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

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  • 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.
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/ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/
nounC1
A 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.
  • interrupt/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/verbB13 meaningsTo stop someone in the middle of speaking by speaking yourself.
  • intersection/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/nounB22 meaningsA place where two or more roads cross.
  • interval/ˈɪntəvəʊ/nounB2+4 meaningsA period of time between two events or two points in time.
  • intervene/ˌɪntəˈviːn/verbC12 meaningsTo step into a situation in order to change what happens.
  • intervention/ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of stepping into a situation to change what happens.
  • intimate/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsDeeply close and private.
  • intone/ɪnˈtoʊn/verbC1To speak or chant on a level note.
  • intoxicating/ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/adjectiveC1Making you light-headed with pleasure or drink.
  • intoxication/ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being drunk or drugged.
  • intransitive/ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/adjectiveC1Said of a verb that takes no object.
  • intravenous/ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/adjectiveC1Going directly into a vein.
  • intrepid/ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/adjectiveC1Fearless in the face of danger.
  • intricate/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/adjectiveC1Woven of many tiny interlocking details.
  • intriguing/ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/adjectiveC1So interesting that you want to know more.
  • introspect/ˌɪntɹəˈspɛkt/verbC1To examine your own thoughts and feelings.
  • introspection/ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/nounC1Looking inward at your own thoughts and feelings.
  • intrusive thoughtnounC1An unwanted idea that arrives and will not leave.
  • intuition/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsKnowing something immediately, without reasoning it out.
  • intuitive/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/adjectiveC1Known without reasoning, or easy to use without instruction.
  • intuitivelyadverbC1By instinct rather than by working it out.
  • inundate/ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo overwhelm somebody with a very large quantity of something.
  • invalid/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot acceptable, because it breaks a rule or fails a legal requirement.
  • invasive speciesnounC1A living thing that spreads where it does not belong.
  • inventivenessnounC1Skill at thinking up new things.
  • invigilator/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/nounC1The person who watches over an examination room.
  • invitation/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/nounA2+3 meaningsA written or spoken request asking somebody to come to an event.
  • invite/ɪnˈvaɪt/verbA23 meaningsTo ask somebody to come to an event or a place.
  • invocation/ˌɪn.voʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1A calling upon a higher power or an authority.
  • invoice/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/nounC12 meaningsA document listing goods or services supplied and the money owed for them.
  • invoke/ɪnˈvoʊk/verbC12 meaningsTo call formally upon a law or a right.
  • involvement/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/nounC12 meaningsTaking part in something.
  • inward/ˈɪnwəd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTowards the inside.
  • ionic/aɪˈɒnɪk/adjectiveC1Bonded by the attraction of opposite charges.
  • iota/aɪˈəʊtə/nounC1The smallest possible amount.
  • irate/aɪˈɹeɪt/adjectiveC1Extremely angry.
  • iridescent/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/adjectiveC1Showing shifting rainbow colours as it moves.
  • irk/ɜːk/verbC1To annoy somebody persistently.
  • irksome/ˈɜɹksəm/adjectiveC1Annoying in a tiresome and persistent way.
  • iron curtain/ˌaɪən ˈkɜːtn̩/nounC1The closed border that divided Europe for decades.
  • iron outphraseC1To smooth away the last small problems.
  • ironic/aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeaning the opposite of what is said.
  • ironically/aɪˈɹɒnɪkli/adverbC12 meaningsIn the opposite way to what you would expect.
  • irony/ˈaɪə.ɹə.ni/nounB23 meaningsSaying the opposite of what you mean, in a way the listener is meant to notice.
  • irrational/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot based on reason or logic.
  • irresolute/ɪˈrɛz.əˌl(j)uːt/adjectiveC1Unable to make up your mind.