Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
incaged |
imp. & past participle |
of Incage |
incased |
imp. & past participle |
of Incase |
incaved |
adjective |
Inclosed in a cave. |
incense |
verb t. |
To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn., To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden., To offer incense to. See Incense., To perfume with, or as with, incense., The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity., The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc., Also used figuratively. |
inching |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Inch |
inchant |
verb t. |
See Enchant. |
inchase |
verb t. |
See Enchase. |
inchest |
verb t. |
To put into a chest. |
inchpin |
noun |
The sweetbread of a deer. |
incised |
imp. & past participle |
of Incise, Cut in; carved; engraved., Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal. |
incisor |
noun |
One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth., Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth. |
incited |
imp. & past participle |
of Incite |
inciter |
noun |
One who, or that which, incites. |
incivil |
adjective |
Uncivil; rude. |
inclasp |
verb t. |
To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle. |
inclave |
adjective |
Resembling a series of dovetails; — said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary. |
incline |
verb i. |
To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south., Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed., To bow; to incline the head., To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right., To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence., To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility., An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. |
inclose |
verb t. |
To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls., To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note., To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands., To put into harness; to harness. |
incloud |
verb t. |
To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure. |
include |
verb t. |
To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell., To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five., To conclude; to end; to terminate. |
inclusa |
noun pl. |
A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example. |
incoach |
verb t. |
To put a coach. |
incoact |
adjective |
Alt. of Incoacted |
incomer |
noun |
One who comes in., One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. |
increst |
verb t. |
To adorn with a crest. |
incrust |
verb t. |
To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar., To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. |
incubus |
noun |
A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night., The nightmare. See Nightmare., Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. |
incurve |
verb t. |
To bend; to curve; to make crooked. |