| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ice | noun | Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4ยก C. being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats., Concreted sugar., Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and artificially frozen., Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice., To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice., To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc., To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze. |
| ich | pronoun | I. |
| icy | superl. | Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty., Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold. |
| i’d | A contraction from I would or I had. | |
| ide | noun | Same as Id. |
| il- | A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-. | |
| ile | noun | Ear of corn., An aisle., An isle. |
| ilk | adjective | Same; each; every. |
| ill | adjective | Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable., Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper., Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever., Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant., Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity., Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil., In a ill manner; badly; weakly. |
| i’m | A contraction of I am. | |
| im- | A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See In-. Im- also occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank, imbitter. | |
| imp | noun | A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft., An offspring; progeny; child; scion., A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker., Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, — as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line., To graft; to insert as a scion., To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. |
| in- | preposition | A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force., An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial. |
| inc | noun | A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards. |
| ind | noun | India. |
| ing | noun | A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. |
| ink | noun | The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs., A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing., A pigment. See India ink, under India., To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink. |
| inn | noun | A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode., A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel., The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person; as, Leicester Inn., One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court; the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants’ Inns., To take lodging; to lodge., To house; to lodge., To get in; to in. See In, v. t. |
| ios | plural | of Io |
| ion | noun | One of the elements which appear at the respective poles when a body is subjected to electro-chemical decomposition. Cf. Anion, Cation. |
| ir- | A form of the prefix in-. See In-. | |
| ire | noun | Anger; wrath. |
| irk | verb t. | To weary; to give pain; to annoy; — used only impersonally at present. |
| irp | noun | Alt. of Irpe, Making irps. |
| is- | See Iso-., A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality; the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous, isochromatic., Applied to certain compounds having the same composition but different properties; as in isocyanic., Applied to compounds of certain isomeric series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is connected with three other carbon atoms; — contrasted with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane. | |
| ism | noun | A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory. |
| its | Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It. | |
| ivy | noun | A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. |
| ies | plural | of Pettifoggery |