile | imbe̊ci̊le | imbecile | imbe̊ci̊le | a. having a mental age of three to seven years |
| imbricate | imbricāte | imbricate | imbricāte | v. place so as to overlap a. used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles |
| imbroglio | imbrō𝕘liō | imbroglio | imbrō𝕘liō | n. an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation n. a very embarrassing misunderstanding |
| aliment | alime̊nt | al-iment | al-ime̊nt | n. food; nourishment |
| imipramine | imipråmĩne | imipramine | imipråmĩne | n. a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression |
| imitative | imi̊tātive | imit-at-ive | imi̊t-āt-ive | a. marked by or given to imitation |
| imitator | imi̊tāto̊r | imit-at-or | imi̊t-āt-o̊r | n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another |
| inimitable | inimi̊tåble | in-imit-able | in-imi̊t-åble | a. defying imitation; matchless |
| immunocompetent | immūnōcompėte̊nt | im-muno-compet-ent | im-mūnō-compėt-e̊nt | a. capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen |
| immunodeficiency | immūnōdėficie̊ncẏ | im-muno-defic-iency | im-mūnō-dėfic-ie̊ncẏ | n. immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate |
| immunologic | immūnōlogic | im-muno-log-ic | im-mūnō-log-ic | a. of or relating to immunology |
| immunotherapy | immūnōthèråpẏ | im-muno-therap-y | im-mūnō-thèråp-ẏ | n. therapy designed to produce immunity or enhance resistance by the immune system |
| psychoneuroimmunology | 𝕡sȳc𝕙ōneuroimmunology | psych-o-neur-o-immun-o-log-y | 𝕡sȳc𝕙-ō-neur-o-immun-o-log-y | n. the study of how psychological processes interact with the nervous and immune systems |
| imp | imp | imp | imp | n. one who is playfully mischievous |
| impish | impish | imp-ish | imp-ish | a. naughtily or annoyingly playful |
| impishly | impishlẏ | imp-ish-ly | imp-ish-lẏ | adv. in an appealing but bold manner |
| impair | impāir | impair | impāir | v. make worse or less effective |
| impaired | impāir𝕖d | impair-ed | impāir-𝕖d | a. diminished in strength, quality, or utility |
| impairment | impāirme̊nt | impair-ment | impāir-me̊nt | n. damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality |
| impala | impàlå | impala | impàlå | n. African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps |
| impatiens | impātie̊nṡ | impatiens | impātie̊nṡ | n. a genus of plants with colorful flowers and elastic seed capsules |
| impeach | impēach | impeach | impēach | vt. to charge a public official with misconduct in office vt. to call into question |
| impeachable | impēachåble | impeach-able | impēach-åble | a. that may be impeached; liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime |
| impeached | impēach𝕖ḋ | impeach-ed | impēach-𝕖ḋ | v. charge a public official with an offense committed while in office |
| impeachment | impēachme̊nt | impeach-ment | impēach-me̊nt | n. a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office |
| unimpeded | ûnimp𝕖dėd | un-im-ped-ed | ûn-im-p𝕖d-ėd | a. not slowed or prevented |
| impetigo | impėtīgō | impetigo | impėtīgō | n. a contagious skin infection common in children, causing blisters and crusts |
| imprimatura | imprimāturå | imprimatura | imprimāturå | n. a thin transparent coat of paint applied as a ground for a painting |
| in | in | in | in | prep. expressing inclusion, position, or state within limits adv. into or toward the inside |
| inner | inne̊r | inn-er | inn-e̊r | a. located or occurring within or closer to a center a. located inward; innermost or essential |
| inanity | inanitẏ | inan-ity | inan-itẏ | n. total lack of meaning or ideas |
| inanition | inånitio̊n | in-an-it-ion | in-ån-it-io̊n | n. emptiness; weakness from lack of food |
| inane | ināne | inane | ināne | a. devoid of intelligence |
| inanely | inān𝕖lẏ | inane-ly | inān𝕖-lẏ | adv. vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish |
