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

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1,608 words · showing 721–780

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  • insist/ɪnˈsɪst/verbB22 meaningsTo say firmly that something must happen or be done.
  • inspect/ɪnˈspɛkt/verbB2To examine something carefully to check its condition or correctness.
  • inspire/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo make somebody want to act or create.
  • install/ɪnˈstɔːl/verbB23 meaningsTo put equipment or software in place and make it ready to use.
  • instruct/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/verbB22 meaningsTo tell someone officially to do something.
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/ɪnˈsʌlt/
verbB22 meanings
To say or do something that hurts somebody's pride.
  • integrate/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo combine separate things so they work as one.
  • intend/ɪnˈtɛnd/verbB12 meaningsTo have something as your plan or purpose.
  • interact/ɪn.təˈɹækt/verbB2To act on each other.
  • intercept/ɪntəˈsɛpt/verbB24 meaningsTo stop or catch something as it moves from one place to another.
  • interest/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/nounB16 meaningsThe feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.
  • interfere/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/verbB22 meaningsTo involve yourself in something that is not your concern and get in its way.
  • interpret/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo decide what something means and explain it.
  • interview/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/nounB14 meaningsA formal meeting where someone is asked questions to decide whether to give them a job or a place.
  • intrigue/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsSecret plotting to gain an advantage.
  • intrude/ɪnˈtɹuːd/verbB2To come in where you are not wanted.
  • invade/ɪnˈveɪd/verbB22 meaningsTo enter a country by force with an army.
  • invent/ɪnˈvɛnt/verbB12 meaningsTo think up and build something that never existed.
  • inventory/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/nounB23 meaningsA complete written list of everything held in a place, and the counting that produces it.
  • invest/ɪnˈvɛst/verbB1+2 meaningsTo put money into something hoping it grows.
  • invite/ɪnˈvaɪt/verbA23 meaningsTo ask somebody to come to an event or a place.
  • involve/ɪnˈvɒlv/verbB23 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or result.
  • iron/ˈaɪ.ən/nounA2+4 meaningsThe common grey metal that rusts, used for tools, gates and machines.
  • irritate/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo annoy someone persistently.
  • isolate/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/verbB24 meaningsTo separate someone or something from everything else and keep it apart.
  • issue/ˈɪʃuː/nounB16 meaningsA subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.
  • itch/ɪt͡ʃ/verbB12 meaningsTo feel a tickle on the skin that begs to be scratched.
  • jab/d͡ʒæb/verbB22 meaningsTo strike or poke with a short quick movement.
  • jack/ˈd͡ʒæk/nounB24 meaningsA device for lifting something heavy a short distance off the ground.
  • jam/ˈd͡ʒæm/nounA2+6 meaningsFruit boiled with sugar until it sets, spread on bread and used in cakes.
  • jar/d͡ʒɑː/nounB15 meaningsA glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.
  • jazz/d͡ʒæz/nounA2+3 meaningsA kind of music with strong rhythm and improvised solos, first played in the American South.
  • jeer/d͡ʒɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo shout mocking or insulting remarks.
  • jerk/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/verbB13 meaningsTo move with a short sharp pull.
  • jet/ˈd͡ʒɛt/nounB24 meaningsA fast aircraft driven by jet engines.
  • jiggle/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/verbB2To move something with quick little jerks.
  • jingle/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/verbB23 meaningsTo make the light ringing sound of small metal things knocking together.
  • jockey/ˈd͡ʒɒki/nounB22 meaningsA professional rider in horse races.
  • jog/d͡ʒɒɡ/verbB23 meaningsTo run at a slow, steady pace for exercise.
  • join/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verbA14 meaningsTo become a member of a group or organisation.
  • jolt/d͡ʒɒlt/verbB22 meaningsTo move or shake suddenly and roughly.
  • journal/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/nounB15 meaningsA periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.
  • journey/ˈd͡ʒɝni/nounB13 meaningsAn act of travelling from one place to another.
  • juggle/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo keep several objects in the air at once.
  • jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verbA24 meaningsTo push off the ground into the air.
  • justify/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo show that something is right or reasonable.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • kick/kɪk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit or strike something with the foot.
  • kidnap/ˈkɪdnæp/verbB2To take a person away by force and demand money.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • kneel/niːl/verbB2To rest your weight on your bent knees.
  • knife/ˈnaɪ̯f/nounA22 meaningsA sharp tool used for cutting.
  • knit/nɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
  • knock/nɒk/verbA25 meaningsTo hit a door or window with your hand so that people inside hear you.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • lag/læɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe delay between an action and the response.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • lap/læp/nounB13 meaningsThe flat surface formed by the upper legs when sitting.