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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • icon/ˈaɪ.kɒn/nounB2A sacred image, or somebody widely admired as a symbol.
  • ideal/aɪˈdɪəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsThe best possible for a purpose.
  • identity theftnounB2Using somebody else's details to borrow or buy.
  • ignition/ɪɡˈnɪʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsThe switch or system in a vehicle that starts the engine.
  • ill/ɪl/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot healthy; suffering from a disease.
  • illusion/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
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nounB2
Something that seems real but is not.
  • illustration/ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/nounB2A picture in a book, or an example that makes a point clear.
  • imitation/ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/nounB2A copy of something, usually less good than the original.
  • immigrant/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/nounB2A person who has moved into a new country to live.
  • impact craternounB2The hollow left where something struck the earth.
  • impatience/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/nounB2Unwillingness to wait or tolerate delay.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • impossibility/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/nounB2Something that cannot be done at all.
  • impression/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsThe idea or feeling somebody leaves you with.
  • improvisation/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsPerforming without a script, inventing in the moment.
  • in-traynounB2The shallow tray where incoming work lands.
  • inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
  • income/ˈɪnˌkʌm/nounB2All the money that comes to a person or body.
  • income tax/ˈɪnˌkʌm tæks/nounB2The share of earnings taken by the state.
  • incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsLacking the skill or ability to do something properly.
  • independence/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/nounB2The winning of self-rule from a foreign power.
  • independent/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot needing anybody's control or help.
  • index/ˈɪndɛks/nounB25 meaningsAn alphabetical list of topics with the pages where each one is found.
  • indication/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2A sign that points to how things stand.
  • indigestion/ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/nounB2Pain from food the stomach will not settle.
  • industrial revolutionnounB2The shift from hand work to machines and factories.
  • infection/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/nounB2An illness caused by organisms entering the body.
  • influencer/ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/nounB2A person paid because millions follow what they post and buy what they show.
  • influencer marketingnounB2Paying somebody with followers to promote a product.
  • infographicnounB2A picture built to explain figures at a glance.
  • infrared/ˌɪnfɹəˈɹɛd/nounB2The band of radiation just beyond red light, felt as heat.
  • ingredient/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/nounB1+2 meaningsOne of the foods mixed together to make a dish.
  • initial/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/adjectiveB13 meaningsHappening at the beginning; first.
  • initiative/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/nounB24 meaningsThe willingness and ability to act on your own, without waiting to be told.
  • injustice/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/nounB22 meaningsAn unfair act, or unfair treatment of someone.
  • ink/ˈɪŋk/nounB22 meaningsThe dark cloud a squid releases to escape.
  • inner citynounB2The older, denser area near the centre.
  • innings/ˈɪn.ɪŋz/nounB2The period during which a team or player bats.
  • input/ˈɪnpʊt/nounB23 meaningsWhat is put into a system.
  • inquiry/ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/nounB22 meaningsAn official investigation.
  • insect repellentnounB2The lotion that keeps biting flies away.
  • insecuritynounB22 meaningsLack of confidence in yourself.
  • insert/ɪnˈsɜːt/verbB22 meaningsTo put something into something else.
  • insight/ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/nounB24 meaningsA sudden clear understanding of how something really works.
  • inspection/ɪnˈspɛkʃən/nounB2An official examination to check standards or condition.
  • inspection linenounB2The stage where finished goods are examined.
  • inspector/ɪnˈspɛk.təː/nounB2An official whose job is checking standards.
  • inspiration/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsSomething that fills you with the urge to create or act.
  • installation/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe act of putting equipment in place and setting it up.
  • instalment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of a series of regular part-payments.
  • instance/ˈɪnstəns/nounB23 meaningsA single example or occurrence of something.
  • instant/ˈɪnstənt/nounB23 meaningsAn extremely short point in time.
  • instinct/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/nounB2Inborn knowledge of what to do without being taught.
  • institute/ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/nounB2An organisation set up for study or a special purpose.
  • institution/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsAn established organisation such as a bank, university or hospital.
  • instrument/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/nounA2+5 meaningsAn object made for playing music.
  • insult/ɪnˈsʌlt/verbB22 meaningsTo say or do something that hurts somebody's pride.
  • insurance/ɪnˈʃɔː.ɹəns/nounB22 meaningsAn arrangement in which a company pays for specified losses in return for regular payments.
  • insurance agentnounB2A person who sells and arranges insurance policies.