| inca | incå | inca | incå | n. a ruler of the Incas n. a member of the Quechuan people of Peru n. the Quechua people who built an empire in Peru until the Spanish conquest |
| inch | inch | inch | inch | n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot |
| inches | inchėṡ | inch-es | inch-ėṡ | |
| inchworm | inchwo̊rm | inch-worm | inch-wo̊rm | n. a small caterpillar that moves by looping its body |
| inchoate | inc𝕙ōāte | inchoate | inc𝕙ōāte | a. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
| incubus | incūbůs | incubus | incūbůs | n. a male demon that visits sleeping women n. someone who depresses or worries others |
| incus | incûs | incus | incûs | n. the middle bone of the three small bones in the middle ear |
| India | Indiå | Ind-ia | Ind-iå | n. a country in South Asia |
| Indian | Indiån | Ind-ian | Ind-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of India a. relating to India or its people |
| indy | indẏ | ind-y | ind-ẏ | n. a type of American automobile racing |
| Indiana | Indianå | Ind-ian-a | Ind-ian-å | n. a state in the midwestern United States |
| indexed | index𝕖ḋ | index-ed | index-𝕖ḋ | v. list in an index (index的过去式和过去分词) a. provided with an index |
| indexer | indexe̊r | index-er | index-e̊r | n. someone who provides an index |
| indexing | indexing | index-ing | index-ing | n. the act of classifying and providing an index to make items easier to retrieve |
| indexation | indexātio̊n | index-at-ion | index-āt-io̊n | n. a system where wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index |
| india | indiå | |||
| indian | indiån | n. a native or inhabitant of India a. relating to India or its people | ||
| indie | indiē | indie | indiē | a. not affiliated with a major record company or studio n. an independent film or music group |
| indigo | indi̊gō | indigo | indi̊gō | n. a blue-violet color a. having a color between blue and violet |
| indium | indiům | indium | indiům | n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite |
| disingenuously | disingenūo̊uslẏ | dis-ingen-uous-ly | dis-ingen-ūo̊us-lẏ | adv. in a disingenuous manner |
| disingenuousness | disingenūo̊usne̊ss | dis-ingen-uous-ness | dis-ingen-ūo̊us-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor |
| disingenuous | disingenūo̊us | dis-ingen-u-ous | dis-ingen-ū-o̊us | a. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness |
| ingot | ingo̊t | ingot | ingo̊t | n. metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
| inguinal | ingùinål | inguin-al | ingùin-ål | a. of or relating to or near the groin |
| ingénue | ingénūe | ingénue | ingénūe | n. an innocent or naive young woman |
| disinhibition | disinhibitio̊n | dis-inhib-it-ion | dis-inhib-it-io̊n | n. the loss of inhibition; the removal of restraints on behavior |
| inimical | inimicål | inim-ic-al | inim-ic-ål | a. not friendly; hostile; harmful |
| iniquity | iniquitẏ | iniqu-ity | iniqu-itẏ | n. absence of moral or spiritual values |
| initial | initiål | init-i-al | init-i-ål | n. the first letter of a word or name a. occurring at the beginning v. mark with one's initials |
| initiate | initiāte | init-i-ate | init-i-āte | vt. to cause a process or action to begin n. a person who has been introduced to an activity or skill |
| initialize | initiålīze | init-ial-ize | init-iål-īze | v. assign an initial value to a computer program |
| initiated | i̊nitiātėd | init-i-at-ed | i̊nit-i-āt-ėd | v. cause to begin v. accept into a group with a special ceremony |
| initiating | initiāting | init-i-at-ing | init-i-āt-ing | v. bring into being v. set in motion, start an event |
| initiation | initiātio̊n | init-i-at-ion | init-i-āt-io̊n | n. a formal entry into an organization or position n. the act of starting something for the first time |
| initiative | initiåtive | init-i-at-ive | init-i-åt-ive | n. the ability to assess and act independently n. the first step or action a. serving to set in motion |
| initially | initiållẏ | init-i-al-ly | init-i-ål-lẏ | adv. at the beginning |
| initiator | i̊nitiāto̊r | init-i-at-or | i̊nit-i-āt-o̊r | n. a person who initiates a course of action |
| initiates | initiāt𝕖s | init-i-ate-s | init-i-āt𝕖-s | |
| initiatives | initiåtiv𝕖ṡ | init-i-at-ive-s | init-i-åt-iv𝕖-ṡ | |
| initialization | initiålīzātio̊n | init-i-al-iz-at-ion | init-i-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of preparing something for use by setting initial values |
| injera | injèrå | injera | injèrå | n. a flatbread made from teff flour, traditional in Ethiopian cuisine |
| ink | ink | ink | ink | n. a colored fluid used for writing or printing v. to mark with ink |
| inkblot | inkblot | ink-blot | ink-blot | n. a blot made with ink |
| inked | ink𝕖d | ink-ed | ink-𝕖d | v. mark or cover with ink; sign a document |
| inkling | inkling | ink-ling | ink-ling | n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding |
| inkpot | inkpot | ink-pot | ink-pot | n. a bottle of ink |
| inks | inks | ink-s | ink-s | |
| inkwell | inkwell | ink-well | ink-well | n. a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped |
| inky | inkẏ | ink-y | ink-ẏ | a. of the color of black ink |
| inn | inn | inn | inn | n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| innate | innāte | inn-ate | inn-āte | a. existing from birth; natural |
| inning | inning | inn-ing | inn-ing | n. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat |
| innately | innāt𝕖lẏ | inn-ate-ly | inn-āt𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an innate manner |
| innings | inningṡ | inn-ing-s | inn-ing-ṡ | n. a period during which a person or team is at bat n. a period of activity or opportunity |
| inoculum | inocùlům | inoculum | inocùlům | n. a substance introduced into the body to produce immunity |
| awe-inspiring | ãwe-inspīring | awe-inspir-ing | ãwe-inspīr-ing | a. arousing awe or admiration; impressive |
| disinter | disinte̊r | dis-int-er | dis-int-e̊r | v. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies |
| intel | intel | intel | intel | n. information of military or political value |
| inter | inte̊r | inter | inte̊r | v. to place in a grave or tomb |
| interim | inte̊ri̊m | interim | inte̊ri̊m | n. the intervening time a. serving during an intermediate period |
| interment | inte̊rme̊nt | inter-ment | inte̊r-me̊nt | n. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave |
| interested | inte̊rėstėd | inter-est-ed | inte̊r-ėst-ėd | a. having or showing curiosity or concern about something or someone |
| interiorize | inte̊rio̊rīze | inter-ior-ize | inte̊r-io̊r-īze | v incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal |
| interiorly | intērio̊rlẏ | inter-ior-ly | intēr-io̊r-lẏ | adv. Internally; inwardly. |
| interestingly | inte̊rėstinglẏ | inter-est-ing-ly | inte̊r-ėst-ing-lẏ | adv. in an interesting manner |
| interior | intērio̊r | in-ter-i-or | in-tēr-i-o̊r | n. the inside part of something a. inside; relating to the inside |
| disinterest | disinte̊re̊st | dis-in-ter-est | dis-in-te̊r-e̊st | n. tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement |
| disinterested | disinte̊rėstėd | dis-in-ter-est-ed | dis-in-te̊r-ėst-ėd | a. unaffected by self-interest |
| disinterestedly | disinte̊rėstėdlẏ | dis-in-ter-est-ed-ly | dis-in-te̊r-ėst-ėd-lẏ | adv. without bias; without selfish motives |
| disinterestedness | disinte̊re̊stėdnėss | dis-in-ter-est-ed-ness | dis-in-te̊r-e̊st-ėd-nėss | n. freedom from bias or from selfish motives |
| uninteresting | ûninte̊re̊sting | un-inter-est-ing | ûn-inte̊r-e̊st-ing | a. arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
