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ice age
/ˈaɪ.seɪd͡ʒ/
noun
B1
A long period when much of the earth was frozen.
ice hockey
noun
B1
A fast team game played with sticks and a puck on ice.
ice rink
noun
B1
The frozen floor people skate circles on.
icing
/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
noun
B1
The sweet coating spread over a cake.
idea
/aɪ̯ˈdɪə̯/
noun
A1
4 meanings
A thought or suggestion that comes into your mind, especially a plan or a solution.
identification
/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
noun
B1
Proof of who somebody is, or the recognising of something.
identity
/aɪˈdɛntɪti/
noun
B1
2 meanings
Who somebody is; what makes them themselves.
identity card
noun
B1
An official card proving who you are.
idol
/ˈaɪ.dl̩/
noun
B1+
2 meanings
An image worshipped as a god.
imagination
/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
noun
B1
The mind's power to see things that are not there.
impact
/ˈɪmpækt/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The force of one thing striking another.
impression
/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The idea or feeling somebody leaves you with.
in-laws
noun
B1
The family you gain through your husband or wife.
inch
/ɪnt͡ʃ/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
incident
/ˈɪnsɪdənt/
noun
B1
An event, especially an unpleasant one.
indefinite article
noun
B1
The little word "a" or "an".
independent
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Not needing anybody's control or help.
individual
/ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl/
adjective
A2+
2 meanings
Belonging to one single person or thing.
industry
/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/
noun
B1
3 meanings
All the companies making one kind of thing.
influence
/ˈɪn.flu.əns/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The power to affect what others think or do.
initial
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Happening at the beginning; first.
inn
/ɪn/
noun
B1
A small old-fashioned hotel serving food and drink.
inner tube
noun
B1
The inflatable ring inside a tyre.
instant
/ˈɪnstənt/
noun
B2
3 meanings
An extremely short point in time.
instruction
/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
noun
B1+
2 meanings
An order or direction telling someone what to do.
insurance card
noun
B1
The card showing who pays for your treatment.
intelligence
/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The ability to learn and understand.
intention
/ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/
noun
B1
2 meanings
What you mean or plan to do.
interest
/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
noun
B1
6 meanings
The feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.
international
/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
adjective
A2+
3 meanings
Involving two or more countries.
interrupt
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
verb
B1
3 meanings
To stop someone in the middle of speaking by speaking yourself.
interview
/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A formal meeting where someone is asked questions to decide whether to give them a job or a place.
introduction
/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/
noun
B1+
3 meanings
The act of presenting one person to another by name.
invention
/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A new thing nobody had ever made before.
investigation
/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
noun
B1
An official effort to find out the facts.
invitation
/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
A2+
3 meanings
A written or spoken request asking somebody to come to an event.
iron
/ˈaɪ.ən/
noun
A2+
4 meanings
The common grey metal that rusts, used for tools, gates and machines.
ironing board
noun
B1
The narrow folding table you press clothes on.
issue
/ˈɪʃuː/
noun
B1
6 meanings
A subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.
ivory
/ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/
adjective
B1+
2 meanings
A creamy white colour.