Words starting with I — 570 entries

The 570 dictionary words that begin with the letter I, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• international10 sensesOf or having to do with more than one nation. Between or among nations.
• International1 senseA make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.
• internet7 sensesInternet access or connection; internet connectivity.
• Internet2 sensesThe global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of…
• internship2 sensesA job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
• Interpol1 senseThe International Criminal Police Organization, an international organization facilitating police cooperation.
• interpret5 sensesTo decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the…
• interpretation8 sensesAn act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
• interpreted1 senseExecuted directly, rather than via a compiled binary representation.
• interpreter13 sensesA person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly
• interrogate3 sensesTo question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
• interrogating1 senseAn instance of interrogating.
• interrogation3 sensesThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
• interrupt4 sensesTo disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
• interruption3 sensesThe act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
• intersect3 sensesTo cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
• intersection6 sensesThe junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
• interstate3 sensesOf, or relating to two or more states.
• interval7 sensesA distance in space.
• intervene6 sensesTo become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
• intervention4 sensesThe action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
• interview8 sensesAny face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
• interviewer1 senseOne who interviews.
• intimacy3 sensesFeeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
• intimate10 sensesClosely acquainted; familiar.
• intimidate1 senseTo make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
• intimidated1 senseSubjected to intimidation.
• intimidating1 senseThreatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
• intimidation1 senseThe act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
• into12 sensesTo or towards the inside of.
• intolerable3 sensesNot tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
• intoxicated2 sensesStupefied by alcohol, drunk.
• intoxicating2 sensesAble to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
• intoxication4 sensesA poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
• intricate4 sensesHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
• intrigue7 sensesA complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
• intriguing4 sensesCausing a desire to know more; mysterious.
• intro4 sensesAn introduction.
• introduce4 sensesTo cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
• introduced1 senseNot native to a location; brought from another place.
• introduction4 sensesThe act or process of introducing.
• intrude2 sensesTo thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
• intruder1 senseSomeone who intrudes.
• intruding1 senseintrusion
• intrusion8 sensesThe forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
• intuition2 sensesImmediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
• invade5 sensesTo move into.
• invalid8 sensesNot valid; not true, correct, acceptable, or appropriate.
• invaluable2 sensesHaving great or incalculable value.
• invasion4 sensesA military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with…
• invent3 sensesTo design a new process or mechanism.
• invented1 senseFictional, made up, imaginary.
• invention5 sensesSomething invented.
• inventor1 senseOne who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
• inventory6 sensesThe stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
• invest15 sensesTo spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
• invested1 senseInvolved, having a personal interest.
• investigate3 sensesTo inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
• investigation1 senseThe act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
• investigative2 sensesOf or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.
• investigator1 senseOne who investigates.
• investing1 senseThe act of something being invested; an investment.
• investment5 sensesThe act of investing, or state of being invested.
• investor1 senseA person who invests money in order to make a profit.
• invincible2 sensesImpossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
• invisible8 sensesUnable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
• invitation6 sensesThe act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
• invite5 sensesTo ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
• invited3 sensesHaving been asked to attend.
• inviting2 sensesAlluring; tempting; attractive.
• invoice6 sensesA bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the…
• invoke8 sensesTo call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
• involuntary2 sensesWithout intention; unintentional.
• involve9 sensesTo have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
• involved3 sensesComplicated.
• involvement1 senseThe act of involving, or the state of being involved.
• io2 sensesA type of moth, the io moth.
• Io3 sensesThe daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
• ion2 sensesAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
• Ion3 sensesSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
• Iong1 senseA surname from Portuguese
• Iowa4 sensesA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.
• Ip1 senseA surname.
• IP2 sensesEllipsis of IP address. An unregistered user identified by their IP address.
• iPad2 sensesA lightweight low-power tablet computer of a particular range from Apple Inc.
• iPhone2 sensesA smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
• iPod2 sensesA portable music player made by Apple.
• IQ1 senseSmart, intelligent.
• Ira8 sensesA captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
• Iran2 sensesA country in West Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.
• Iranian5 sensesOf or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
• Iraq2 sensesA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
• Iraqi3 sensesOf, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.
• Ireland7 sensesA large island in northwestern Europe.
• irene1 senseThe hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
• Irene4 sensesEirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
• Irina2 sensesA female given name from Russian.
• iris8 sensesA plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
• Iris3 sensesA messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
• Irish9 sensesThe Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
• Irma4 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• iron20 sensesA common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element…
• Iron3 sensesThe 57th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• ironic4 sensesCharacterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
• ironically2 sensesIn an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.
• ironing3 sensesThe act of pressing clothes with an iron, such as a steam iron.
• irons3 sensesA lack of forward motion.
• Irons2 sensesA surname.
• irony7 sensesThe quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally;…
• irrational3 sensesNot rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
• irregular9 sensesNonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
• irrelevant4 sensesNot relevant, as
• irresistible2 sensesImpossible to resist.
• irresponsible3 sensesLacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
• irritate4 sensesTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
• irritated2 sensesExperiencing a feeling of irritation.
• irritating2 sensesCausing irritation, annoyance or pain.
• Irving10 sensesA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• Irwin12 sensesA Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
• is1 senseUsed in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
• Isa3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Isabel or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
• Isaac4 sensesThe son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
• isabel1 senseSynonym of isabella.
• Isabel8 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• isabella1 senseA pale grey-yellow, fawn, cream-brown or parchment colour.
• Isabella3 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• isabelle1 senseSynonym of isabella.
• Isabelle1 senseA female given name from French Isabelle, ultimately a variant of Elizabeth.
• Isaiah3 sensesA book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
• isis1 senseAny coral of the genus Isis, or family Isididae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints.
• Isis4 sensesAn ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic;…
• ISIS1 senseA Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate.
• Islam4 sensesA monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
• Islamic2 sensesOf, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
• island12 sensesA contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
• Island6 sensesLong Island (in New York State).
• Islands1 senseA district of Hong Kong.
• isle1 senseAn island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
• Isle4 sensesA minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.
• Isobel1 senseA female given name from Hebrew, variant of Isabel.
• isolate9 sensesTo set apart or cut off from others.
• isolated8 sensesPlaced or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
• isolation7 sensesThe state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
• Israel9 sensesA country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
• Israeli3 sensesA person from Israel or of Israeli descent.
• issue46 sensesThe action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal amounts.
• Issue1 senseA Monacan Indian; a member of a Mestee group originating in Amherst County, Virginia.
• ist1 senseA practitioner or supporter of an ism.
• Istanbul2 sensesA Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman…
• it23 sensesThe third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
• It2 sensesA biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.
• Italian7 sensesPertaining to Italy.
• Italy2 sensesA country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
• itch6 sensesA sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
• itching1 senseA sensation that itches.
• itchy7 sensesCharacterized by itching. (of a condition)
• item10 sensesA distinct physical object.
• Item1 senseradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter I.
• itinerary5 sensesA written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
• Ito1 senseA surname from Japanese. The 6th most common surname in Japan.
• ITO1 senseAn organization established in 1905 to advocate for a Jewish homeland.
• its2 sensesBelonging to it.
• itself3 sensesit; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
• Ivan9 sensesA male given name from Russian of English speakers.
• Ive2 sensesA surname.
• ivory9 sensesThe hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
• Ivory3 sensesA surname from Old French.
• ivy2 sensesAny of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
• Ivy6 sensesA unisex given name from English.
• Izzy3 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Isabel, Isobel, Isabelle, Isabella, Elizabeth, Isidora, Isra, Izebel, Ismara and Isobelle.