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

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356 words · showing 61–120

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  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • implicit/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeant without being said directly.
  • implicitlyadverbC1Without being stated, or completely and without question.
  • implodeverbC12 meaningsTo collapse violently inward.
  • implore/ɪmˈplɔː/verbC1To beg somebody urgently.
  • imply/ɪmˈplaɪ/
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To let a further meaning be understood without stating it.
  • impose/ɪmˈpəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo force a rule or burden onto people.
  • impostor syndrome/ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1Feeling a fraud despite doing the work well.
  • impotence/ˈɪmpətəns/nounC12 meaningsComplete powerlessness to act or to change things.
  • impotent/ˈɪm.pə.tənt/adjectiveC1Without the power to act or to affect anything.
  • impound/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/verbC1To seize and hold something officially.
  • impoverished/ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/adjectiveC1Made very poor, or drained of richness.
  • impracticable/ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/adjectiveC1Not able to be carried out.
  • impress/ɪmˈpɹɛs/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone admire you or think well of you.
  • impressionable/ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Easily influenced by others.
  • impressionism/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/nounC1A style of painting that catches light and fleeting effects.
  • impressions/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/nounC1How many times an advertisement was shown.
  • imprint/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/nounC14 meaningsThe name of a publishing house as it appears on a book, or a branded list within a larger publisher.
  • imprison/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/verbC1To shut somebody up in a prison.
  • imprisonment/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/nounC1Being shut up in prison.
  • improper/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot right or not suitable for the occasion.
  • impropriety/ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/nounC1Behaviour that breaks the accepted standards.
  • improv/ˈɪmpɹɑv/nounC1Unscripted performance created on the spot.
  • impudent/ˈɪmpjʊdənt/adjectiveC1Boldly disrespectful.
  • impulse buynounC1Something bought on the spur of the moment.
  • impunity/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/nounC1Freedom from any punishment for what you have done.
  • impure/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMixed with something that should not be there.
  • in donkey's yearsphraseC1In a very long time indeed.
  • in hindsightphraseC1Looking back with the knowledge you have now.
  • in the blackphraseC1Having money left over rather than owing.
  • in the redphraseC1Owing money; overdrawn.
  • in the sticksphraseC1Out in the remote countryside, far from the city.
  • inability/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The lack of ability or power to do something.
  • inadequate/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/adjectiveC1Not enough, or not good enough, for the purpose.
  • inadvertent/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/adjectiveC1Done without meaning to.
  • inadvertentlyadverbC1Without meaning to.
  • inane/ɪˈneɪn/adjectiveC1Silly and completely lacking in sense.
  • inappropriate/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/adjectiveC1Not suitable for the occasion.
  • inarticulate/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnable to express yourself clearly in speech.
  • inaudiblyadverbC1Too quietly to be heard.
  • inaugurate/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/verbC1To install somebody formally into high office.
  • inborn/ˈɪn.bɔːn/adjectiveC1Present from birth rather than learnt.
  • inbound/ˈɪnbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsTravelling towards a place rather than away from it.
  • incandescent/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGlowing with intense heat.
  • incantation/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsWords chanted to summon magical power.
  • incapable/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsNot able to do something, because the ability is not there.
  • incarcerate/ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/verbC1To shut somebody up in prison.
  • incarceration/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Being kept locked up.
  • incarnation/ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1A life lived in one particular body or form.
  • incendiary/ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/adjectiveC1Made to start fires, or designed to inflame feeling.
  • incense/ˈɪnsɛn(t)s/nounB2+2 meaningsSweet-smelling smoke burned in worship.
  • inception/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/nounC1The point at which something began.
  • incessant/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/adjectiveC1Going on and on without ever stopping.
  • incestuous/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsInvolving sex between close relatives.
  • incidence/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/nounC1How often something occurs in a population.
  • incision/ɪnˈsɪʒən/nounC1A clean cut made deliberately, especially in surgery.
  • incisive/ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC1Cutting straight to the point with clear thought.
  • incisor/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/nounC1One of the sharp front teeth used for biting.
  • incite/ɪnˈsaɪt/verbC1To stir people up to do something violent.
  • incline/ɪnˈklaɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA slope, especially of a road or track.