Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words 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 … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ide noun Same as Id.
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., … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words had imp. & past participle See Have., of Have haf imp. Hove. hag noun A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard., An ugly old woman., A fury; a she-monster., An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words gyb noun Alt. of Gybe gye verb t. To guide; to govern. gyn verb i. To begin [Obs.] See Gin. gyp noun A college servant; — so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words gun of Gin, A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is … Read more