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

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  • inexplicable/ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/adjectiveC1Impossible to explain or account for.
  • inexplicablyadverbC1In a way that cannot be explained.
  • infamous/ˈɪn.fə.məs/adjectiveC1Famous for something bad.
  • infamy/ˈɪnfəmi/nounC1Fame of the worst possible kind.
  • infant/ˈɪn.fənt/nounC1A baby in its first year.
  • infatuationnounC12 meanings
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A short, intense attraction that is not expected to last.
  • infect/ɪnˈfɛkt/verbC1To pass a disease to somebody, or to spread through them.
  • infer/ɪnˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion from evidence and reasoning rather than from being told directly.
  • inference/ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/nounC12 meaningsA conclusion reached from evidence rather than from a direct statement.
  • infestation/ˌɪnfɛsˈteɪ̯ʃən/nounC1An overrunning of a place by pests.
  • infidelity/ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti/nounC1Betrayal of a partner by secretly taking a lover.
  • infiltrate/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo get inside a group in order to watch it.
  • infiltration/ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/nounC1The entering of a group or a place secretly.
  • inflict/ɪnˈflɪkt/verbC1To force pain or damage upon somebody.
  • influential/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/adjectiveC1Able to shape what others think or do.
  • inform/ɪnˈfɔɹm/verbB13 meaningsTo tell someone a fact, especially one they need or have a right to know.
  • infraction/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/nounC1A breaking of a rule.
  • infringe/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To break a law or to encroach on a right.
  • infringement/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/nounC1A breaking of a rule or of somebody's rights.
  • infuse/ɪnˈfjuz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo soak in liquid to draw out flavour.
  • infusion/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/nounC1A liquid made by steeping, or a fresh supply put in.
  • ingenious/ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/adjectiveC1Brilliantly clever in an inventive way.
  • ingenuity/ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/nounC1Cleverness at inventing and solving.
  • ingest/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/verbC12 meaningsTo take food or liquid into the body.
  • ingrainedadjectiveC1Fixed so deeply that it cannot be removed.
  • ingratiate/ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/verbC1To make yourself liked in order to gain advantage.
  • ingratitude/ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/nounC1A failure to show thanks for kindness.
  • inhabit/ɪnˈhæbɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo live in a place.
  • inhalation/ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/nounC1The act of breathing something into the lungs.
  • inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo draw air, smoke or vapour into the lungs.
  • inherent/ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/adjectiveC1Existing as a permanent part of something's nature.
  • inheritance/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/nounC13 meaningsMoney or property received from somebody who has died.
  • inheritance taxnounC1Money the state takes from what the dead leave behind.
  • inhibit/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo hold back a process.
  • inhibitor/ɪnˈhɪbɪtɚ/nounC1A substance that slows a reaction down.
  • initiate/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo set something in motion.
  • initiative/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/nounB24 meaningsThe willingness and ability to act on your own, without waiting to be told.
  • inject/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo push liquid in through a needle.
  • injection/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/nounC1A dose of medicine pushed into the body with a needle.
  • injection mouldingnounC1Forcing molten plastic into a shaped cavity.
  • injector/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/nounC1The part that squirts fuel or medicine in.
  • injunction/ɪnˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/nounC1A court order stopping somebody doing something.
  • inkling/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/nounC1A faint idea that something is so.
  • inky/ˈɪŋki/adjectiveC1As black as ink.
  • inlaidadjectiveC1Decorated with pieces set flush into the surface.
  • inland/ˈɪnlənd/adverbB2+3 meaningsIn the direction of the middle of a country, away from the coast.
  • inlay/ɪnˈleɪ/nounC1Decoration set flush into a surface.
  • innermost/ˈɪnɚmoʊst/adjectiveC12 meaningsFurthest in, closest to the centre.
  • innocuous/ɪˈnɒkjuəs/adjectiveC1Completely harmless.
  • innovate/ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/verbC1To bring in new methods or ideas.
  • innumerable/ɪˈnuːməɹ.əbəl/adjectiveC1Too many to be counted.
  • inoculate/ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/verbC1To protect against a disease by a small dose of it.
  • inquest/ˈɪŋkwɛst/nounC12 meaningsAn official inquiry into a sudden death.
  • insatiable/ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/adjectiveC1Impossible to satisfy.
  • inscribe/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/verbC1To carve or write words on a surface.
  • inscription/ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/nounC1Words cut into stone or metal to last.
  • insecure/ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC13 meaningsLacking confidence in yourself and needing reassurance.
  • insensitive/ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot noticing or caring how others feel.
  • insert/ɪnˈsɜːt/verbB22 meaningsTo put something into something else.
  • insertion/ɪnˈsɝʃən/nounC1The putting of one thing inside another.