| uninterested | ûninte̊re̊st𝕖d | un-in-ter-est-ed | ûn-in-te̊r-e̊st-𝕖d | a. not having or showing interest |
| internee | inte̊rnēe | intern-ee | inte̊rn-ēe | n. a person who is interned |
| internist | inte̊rnist | intern-ist | inte̊rn-ist | n. a specialist in internal medicine |
| intern | inte̊rn | in-tern | in-te̊rn | n. an advanced student gaining practical experience v. work as an intern |
| internment | inte̊rnme̊nt | in-tern-ment | in-te̊rn-me̊nt | n. confinement during wartime |
| interns | inte̊rnṡ | in-tern-s | in-te̊rn-ṡ | n. advanced medical students working in a hospital |
| internship | inte̊rnship | in-tern-ship | in-te̊rn-ship | n. the position of a student or trainee who works to gain experience |
| internalize | inte̊rnålīze | in-tern-al-ize | in-te̊rn-ål-īze | v. to make part of one's own thinking or behavior |
| internally | inte̊rnållẏ | in-tern-al-ly | in-te̊rn-ål-lẏ | adv. on or from the inside |
| internalise | inte̊rnåliṡe | in-tern-al-is-e | in-te̊rn-ål-iṡ-e | vt. to make part of one's nature by learning |
| internalized | inte̊rnålīz𝕖d | in-tern-al-iz-ed | in-te̊rn-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. incorporated within oneself; made subjective or personal |
| intifada | intifàdå | intifada | intifàdå | n. a Palestinian uprising against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 |
| intifadah | intifàdå𝕙 | intifadah | intifàdå𝕙 | n. an uprising by Palestinian Arabs against Israel |
| intifadeh | intifàde̊𝕙 | intifadeh | intifàde̊𝕙 | n. an uprising by Palestinian Arabs against Israel |
| intimate | intimȧte | in-tim-ate | in-tim-ȧte | a. closely acquainted; private and personal vt. imply or suggest |
| intro | intrō | intro | intrō | n. a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music n. an introduction |
| inuit | inūit | inuit | inūit | n. a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic regions |
| inulin | inūlin | inulin | inūlin | n. used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function |
| inveigle | invèiglē | inveigle | invèiglē | v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| uninvited | ûninvītėd | un-invit-ed | ûn-invīt-ėd | a. unwelcome and unwanted |
| uninviting | ûninvīting | un-invit-ing | ûn-invīt-ing | a. neither attractive nor tempting |
| iodide | īo̊dīde | iod-ide | īo̊d-īde | n. a salt or ester of hydriodic acid |
| iodine | īo̊dīne | iod-ine | īo̊d-īne | n. a chemical element used in medicine and photography |
| iodized | īo̊dīz𝕖d | iod-iz-ed | īo̊d-īz-𝕖d | v treat with iodine v treat with iodine so as to prevent infection a treated with iodine |
| periodization | pe̊rio̊dīzātio̊n | per-iod-iz-at-ion | pe̊r-io̊d-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the division of history into periods |
| ion | īo̊n | ion | īo̊n | n. a particle that is electrically charged; an atom that has lost or gained electrons |
| ionic | īonic | ion-ic | īon-ic | a. containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions a. of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture |
| ionize | īo̊nīze | ion-ize | īo̊n-īze | v. become converted into ions v. convert into ions |
| ionized | io̊niz𝕖d | ion-iz-ed | io̊n-iz-𝕖d | a. converted totally or partly into ions |
| ionizing | īo̊nīzing | ion-iz-ing | īo̊n-īz-ing | v. become converted into ions v. convert into ions |
| ionization | īo̊ni̊zātio̊n | ion-iz-at-ion | īo̊n-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules |
| anion | anīo̊n | an-ion | an-īo̊n | n. a negatively charged ion |
| ionian | īōniån | ion-ian | īōn-iån | a. of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians |
| iota | īōtå | iota | īōtå | n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
| ipecac | ipėcac | ipecac | ipėcac | n. a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting |
| ipsative | ipsåtive | ips-at-ive | ips-åt-ive | a. of or relating to a score or value measured against a person's own previous scores |
