| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ical | adjective | Relating to the patriarch Abraham., Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship. |
| iamb | noun | An iambus or iambic. |
| ibex | noun | One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; — called also steinbok. |
| ibis | noun | Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles. |
| iced | imp. & past participle | of Ice, Covered with ice; chilled with ice; as, iced water., Covered with something resembling ice, as sugar icing; frosted; as, iced cake. |
| icon | noun | An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait. |
| idea | noun | The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual., A general notion, or a conception formed by generalization., Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of, by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real object that is conceived or thought of., A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development., A plan or purpose of action; intention; design., A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract., A fiction object or picture created by the imagination; the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the Deity. |
| idem | pronoun / adj. | The same; the same as above; — often abbreviated id. |
| ides | noun pl. | The fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. |
| idle | superl. | Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren., Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours., Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen., Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow., Light-headed; foolish., To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business., To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; — often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day. |
| idly | adverb | In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly. |
| idol | noun | An image or representation of anything., An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a similitude of a false god., That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored., A false notion or conception; a fallacy. |
| idyl | noun | A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. |
| ilex | noun | The holm oak (Quercus Ilex)., A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly. |
| ilke | adjective | Same. |
| imam | noun | Alt. of Imaum |
| iman | noun | Alt. of Imaum |
| inca | noun | An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun., The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe. |
| inch | noun | An island; — often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc., A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (‘), composed of twelve seconds (”), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic., A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment., To drive by inches, or small degrees., To deal out by inches; to give sparingly., To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly., Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; — used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank. |
| inde | adjective | Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. |
| inee | noun | An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; — called also onaye. |
| inia | noun | A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout. |
| inky | adjective | Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black. |
| inly | adjective | Internal; interior; secret., Internally; within; in the heart. |
| inne | adverb & preposition | In. |
| into | preposition | To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications., Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; — following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants., Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment., Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition., Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words., Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes’into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly. |
| iod- | See Iodo-., A prefix, or combining from, indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform. | |
| iota | noun | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (/) corresponding with the English i., A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle. |
| iran | noun | The native name of Persia. |
| iris | noun | The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods., The rainbow., An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors., The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye., A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce., See Fleur-de-lis, 2. |
| iron | noun | The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances., An instrument or utensil made of iron; — chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc., Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles., Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron., Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust., Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness., Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;, Rude; hard; harsh; severe., Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution., Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will., Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious., To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; — sometimes used with out., To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff., To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon. |
| irpe | noun | A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body. |
| isis | noun | The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture., Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea., One of the asteroids. |
| isle | noun | See Aisle., An island., A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects., To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. |
| iso- | Alt. of Is- | |
| is’t | A contraction of is it. | |
| itch | verb i. | To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected., To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears., An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact., Any itching eruption., A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; — called also scabies, psora, etc., A constant irritating desire. |
| item | adverb | Also; as an additional article., An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill., A hint; an innuendo., A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather., To make a note or memorandum of. |
| iter | noun | A passage; esp., the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
| i’ve | Colloquial contraction of I have. | |
| iwis | adverb | Indeed; truly. See Ywis. |
| ixia | noun | A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers. |
| ince | noun | The ounce. |