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

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  • ibannounC1The international code identifying a bank account abroad.
  • ibis/ˈaɪ.bɪs/nounC1A wading bird with a long curved beak.
  • ice/aɪs/nounA1Water frozen hard.
  • ice age/ˈaɪ.seɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A long period when much of the earth was frozen.
  • ice hockeynounB1A fast team game played with sticks and a puck on ice.
  • ice rinknounB1The frozen floor people skate circles on.
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  • iceberg/ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/nounB1+A large mass of floating ice.
  • icelandnounA2+An island country in the north Atlantic.
  • ichthyosaur/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/nounC1A sea reptile shaped rather like a dolphin.
  • icicle/ˈʌɪsəkəl/nounB1+A hanging spike of frozen drip.
  • icing/ˈaɪsɪŋ/nounB1The sweet coating spread over a cake.
  • icon/ˈaɪ.kɒn/nounB2A sacred image, or somebody widely admired as a symbol.
  • iconoclasm/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/nounC2The attacking of beliefs and images others hold dear.
  • iconoclast/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/nounC2Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs.
  • idea/aɪ̯ˈdɪə̯/nounA14 meaningsA thought or suggestion that comes into your mind, especially a plan or a solution.
  • ideal/aɪˈdɪəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsThe best possible for a purpose.
  • idealism/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Living by high principles rather than by what works.
  • idealistnounB2+Somebody guided by how things ought to be.
  • identification/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB1Proof of who somebody is, or the recognising of something.
  • identity/aɪˈdɛntɪti/nounB12 meaningsWho somebody is; what makes them themselves.
  • identity cardnounB1An official card proving who you are.
  • identity theftnounB2Using somebody else's details to borrow or buy.
  • ideologue/ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/nounC2Somebody rigidly devoted to a set of political ideas.
  • ideology/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/nounC1A connected set of beliefs about how society should work.
  • idiom/ˈɪdiəm/nounB2+A phrase whose meaning cannot be guessed from its words.
  • idiosyncrasy/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/nounC2A personal quirk that belongs to one person alone.
  • idiot/ˈɪdiət/nounA2Somebody who behaves very stupidly.
  • idleness/ˈaɪdəlnəs/nounB2+The state of doing nothing at all.
  • idol/ˈaɪ.dl̩/nounB1+2 meaningsAn image worshipped as a god.
  • ignition/ɪɡˈnɪʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsThe switch or system in a vehicle that starts the engine.
  • ignominy/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/nounC2Public disgrace.
  • ignorance/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/nounC1Not knowing something you might be expected to know.
  • iguana/ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/nounB2+A large tree-dwelling lizard of tropical America.
  • ilk/ɪlk/nounC2A type or class of person, usually mentioned with disapproval.
  • ill/ɪl/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot healthy; suffering from a disease.
  • illness/ˈɪl.nəs/nounA2+The state of being unwell, or a particular disease.
  • illumination/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/nounB2+The lighting of a place, or a sudden understanding.
  • illusion/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB2Something that seems real but is not.
  • illustration/ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/nounB2A picture in a book, or an example that makes a point clear.
  • illustrator/ˈɪləˌstɹeɪtəɹ/nounB2+An artist who draws pictures for books and articles.
  • image/ˈɪm.ɪd͡ʒ/nounA2+A picture, or how somebody is seen by others.
  • imagery/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/nounC1Pictures, or the word-pictures a writer uses.
  • imagination/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/nounB1The mind's power to see things that are not there.
  • imam/ˈiːmɑːm/nounB2+The person who leads prayer in a mosque.
  • imbalancenounB2+A state where two sides are unequal.
  • imbecile/ɪmbəˈsiːl/nounC1A person behaving very stupidly, used as an insult.
  • imitation/ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/nounB2A copy of something, usually less good than the original.
  • immensity/ɪˈmɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1Vastness beyond ordinary scale.
  • immersion/ɪˈmɜːʃən/nounB2+Complete covering by liquid, or total absorption in a subject.
  • immigrant/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/nounB2A person who has moved into a new country to live.
  • immigration/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/nounB2+The official process of being allowed into a country.
  • immorality/ɪməˈɹælɪti/nounB2+Behaviour that breaks moral rules.
  • immortality/ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/nounB2+Never dying, or being remembered for ever.
  • immunisationnounC1The programme of injections that protects a child.
  • immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe body's ability to resist a disease.
  • immunity dealnounC1An agreement not to prosecute in return for evidence.
  • imp/ɪmp/nounC12 meaningsA small mischievous demon.
  • impact/ˈɪmpækt/nounB12 meaningsThe force of one thing striking another.
  • impact craternounB2The hollow left where something struck the earth.
  • impairment/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/nounC12 meaningsA loss or reduction of a bodily or mental function.