| IQ | IQ | IQ | IQ | |
| iq | īq | iq | īq | n. a measure of a person's intelligence (intelligence quotient) |
| IQs | IQṡ | IQ-s | IQ-ṡ | |
| aliquant | aliquånt | al-iqu-ant | al-iqu-ånt | a. not dividing a number without a remainder |
| iniquitous | iniqui̊to̊us | in-iquit-ous | in-iqui̊t-o̊us | a. characterized by iniquity; wicked |
| iranian | iràniån | iran-ian | iràn-iån | a. of or relating to Iran or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Iran |
| Iraq | Iràq | Iraq | Iràq | n. a country in Western Asia |
| iraqi | iraqĩ | iraq-i | iraq-ĩ | a. relating to Iraq or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Iraq |
| irascible | irascible | irasc-ible | irasc-ible | a. quickly aroused to anger; irritable |
| irate | īrāte | irate | īrāte | a. feeling or showing extreme anger |
| ire | īre | ire | īre | n. intense anger |
| ireful | īre̊fùl | ire-ful | īre̊-fùl | a. full of anger; wrathful |
| iridescence | iridesce̊nce | iridesc-ence | iridesc-e̊nce | n. the visual property of something having a play of colors from the surface |
| iridescent | iri̊desce̊nt | iridesc-ent | iri̊desc-e̊nt | a. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
| iridium | iridiům | irid-ium | irid-iům | n. a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys |
| iris | īri̊s | iris | īri̊s | n. the colored part of the eye n. a tall plant with sword-shaped leaves and purple flowers |
| irish | īrish | irish | īrish | n. the Celtic language of Ireland n. people of Ireland or of Irish ancestry a. of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people |
| irishness | īrishnėss | irish-ness | īrish-nėss | n. the quality of being Irish |
| irk | i̊rk | irk | i̊rk | v. to irritate or annoy |
| irked | i̊rk𝕖ḋ | irk-ed | i̊rk-𝕖ḋ | v. irritate or vex |
| irksome | i̊rkso̊me | irk-some | i̊rk-so̊me | a. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
| iron | īro̊n | iron | īro̊n | n. a strong hard metal n. a device for smoothing clothes v. smooth clothes with an iron |
| ironclad | īro̊nclad | iron-clad | īro̊n-clad | n. a wooden warship plated with iron armor a. inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable |
| ironed | īro̊n𝕖d | iron-ed | īro̊n-𝕖d | v. smooth with a hot iron |
| ironic | īronic | iron-ic | īron-ic | a. using or characterized by irony; happening in a contrary way to what is expected |
| ironies | īro̊ni𝕖ṡ | iron-ies | īro̊n-i𝕖ṡ | |
| ironing | īro̊ning | iron-ing | īro̊n-ing | n. the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes |
| ironist | īro̊nist | iron-ist | īro̊n-ist | n. a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm |
| ironman | īro̊nmån | iron-man | īro̊n-mån | n. a strong man of exceptional physical endurance |
| irons | īro̊nṡ | iron-s | īro̊n-ṡ | |
| ironwood | īro̊nwood | iron-wood | īro̊n-wood | n. exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees |
| ironwork | īro̊nwo̊rk | iron-work | īro̊n-wo̊rk | n. work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc) |
| irony | īro̊nẏ | iron-y | īro̊n-ẏ | n. the expression of meaning using language that normally means the opposite n. a situation that is the opposite of what is expected |
| ironical | īronicål | iron-ic-al | īron-ic-ål | a. characterized by irony; humorously sarcastic |
| ironworker | īro̊nwo̊rke̊r | iron-work-er | īro̊n-wo̊rk-e̊r | n. a person who makes articles of iron |
| ironically | īronicållẏ | iron-ic-al-ly | īron-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a way that is the opposite of what is expected adv. in an ironic manner |
| iroquoian | iro̊quoiån | iroquo-ian | iro̊quo-iån | n. a member of any of the Iroquois peoples a. of or relating to the Iroquois |
| Iroquois | Iro̊quois | Iroquois | Iro̊quois | n. a group of Native American peoples |
