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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

ideological barrier
noun a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

ideologically
adverb with respect to ideology; `ideologically, we do not see eye to eye`

idiocy
amentia noun extreme mental retardation

idiographic
adjective relating to or involving the study of individuals

idiolatry
autolatry noun the worship of yourself

idiolect
noun the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life

idiom
phrasal idiom noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Idiom Neutral
noun an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on Volapuk but with a vocabulary selected on the basis of the maximum internationality of the roots

idiomatic
idiomatical adjective of or relating to or conforming to idiom; `idiomatic English`

idiomatic expression
phrasal idiom noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

idiomatically
adverb in an idiomatic manner; `he expressed himself idiomatically`

idiopathic
adjective (of diseases) arising from an unknown cause; `idiopathic epilepsy`

idiosyncrasy
foible noun a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

idiosyncratic
adjective peculiar to the individual; `we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures`; `Michelangelo`s highly idiosyncratic style of painting`

idiot light
noun a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)

idiotically
adverb in an idiotic manner; `what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically`

Iditarod
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race noun an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail

Iditarod Trail
noun a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome

idle
jobless adjective not having a job; `idle carpenters`; `jobless transients`; `many people in the area were out of work`

idle pulley
idler pulley noun a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it

idle words
jazz 2 nothingness noun empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; `that`s a lot of wind`; `don`t give me any of that jazz`

idleness
idling noun having no employment

idly
adverb in an idle manner; `this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people`

Ido
noun an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto

idol
graven image noun a material effigy that is worshipped; `thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image`; `money was his god`

idolatrous
adjective blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

idolatrously
adverb in an idolatrous manner; `the people idolatrously worshipped the Golden Calf`

idolatry
idol worship noun the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God

idolatry
cultism noun religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

idolization
idolisation noun the act of worshiping blindly and to excess

idolize
idolise verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; `Many teenagers idolized the Beatles`

idyl
noun a short pastoral poem

idyll
noun an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

idyllic
pastoral adjective suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; `his idyllic life in Tahiti`; `the pastoral legends of America`s Golden Age`

idyllically
adverb in an idyllic manner

if not
adverb perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than; `will yield 10% if not more`; `pretty if not actually beautiful`; `let`s meet tonight if not sooner`

igloo
iglu noun an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

igneous
eruptive adjective produced by the action of fire or intense heat; `rocks formed by igneous agents`

igneous
pyrogenous adjective produced under conditions involving intense heat; `igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma`; `igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone`; `pyrogenic strata`

ignescent
adjective can emit sparks or burst into flame

ignite
light verb cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; `Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter`; `Light a cigarette`

ignited
enkindled adjective set afire; `the ignited paper`; `a kindled fire`

ignition
ignition system noun the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

ignition coil
noun an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs

ignition key
noun a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine

ignition lock
noun a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

ignition switch
noun switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter

ignoble
ungentle adjective not of the nobility; `of ignoble (or ungentle) birth`; `untitled civilians`

ignobleness
ignobility noun the quality of being ignoble

ignobly
adverb in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; `he behaved ignobly`

ignorance
noun the lack of knowledge or education

ignorant
unknowledgeable adjective unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; `he was completely ignorant of the circumstances`; `an unknowledgeable assistant`; `his rudeness was unwitting`

ignorant
adjective uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; `she is ignorant of quantum mechanics`; `he is musically illiterate`

ignorantly
adverb in ignorance; in an ignorant manner; `they lived ignorantly in their own small world`

ignorantness
nescience noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

ignoratio elenchi
noun the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue

ignore
verb fail to notice

ignore
verb give little or no attention to; `Disregard the errors`

ignored
neglected adjective disregarded; `his cries were unheeded`; `Shaw`s neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing``; `her ignored advice`

iguanid
iguanid lizard noun lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

Iguanidae
family Iguanidae noun New World lizards

iguanodon
noun massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period

Iguanodontidae
family Iguanodontidae noun iguanodons

II Chronicles
2 Chronicles noun the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

II Esdras
2 Esdras noun an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations

II Kings
2 Kings noun the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

II Maccabees
2 Maccabees noun an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

II Samuel
2 Samuel noun the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David

ijtihad
noun the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen; `some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening ijtihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam`

ilama
noun whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples; grown in the southern United States

ileal artery
intestinal artery noun branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum

ileocecal valve
noun valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine

ileocolic artery
arteria ileocolica noun an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon

ileocolic vein
vena ileocolica noun a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon

ileostomy
noun surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis

ileum
noun the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

iliac
adjective of or relating to the ilium

iliac artery
arteria iliaca noun one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs

iliac vein
vena iliaca noun one of three veins draining the pelvic area

Iliad
noun a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

Iliamna remota
Sphaeralcea remota noun a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea

iliolumbar artery
arteria iliolumbalis noun an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones

iliolumbar vein
vena iliolumbalis noun a branch of the internal iliac vein

ilium
noun the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone

ill
inauspicious adjective presaging ill fortune; `ill omens`; `ill predictions`; `my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven`- P.B.Shelley; `a dead and ominous silence prevailed`; `a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government`

ill humor
ill humour noun an angry and disagreeable mood

ill nature
noun a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition

ill-advised
adjective without careful prior deliberation or counsel; `ill-advised efforts`; `it would be ill-advised to accept the offer`; `took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations`

ill-bred
bounderish adjective (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

ill-conceived
misguided adjective poorly conceived or thought out; `an ill-conceived plan to take over the company`

ill-considered
ill-judged adjective not given careful consideration; `ill-considered actions often result in disaster`; `an ill-judged attempt`

ill-defined
adjective poorly stated or described; `he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts`

ill-dressed
adjective not well dressed

ill-equipped
adjective poorly supplied with physical equipment; `the school was ill-equipped`

ill-famed
infamous adjective having an exceedingly bad reputation; `a notorious gangster`; `the tenderloin district was notorious for vice`

ill-favored
ill-favoured adjective usually used of a face; `an ill-favored countenance`

ill-fed
underfed adjective not getting adequate food; `gaunt underfed children`; `badly undernourished`

ill-fitting
adjective not the right size or shape

ill-mannered
bad-mannered adjective socially incorrect in behavior; `resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion`

ill-natured
adjective having an irritable and unpleasant disposition