| inning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Inn, Ingathering; harvesting., The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; — often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings., Lands recovered from the sea. |
| innate |
adjective |
Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence., Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive., Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther., To cause to exit; to call into being. |