| ischium | ischiům | isch-ium | isch-iům | n. one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium |
| ischial | ischiål | isch-i-al | isch-i-ål | a. of or relating to the ischium or hip bone |
| ischaemic | ischaēmic | ischaem-ic | ischaēm-ic | a. relating to or affected by ischemia |
| ischemia | ischemiå | ischem-ia | ischem-iå | n. local anemia in a body part, sometimes from vasoconstriction, thrombosis or embolism |
| ischemic | ischēmic | ischem-ic | ischēm-ic | a. relating to or affected by ischemia |
| islamic | iṡlàmic | islam-ic | iṡlàm-ic | a. of or relating to or supporting Islamism |
| islamist | islåmist | islam-ist | islåm-ist | n. a supporter of Islamic political ideology a. relating to Islamism |
| Islam | Islàm | Is-lam | Is-làm | n. the Muslim religion |
| islamization | iṡlàmi̊zātio̊n | islam-iz-at-ion | iṡlàm-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the conversion or assimilation to Islam |
| islam | islàm | |||
| islander | ī𝕤lånde̊r | island-er | ī𝕤lånd-e̊r | n. an inhabitant of an island |
| isle | ī𝕤le | isle | ī𝕤le | n. a small island |
| islet | ī𝕤lėt | isl-et | ī𝕤l-ėt | n a small island |
| ism | iṡm | ism | iṡm | n a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| isomer | īso̊me̊r | iso-mer | īso̊-me̊r | n. a compound with different atomic arrangements but the same molecular weight |
| isotope | īso̊tōpe | iso-tope | īso̊-tōpe | n. one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but different neutrons |
| isotonic | īso̊tonic | iso-ton-ic | īso̊-ton-ic | a. having the same or equal osmotic pressure a. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes |
| isotopic | īso̊topic | iso-top-ic | īso̊-top-ic | a. of or relating to isotopes |
| isolator | īso̊lāto̊r | isol-at-or | īso̊l-āt-o̊r | n. one who or that which isolates |
| isolette | īso̊lette | isolette | īso̊lette | n. an enclosed incubator for premature infants |
| isoniazid | īsōnīåzid | isoniazid | īsōnīåzid | n. an antibacterial drug used to treat tuberculosis |
| Israel | Iṡrāel | Israel | Iṡrāel | n. a country in the Middle East |
| israeli | iṡrāelĩ | israel-i | iṡrāel-ĩ | n. a native or inhabitant of Israel a. relating to Israel |
| israelite | iṡråelīte | israel-ite | iṡråel-īte | n. a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel |
| issue | issūe | is-sue | is-sūe | n. an important topic for debate; a publication; a flowing out vt. to publish; to distribute; to send out |
| issuance | issūånce | is-su-ance | is-sū-ånce | n. the act of providing an item for general use |
| issuer | iṡsūe̊r | is-su-er | iṡ-sū-e̊r | n. an institution that issues something |
| issuing | iṡsūing | is-su-ing | iṡ-sū-ing | n. the act of providing an item for general or official use v. prepare and issue for public distribution v. circulate or distribute v. bring out an official document v. come out of |
| issues | issū𝕖ṡ | is-sue-s | is-sū𝕖-ṡ | |
| reissue | rēiṡsūe | re-is-sue | rē-iṡ-sūe | n. a publication reprinted without changes v. to issue a new version of |
| reissued | rēiṡsū𝕖d | re-is-su-ed | rē-iṡ-sū-𝕖d | v. issue a new version of |
| isthmus | is𝕥𝕙můs | isthmus | is𝕥𝕙můs | n. a relatively narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| it | it | it | it | pron. used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified |
| item | īte̊m | it-em | īt-e̊m | n. a single thing in a list or group adv. also (used when listing items) |
| its | its | it-s | it-s | pron. possessive form of it |
| itemise | īte̊mīṡe | it-em-ise | īt-e̊m-īṡe | vt. to list items separately |
| itemize | īte̊mīze | it-em-ize | īt-e̊m-īze | v. to place on a list of items; to list in detail |
| items | īte̊mṡ | it-em-s | īt-e̊m-ṡ | |
| itemized | īte̊mīz𝕖d | it-em-iz-ed | īt-e̊m-īz-𝕖d | v. specify individually v. place on a list of items |
