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

in gear
adjective having gears engaged; `the car is in gear`

in general
in the main adverb without distinction of one from others; `he is interested in snakes in general`

in good taste(p)
adjective satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards

in hand
adverb under control; `the riots were in hand`

in hand(p)
adjective accessible at the present time; `waited for supper...glasses in hand`

in height(p)
adjective having a specified height; `five feet tall`; `five feet in height`

in his right mind(p)
in her right mind(p) adjective behaving responsibly

in kind
adverb with something of the same kind; `she pays him back in kind`

in large quantities
adverb on a large scale without careful discrimination; `I buy food wholesale`

in league(p)
adjective (usually followed by `with`) united in effort as if in a league; `they found out that some policemen were in league with the criminals`

in line
adjective being next in a line of succession; `he was in line for the presidency`

in loco parentis
adverb in place of the parents; `we had to punish this child in loco parentis`

in name
in name only adverb by title or repute though not in fact; `he`s a doctor in name only`

in no time
very fast adverb in a relatively short time; `she finished the assignment in no time`

in no way
adverb in no manner; `We could nohow make out his handwriting`

in on
adverb participating in or knowledgeable out; `was in on the scheme`

in one`s own right
in his own right adverb by reason of one`s own ability or ownership etc.; `she`s a rich woman in her own right rather than by inheritance`; `an excellent novel in its own right`

in order
adjective in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement; `everything is in order for their arrival`

in order(p)
adjective marked by system; in good order; `everything is in order`; `his books are always just so`; `things must be exactly so`

in other words
put differently adverb otherwise stated; `in other words, we are broke`

in particular
adverb specifically or especially distinguished from others; `loves Bach, particularly his partitas`; `recommended one book in particular`; `trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular`

in passing
en passant adverb incidentally; in the course of doing something else; `he made this remark in passing`

in play(p)
adjective of a ball; `the ball is still in play`

in practice
adverb in practical applications; `will this work in practice?`

in principle
adverb with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; `in principle, we agree`

in reply
adverb in answer; `he wrote back three days later`; `had little to say in reply to the questions`

in return
adverb (often followed by `for`) in exchange or in reciprocation; `gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out`; `we get many benefits in return for our taxes`

in safe custody(p)
adjective secure in formally authorized hands

in short order
adverb without delay; `John got ready in short order`

in sight
adjective at or within a reasonable distance for seeing; `not a policeman in sight`; `kept the monkey in view`

in situ
in place adverb in the original or natural place or site; `carcinoma in situ`; `the archeologists left the pottery in place`

in stock(p)
adjective available for use or sale; `they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock`

in store(p)
adjective in readiness; awaiting; `gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us`

in stride
in good spirits adverb without losing equilibrium; `she took all his criticism in stride`

in that respect
on that point adverb in that matter; `I agree with you there`

in the air
in everyone`s thoughts adverb on everybody`s mind; `Christmas was in the air`

in the bargain
into the bargain adverb in addition; over and above what is expected; `He lost his wife in the bargain`

in the beginning
adverb before now; `why didn`t you tell me in the first place?`

in the first place
adverb before now; `why didn`t you tell me in the first place?`

in the head
in the mind adverb with respect to the mind; `she`s a bit weak upstairs`

in the least
adverb to any extent at all; `are you in the least interested?`

in the long run
adverb after a very lengthy period of time; `she will succeed in the long run`

in the lurch
adverb in a difficult or vulnerable position; `he resigned and left me in the lurch`

in the nick of time
just in time adverb at the last possible moment; `she was saved in the nick of time`

in the public eye(p)
adjective of great interest to the public; `a person in the public eye`

in the same breath
adverb simultaneously; `she praised and criticized him in the same breath`

in time
adverb without being tardy; `we made it to the party in time`

in toto
adverb in entirety; `they bought the business in toto`; `in recommendations were adopted in toto`

in trouble(p)
adjective having a serious nonfinancial problem; `in trouble with the police`

in two ways
adverb in a twofold manner; `he was doubly wrong`

in unison
adverb at the same pitch; `they sang in unison`

in unison
adverb speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; `they shouted `Yes!` in unison`; `they responded in chorus to the teacher`s questions`

in use
adjective currently being used; `robots are in use throughout industry`

in utero
adverb in the uterus; `the child was infected in utero from the mother`

in vacuo
adverb in a vacuum

in vitro
ex vivo adjective in an artificial environment outside the living organism; `in vitro fertilization`

in vivo
adjective within a living organism; `in vivo techniques`

in writing
adverb as written or printed; `this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper`

in-basket
in-tray noun a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material

in-between
mediate adjective being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; `adolescence is an awkward in-between age`; `in a mediate position`; `the middle point on a line`

in-bounds
adjective between the first and third base lines

in-chief(ip)
adjective indicating the head of a staff; `editor-in-chief`

in-fighting
noun boxing at close quarters

in-joke
noun a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people

in-line skate
noun a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole

in-person
in the flesh(p) adjective an appearance carried out personally in someone else`s physical presence; `he carried out the negotiations in person`; `a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh`

in-situ
unmoved adjective being in the original position; not having been moved; `the archeologists could date the vase because it was in-situ`; `an in-situ investigator`

in-your-face
adjective blatantly aggressive; `on-line hard-boiled in-your-face pornography`

in(a)
adjective directed or bound inward; `took the in bus`; `the in basket`

in(p)
adjective holding office; `the in party`

inability
noun lacking the power to perform

inaccessibility
unavailability noun the quality of not being available when needed

inaccessible
unaccessible adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all

inaccessibly
adverb in an inaccessible manner; `located inaccessibly on the top of a mountain`

inaccuraRte
inexact adjective not precisely accurate; `an inexact quotation`

inaccurate
adjective not accurate; `an inaccurate translation`; `the thermometer is inaccurate`

inaccurately
adverb in an inaccurate manner; `this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily`

Inachis
genus Inachis noun a genus of Nymphalidae

inactivate
deactivate verb make inactive; `they deactivated the file`

inactivate
verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

inactivation
noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

inactive
motionless adjective not in physical motion; `the inertia of an object at rest`

inactiveness
inactivity noun a disposition to remain inactive or inert; `he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work`

inactivity
noun being inactive; being less active

inadequacy
inadequateness noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

inadequacy
noun a lack of competence; `pointed out the insufficiencies in my report`; `juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents`

inadequate
poor adjective not sufficient to meet a need; `an inadequate income`; `a poor salary`; `money is short`; `on short rations`; `food is in short supply`; `short on experience`

inadequately
adverb in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; `the temporary camps were inadequately equipped`

inadmissibility
noun unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible

inadmissible
adjective not deserving to be admitted; `inadmissible evidence`

inadvisability
noun the quality of being ill-advised

inadvisable
unadvisable adjective not prudent or wise; not recommended; `running on the ice is inadvisable`

inaesthetic
unaesthetic adjective violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; `inaesthetic and quite unintellectual`; `peered through those inaesthetic spectacles`

inalienable
unalienable adjective incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; `endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights`

inalienably
adverb in an inalienable manner; `this property is held inalienably`

inanimate
non-living adjective not endowed with life; `the inorganic world is inanimate`; `inanimate objects`; `dead stones`

inanimateness
lifelessness noun not having life

inanition
lethargy noun weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

inanity
senselessness noun total lack of meaning or ideas

inapplicable
adjective not capable of being applied; `rules inapplicable to day students`