English Wordbook/I

Staff I of the English Wordbook.

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icthyology n fishlore idea n thought, ink, thoughty, brainchild identical adj selfsame(nb. att'd) idol n afgod, false god igloo n icehouse ignite vb kindle, light, spark, fire ignorance n dullness, unknowingness, witlessness, unwittenhood ignorant adj dumb, dull, unknowing, witless, loreless, unwittened, backward, benighted ignore vb snub, overlook ignus fatuus n will-o-the wisp ill-conceived adj misbegotten illegal adj unlawful illegalise vb ban, outlaw, make unlawful illegimate adj ill-gotten illuminate vb belighten illumination n belighting imitate vb ape imitation n aping, fake, pinchbeck, ersatz impale vb thrill through, forthrill, run through imagination n mind('s) eye, mindsight imaginative adj clever, thoughtful imagine vb see in (one's) mind('s) eye, mindsee, think of immediately adv swith, right now/away, forthwith, ayenow, alnow immigrant n incomer, inwanderer, comeling immigrate vb inwander immigration n inwandering imminent adj nigh immoral adj sinful immortal adj everlasting, undying impede vb hinder imperialism n overlordship implore vb beseech impolite adj menseless, cheeky important adj weighty impromptu adj offhand improper adj unseemly, uncomely, untoward, unbecoming improve vb make better, betteren, forbetter, better improvised adj makeshift impudence n gall inadvertence n oversight, unmindfulness, heedlessness inane adj mindless inappropriate adj unfitting, unbecoming, unbeseeming inaudible adj unhearable, unhearbear incarnation n fleshtaking in case conj lest, for fear that incision n cut incisive adj cutting incite vb goad, egg incline n slope inclined adj minded inconsiderate adj thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking, careless, heedless incorporated adj inwrought incorrect adj untrue, wrong increase vb wax, rise, grow increasingly adv more and more incredible adj unbelievly, unbelievsome, unbelievable incus n anvil indebted adj beholden indecent adj high-kilted indecisive adj wavering, in two minds, swithering, halfminded independent adj standalone independence n lonestance, selfhood indicate vb show, betoken, bespeak indication n hint, clue indigent adj needy indiscriminately adv swoopstake individual n onesome indolent adj lazy, idle, shiftless, slothful induce vb lead to industrial action n strike industrious adj hard working, worksome, tireless inebriated adj drunk ineffable adj unspeakable ineffective adj toothless inept adj clueless inert adj still, unmoving, lifeless inexperienced adj unfledged, callow infancy n childhood infant n newborn, child, bairn, baby, toddler infanticide n childslaughter infection n smittle infect vb smittle infectious adj smittle, catchy, smittlesome inferior n & adj worse, lower infernal adj fiendish, hellish, wicked, underhanded, evil, ill, hateful, all-fired infertile adj geld, infidelity n untrueness infinite adj endless, timeless, everlasting infinity n unending, forever influence vb sway, shape inflict vb wreak, lay on influenza n haingles, grippe influx n inflow infuriating adj maddening, angering ingest vb eat, take in ingestion n intake inhabit vb dwell, erde, live in inhabitance n abode, dwelling, erding,(erding in sorrow), erdingstow, inhabitant n dweller, indweller (Scots), erd-folk inhale vb breathe in inherent adj built-in, inborn, inbred, indwelling inheritance n birthright inimical adj foesome initial adj first, beginning, early initiate vb start, begin injection n needleprick innate adj inborn innocent adj guiltless innocuous adj harmless innovative adj groundbreaking inquire vb ask insane adj mad inscribe vb write insect n golach insensitive adj unfeeling insert vb inset inspiration n inbreath, brainchild instance n lodestar, loadstar, earnestness instantly adv in no time, taking no time institute vb set up institution n body instruct vb teach insult n lambast integer n whole number intellectual1 n high-mind, thoughtster intellectual2 adj mindwise, high-minded intelligent adj smart, clever intend vb mean intention n will inter vb bury, begrave intercept vb waylay, cut off interdict vb forbid interest n (on money) yield, loanyield, geldyield interim/interval n meantime, (long) far-between interior n inside, inner internal adj inland, inner-bodily internet n (the world wide) web, twixtnet interpret vb aread, read into intestine n tharm, gut intimidate vb scare, frighten, overawe intoxicated adj drunk introduction n lead-in(att'd) introduce vb inbring, get to meet, inlead inundate vb flood, whelm, overwhelm invade vb overrun invasion n overrunning, inslaught invaluable adj forworthy invent vb think up, make up invertebrate vb unbackboned invest vb umclap invisible adj unseen, unseeable, unsightbear invite n & vb welcome involve vb entangle iota n shred ipseity n ass ire n anger, wrath irresponsible adj reckless, heedless, careless, thoughtless, unmindful, unthinking irritate vb irk irritating adj irksome island n aitland, iland isolation n loneliness, alonehood, asideness islet n ait, eyot