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

ink-black
inky adjective of the color of black ink

ink-jet
adjective of or relating to an ink-jet printer

ink-jet printer
noun a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink

inkblot
noun a blot made with ink

inkle
noun a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration

inkling
intimation noun a slight suggestion or vague understanding; `he had no inkling what was about to happen`

inkpad
inking pad noun a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

inkstand
noun a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink

inkwell
noun a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped

inlaid
adjective adorned by inlays

inland
adjective situated away from an area`s coast or border

Inland Revenue
IR noun a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes

inlay
noun a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface

inlet manifold
noun manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders

inmarry
verb marry within one`s own tribe or group; `The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry`

inmost
innermost adjective situated or occurring farthest within; `the innermost chamber`

innately
adverb in an innate manner; `the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language`

innateness
noun the quality of being innate

inner
interior adjective located inward; `Beethoven`s manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle`- Leonard Bernstein; `she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it`- David Denby; `an internal sense of rightousness`- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

inner city
noun the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city

inner ear
internal ear noun a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

Inner Mongolia
Nei Monggol noun an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911

inner resource
noun a resource provided by the mind or one`s personal capabilities; `to have an inner resource against loneliness`

inner tube
noun an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire

inner(a)
adjective located or occurring within or closer to a center; `an inner room`

innervate
verb stimulate to action; `innervate a muscle or a nerve`

innervation
noun the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

innings
noun the batting turn of a cricket player or team

innocency
noun an innocent quality or thing or act; `the innocencies of childhood`

innocent
guiltless adjective free from evil or guilt; `an innocent child`; `the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty`

innocent(p)
unacquainted(p) adjective not knowledgeable about something specified; `American tourists wholly innocent of French`; `a person unacquainted with our customs`

innocently
adverb in a naively innocent manner; `she smiled at him innocently`

innocuous
unobjectionable adjective not causing disapproval; `it was an innocuous remark`; `confined himself to innocuous generalities`; `unobjectionable behavior`

innominate artery
noun a large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery; supplies the right side of the neck and head and the right shoulder and arm

innovative
innovational adjective being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; `stylistically innovative works`; `innovative members of the artistic community`; `a mind so innovational, so original`

innovativeness
noun originality by virtue of introducing new ideas

innoxious
adjective having no adverse effect

innumerableness
countlessness noun a number beyond counting

innumerate
adjective lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods

inoculate
verb introduce a microorganism into

inoculating
vaccinating noun the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; `doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating`

inoculation
vaccination noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

inoffensive
uncontroversial adjective not offensive; `an inoffensive level`

inoffensively
adverb in a not unpleasantly offensive manner; `that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me`

inoperable
adjective not suitable for surgery; `metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable`

inoperative
adjective not operating; `an inoperative law`

inopportune
adjective not opportune; `arrived at a most inopportune hour`; `an inopportune visit`

inopportunely
malapropos adverb at an inconvenient time; `he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner`; `she answered malapropos`

inopportuneness
untimeliness noun the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time

inordinately
extraordinarily adverb extremely; `she was inordinately smart`; `it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate`

inorganic chemistry
noun the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals

inpouring
adjective pouring inward; `inpouring throngs of immigrants`

input
noun a component of production; something that goes into the production of output

input file
input data noun (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program

input program
noun a utility program that organizes the input to a computer

input routine
noun a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store

input signal
input noun signal going into an electronic system

inquest
noun an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

inquiring
adjective given to inquiry; `an inquiring mind`

inquiringly
enquiringly adverb in an inquiring manner; `Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly`

inquiry
enquiry noun a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

inquiry
research noun a search for knowledge; `their pottery deserves more research than it has received`

inquisition
noun a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

inquisitive
speculative adjective showing curiosity; `if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive`; `raised a speculative eyebrow`

inquisitorial
adjective having the authority to conduct official investigations; `the inquisitorial power of the Senate`

inquisitory
probing adjective diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; `a probing inquiry`; `a searching investigation of their past dealings`

inroad
noun an invasion or hostile attack

insalubrious
unhealthful adjective detrimental to health

insalubrity
insalubriousness noun the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating

insane
adjective afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; `was declared insane`; `insane laughter`

insanely
dementedly adverb in an insane manner; `she behaved insanely`; `he behaves crazily when he is off his medication`; `the witch cackled madly`; `screaming dementedly`

insanity plea
plea of insanity noun (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

insatiably
unsatiably adverb in an insatiable manner; with persistence but without satisfaction; `he clawed insatiably at the traditional precepts`

insatiate
insatiable adjective impossible to satisfy; `an insatiate appetite`; `an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore`; `his passion for work was unsatiable`

inscribed
adjective written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

inscription
lettering noun letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

inscriptive
adjective of or relating to an inscription

inscriptively
adverb by means of an inscription

inscrutability
noun the quality of being impossible to investigate; `the inscrutability of the future`

inscrutably
adverb in an inscrutable manner

insect
noun small air-breathing arthropod

insect bite
noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect`s stinger into skin

Insecta
class Insecta noun insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species

insectan
adjective of or relating to the class Insecta

insecticidal
adjective of or relating to insecticide

insecticidally
adverb by means of an insecticide

Insectivora
order Insectivora noun shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs

insectivore
noun small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

insectivorous
adjective (of animals and plants) feeding on insects

insectlike
insect-like adjective resembling an insect; `a hairy insectlike flower`

insecure
unsafe adjective not safe from attack

insecurely
adverb in a manner involving risk; `our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money`

insecurity
noun the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

inseminate
sow 2 sow in verb place seeds in or on (the ground); `sow the ground with sunflower seeds`

insemination
noun the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

insensately
adverb in an insensate manner

insensibility
noun a lack of sensibility

insensible
senseless adjective unresponsive to stimulation; `he lay insensible where he had fallen`; `drugged and senseless`

insensitively
adverb in an insensitive manner; `the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack`

insentience
noun lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations