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

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  • insider/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/nounC1Somebody within a group who knows its secrets.
  • insidious/ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/adjectiveC1Doing harm gradually and without being noticed.
  • insightful/ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/adjectiveC1Showing a deep and accurate understanding.
  • insignia/ɪnˈsɪɡ.ni.ə/nounC1The badges that show rank or unit.
  • insinuatingadjectiveC1Hinting at something unpleasant without stating it.
  • insinuation/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
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An unpleasant suggestion made indirectly rather than stated.
  • insipid/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/adjectiveC1So weak in flavour that it is dull.
  • insistence/ɪnˈsɪs.təns/nounC1Refusing to let a demand drop.
  • insofar/ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/adverbC1To the extent or degree that.
  • insolence/ˈɪn.sə.ləns/nounC1Rude disrespect towards somebody who deserves better.
  • insolent/ˈɪn.sə.lənt/adjectiveC1Rudely disrespectful to those owed respect.
  • insoluble/ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnable to be dissolved.
  • insolvent/ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/adjectiveC1Owing more than you own.
  • install/ɪnˈstɔːl/verbB23 meaningsTo put equipment or software in place and make it ready to use.
  • instalment plannounC1Paying for something in regular parts over time.
  • instance/ˈɪnstəns/nounB23 meaningsA single example or occurrence of something.
  • instep/ˈɪnˌstɛp/nounC1The arched upper part of the foot.
  • instigate/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/verbC1To be the one who starts something happening.
  • instill/ɪnˈstɪl/verbC1To gradually plant values or confidence in someone's mind.
  • instinctive/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/adjectiveC1Done automatically, without conscious thought.
  • instinctively/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/adverbC1Without conscious thought, as an automatic reaction.
  • institutional/ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveC1Belonging to a large established organisation.
  • instrument/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/nounA2+5 meaningsAn object made for playing music.
  • insubordinateadjectiveC1Refusing to obey somebody in authority.
  • insubordination/ˌɪn.səˌbɔːɹ.dɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1Open refusal to obey orders.
  • insufficient/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveC1Not enough for what is needed.
  • insurance valuationnounC1An estimate of worth made for cover against loss.
  • insurgency/ɪnˈsɜːd͡ʒənsi/nounC1An armed rising against the government.
  • insurmountableadjectiveC1Too great an obstacle to get past.
  • insurrection/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/nounC1A violent rising against those in power.
  • intact/ɪnˈtækt/adjectiveC1Whole and undamaged.
  • intake/ˈɪnteɪk/nounC1What is taken in, or the opening it comes through.
  • integral/ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/adjectiveC1Forming an essential part of the whole.
  • integrated/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪtəd/adjectiveC1Joined so the parts work as a single system.
  • integration/ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe bringing together of separated groups as equals.
  • integrity/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/nounC12 meaningsDoing the honest right thing even unobserved.
  • intellect/ˈɪntəlɛkt/nounC1The capacity of the mind to reason and understand.
  • intensify/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/verbC1To make something stronger or more extreme.
  • intensity/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/nounC13 meaningsThe strength or degree of something.
  • intensive/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsConcentrating a great deal of work, attention or care into a short period.
  • inter/ɪnˈtɚ/verbC1To bury a body in the ground.
  • interactive/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/adjectiveC1Responding to what the user does.
  • intercede/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/verbC1To speak up on somebody's behalf.
  • intercept/ɪntəˈsɛpt/verbB24 meaningsTo stop or catch something as it moves from one place to another.
  • intercession/ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛ.ʃən/nounC1Pleading with somebody on another's behalf.
  • interface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/nounC13 meaningsThe screens and controls through which a person uses a machine.
  • interference/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/nounB22 meaningsUnwanted involvement in something.
  • interim/ˈɪntəɹɪm/adjectiveC1Holding the place until the permanent one comes.
  • interior/ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsOn or belonging to the inside.
  • interject/ɪn.təˈdʒɛkt/verbC1To say something briefly while another person is speaking.
  • interjection/ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/nounC1A word thrown in to show feeling, such as ouch.
  • interlock/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/verbC1To fit together so that neither part can come free.
  • intermediate/ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/adjectiveC1Coming between two stages or levels.
  • intern/ɪnˈtɝn/nounB1+2 meaningsA student doing a short first job to learn a profession.
  • internment/ɪnˈtɝnmənt/nounC1The holding of people without trial in wartime.
  • interpersonaladjectiveC1To do with how people deal with one another.
  • interpose/ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz/verbC1To put something between, or to intervene.
  • interpret/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo decide what something means and explain it.
  • interpreter/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/nounB2+3 meaningsA person who says aloud in one language what someone has just said in another.
  • interrogatornounC1Somebody who questions a suspect at length.