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

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  • inflammation/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/nounB2+Redness, heat and swelling where the body is fighting.
  • inflation/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A general rise in prices so that money buys less.
  • influx/ˈɪnˌflʌks/nounB2+A large arrival of people or things.
  • informalitynounB2+A relaxed manner with the formal rules set aside.
  • informer/ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/nounB2+Somebody who secretly tells the authorities.
  • infrastructure/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/
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The roads, pipes, wires and rails a place runs on.
  • inhabitant/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/nounB2+Somebody who lives in a particular place.
  • inhumanitynounB2+Cruel treatment of other people.
  • initiation/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The formal admitting of somebody into a group.
  • inlet/ˈɪnlət/nounB2+A narrow arm of sea reaching into the land.
  • innovation/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A new method or product, or the making of one.
  • inquisition/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/nounB2+A harsh and searching questioning.
  • insecticide/ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/nounB2+A chemical that kills insects.
  • insole/ˈɪnsəʊl/nounB2+The soft layer inside a shoe, under your foot.
  • insomnia/ɪnˈsɒmniə/nounB2+Persistent inability to sleep.
  • installment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/nounB2+One of the regular part-payments that add up to the full price.
  • instalment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of a series of regular part-payments.
  • insulation/ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/nounB2+Material used to prevent heat, sound or electricity passing through.
  • insulator/ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsA material that will not let electricity pass.
  • integer/ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB2+A whole number as a program stores it.
  • interception/ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/nounB2+The stopping of something on its way to somewhere else.
  • intermission/ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/nounB2+The break in the middle of a long show.
  • interpreter/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/nounB2+3 meaningsA person who says aloud in one language what someone has just said in another.
  • interval/ˈɪntəvəʊ/nounB2+4 meaningsA period of time between two events or two points in time.
  • interviewee/ˌɪn.tə.vjuːˈiː/nounB2+The person being questioned in an interview.
  • intimidation/ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/nounB2+Frightening somebody into doing as you wish.
  • intolerance/ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/nounB2+An unwillingness to accept difference.
  • intonation/ɪntəˈneɪʃən/nounB2+The rise and fall of the voice in speech.
  • intrigue/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsSecret plotting to gain an advantage.
  • introvert/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/nounB2+Someone who needs time alone to recharge.
  • invertebrate/ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət/nounB2+An animal with no backbone.
  • investor/ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person who puts money in expecting a return.
  • ion/ˈaɪən/nounB2+An atom that has gained or lost an electron.
  • irrigation/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/nounB2+The bringing of water to dry land to grow crops.
  • irritability/ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+Being easily annoyed by small things.
  • irritation/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA feeling of mild annoyance.
  • isle/aɪ̯l/nounB2+An island, in poetic use or in place names.
  • jackal/ˈd͡ʒækəl/nounB2+A wild dog that hunts and scavenges.
  • jawbonenounB2+The bone that carries the lower teeth.
  • jeer/d͡ʒɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shout mocking or insulting remarks.
  • jester/ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/nounB2+A comic entertainer at a royal court.
  • jetty/ˈd͡ʒɛti/nounB2+A small landing stage running out into the water.
  • jihad/d͡ʒɪˈhæd/nounB2+A struggle undertaken as a religious duty in Islam.
  • jive/ˈd͡ʒaɪv/nounB2+A fast lively dance done to swing music.
  • joust/d͡ʒaʊst/nounB2+A contest between two knights with lances.
  • joystick/ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/nounB2+A stick with buttons used to steer a game or an aircraft.
  • jubilee/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/nounB2+A special anniversary of an important event.
  • judo/ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/nounB2+A Japanese sport of throws and holds.
  • junction/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsWhere two railway lines meet or divide.
  • juniper/ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/nounB2+A small evergreen whose berries flavour gin.
  • juror/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/nounB2+One of the citizens who decide a verdict in court.
  • justification/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC13 meaningsA good reason offered for something that has been done.
  • kaleidoscope/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp/nounB2+A tube of shifting coloured patterns, or a constant change.
  • karatnounB2+A measure of how pure gold is, out of twenty-four.
  • kartingnounB2+Racing small low open-wheeled machines.
  • keel/kiːl/nounB2+The long fin under a boat that keeps it upright.
  • keg/kɛɡ/nounB2+A small metal barrel for beer.
  • kernel/ˈkɜː.nəl/nounB2+The soft part inside a nut, or the core of a matter.
  • kerosene/ˈkɛɹəsiːn/nounB2+A thin oil burned in lamps and engines.
  • keynote/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/nounB2+The central theme, or the main speech at a conference.