| iteration | ite̊rātio̊n | it-er-at-ion | it-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a repeated performance |
| iterative | ite̊rātive | it-er-at-ive | it-e̊r-āt-ive | a. marked by iteration |
| exit | exit | ex-it | ex-it | n. a way out of a building or place v. to go out of or leave a place |
| exiting | eẋiting | ex-it-ing | eẋ-it-ing | v. move out of or depart from |
| exits | eẋits | ex-it-s | eẋ-it-s | |
| initiatory | i̊nitiåto̊rẏ | in-it-i-at-ory | i̊n-it-i-åt-o̊rẏ | a. serving to set in motion |
| obit | ōbit | ob-it | ōb-it | n. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography |
| transit | tranṡit | trans-it | tranṡ-it | n. the carrying of people or things from one place to another v. to pass across or through |
| transitive | tranṡitive | trans-it-ive | tranṡ-it-ive | a. designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning |
| transitory | tranṡi̊torẏ | trans-it-ory | tranṡ-i̊t-orẏ | a. lasting a very short time |
| intransitive | intransitive | in-trans-it-ive | in-trans-it-ive | a. designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object |
| uninitiated | uni̊nitiātėd | un-in-it-i-at-ed | un-i̊n-it-i-āt-ėd | a. not initiated; deficient in relevant experience |
| italic | ītalic | ital-ic | ītal-ic | n. a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right a. of or relating to the Italic languages |
| Italian | Italiån | It-al-ian | It-al-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Italy a. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language |
| italicize | italicīze | ital-ic-ize | ital-ic-īze | v. print in italics |
| italics | ītalics | ital-ic-s | ītal-ic-s | n. a typeface with letters slanting to the right |
| Italy | Itålẏ | It-al-y | It-ål-ẏ | n. a country in southern Europe |
| italianate | italiånāte | it-al-ian-ate | it-al-iån-āte | a. in the style of Italian art or architecture |
| italicized | italicīz𝕖d | ital-ic-iz-ed | ital-ic-īz-𝕖d | v. print in italics |
| Italians | Italiånṡ | It-al-ian-s | It-al-iån-ṡ | |
| italian | italiån | n. a native or inhabitant of Italy a. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language | ||
| itch | itch | itch | itch | n. an irritating skin sensation v. to feel an itch; to have a strong desire |
| itched | itch𝕖ḋ | itch-ed | itch-𝕖ḋ | |
| itches | itchėṡ | itch-es | itch-ėṡ | |
| itching | itching | itch-ing | itch-ing | n. an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch v. have or perceive an itch |
| itchy | itchẏ | itch-y | itch-ẏ | a. causing an irritating sensation on the skin |
| itchiness | itchine̊ss | itch-i-ness | itch-i-ne̊ss | n. the state of being itchy |
| iterate | ite̊rāte | iter-ate | ite̊r-āte | v. say or do again; repeat |
| iterated | ite̊rātėd | iter-at-ed | ite̊r-āt-ėd | v. to say, state, or perform again |
| reiterate | rēite̊rāte | re-iter-ate | rē-ite̊r-āte | v. to say, state, or perform again |
| reiterated | rēite̊rātėd | re-iter-at-ed | rē-ite̊r-āt-ėd | v to say, state, or perform again |
| reiteration | rēite̊rātio̊n | re-iter-at-ion | rē-ite̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of repeating over and again |
| Ithaca | Ithåcå | Ithaca | Ithåcå | n. an island in western Greece; a city in New York |
| itinerant | ītine̊rånt | itiner-ant | ītine̊r-ånt | n. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment a. traveling from place to place to work |
| itinerary | ītine̊rarẏ | itiner-ary | ītine̊r-arẏ | n. a planned route or journey a. of or relating to travel |
| itinerate | itine̊rāte | itiner-ate | itine̊r-āte | v. to travel from place to place |
| ivorian | īvoriån | ivor-ian | īvor-iån | n. a native or inhabitant of Ivory Coast |
| ivory | īvo̊rẏ | iv-ory | īv-o̊rẏ | n. a hard white material from elephant tusks n. a creamy white color |
| ivy | īvẏ | ivy | īvẏ | n. Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits |
