📖 I — The English dictionary

ibex — Everyday, meaning 1: An ibex is a wild mountain goat with long, curved, ridged horns that lives in steep rocky places in Europe, Asia and North Africa.↗ Example: The ibex climbed the steep cliff with ease.↗ · Male ibexes have huge curved horns.↗ · We saw an Alpine ibex on holiday in Switzerland.↗ · Ibex hooves grip the rocks like rubber.↗ · A herd of ibex licked salt from the dam wall.↗ · The ibex lives high in the mountains.↗ · Ibex fight by clashing their horns.↗

ibis — Everyday, meaning 1: An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Australia, slang) The Australian white ibis is often called a «bin chicken» because it eats from rubbish bins.↗ Example: An ibis poked its curved beak into the mud.↗ · The ancient Egyptians mummified ibises.↗ · A bin chicken stole my sandwich in the park (Australia, slang).↗ · The scarlet ibis is bright red.↗ · Ibises often nest in big groups.↗ · Yes, now you shall taste something nice, and you will see the marabout bird, and the ibis, and the crane.↗

ibuprofen — Everyday, meaning 1: Ibuprofen is a common medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling, sold as tablets or liquid under names like Nurofen or Advil.↗ Example: Mum gave me some children's ibuprofen for my fever.↗ · Ibuprofen helped the swelling in my sprained ankle go down.↗ · Always ask an adult before taking ibuprofen.↗ · The doctor said to take ibuprofen with food.↗ · The pharmacist checked the right dose of ibuprofen.↗ · Dad took ibuprofen for his toothache.↗ · Read the label: the dose of ibuprofen depends on age.↗

ic — Everyday, meaning 1: -ic is a suffix (word ending) that makes adjectives: magic, heroic, metallic, athletic; it means of or like.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (abbreviation) IC stands for integrated circuit, a tiny electronic chip.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (abbreviation) In some places I/C means in charge.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: On its own, ic is not an English word.↗ Example: Ic on its own is not a word.↗ · Add -ic to hero to make heroic.↗ · Words ending in -ic often add -ally to make adverbs: magic, magically.↗ · A phone is full of IC chips.↗ · The -ic ending in Arctic is easy to forget when you say it.↗ · Volcano becomes volcanic with -ic.↗ · And so a short answer is often spoken of as being la-con-ic; that is, as being such an answer as a Lacon would be likely to give.↗

ice — Everyday, meaning 1: Ice is water that has frozen hard because it is very cold.↗ Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To ice a cake is to cover it with icing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Ice» is also short for ice cream in some places.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To break the ice is to help people feel relaxed when they first meet.↗ Example: She put 4 ice cubes in each glass.↗ · The ice on the pond is 5 centimetres thick.↗ · There are 6 glasses with 3 ice cubes in each.↗ · They went ice skating for 2 hours.↗ · Water turns to ice at 0 degrees Celsius.↗ · Ice floats because it is lighter than the same amount of water.↗ · Never walk on ice on a pond or lake.↗ · The ice melted in the sun.↗ · A funny game helped to break the ice.↗ · It was made entirely of ice.↗ · Out of whose womb came the ice?↗ (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917)↗ · He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?↗ (Writings PSA.147.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself; (Writings JOB.6.16, JPS 1917)↗

iceberg — Everyday, meaning 1: An iceberg is a huge piece of floating ice that has broken off a glacier or ice sheet and floats in the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: "The tip of the iceberg" means a small part of a much bigger problem that you cannot yet see.↗ Example: The ship hit an iceberg and began to sink.↗ · Most of an iceberg is hidden under the water.↗ · Polar bears sometimes rest on icebergs.↗ · The broken window was only the tip of the iceberg.↗ · We had iceberg lettuce in our salad.↗ · Icebergs are made of fresh water, not salt water.↗ · The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about, each like a pearl, she said, but larger and loftier than the churches built by men.↗

icelandic — Everyday, meaning 1: Icelandic means from or to do with Iceland, an island country in the North Atlantic.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Icelandic is the language spoken in Iceland.↗ Example: Icelandic horses have a special smooth walk.↗ · The Icelandic sagas tell stories of Viking families.↗ · Icelandic is spoken by about 350,000 people.↗ · My Icelandic friend's surname is Jónsdóttir.↗ · We read about Icelandic volcanoes in geography.↗ · Icelandic has letters like þ and ð that English lost long ago.↗ · There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other stories here.↗

iceman — Everyday, meaning 1: (old, US) An iceman was a man who delivered blocks of ice to homes for iceboxes before fridges.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) The Iceman, called Ötzi, is a 5,300-year-old mummy of a man found frozen in the Alps between Italy and Austria in 1991.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) An «iceman» is a nickname for someone who stays very calm under pressure.↗ Example: Ötzi the Iceman was found in the Alps in 1991.↗ · The Iceman had tattoos and a copper axe.↗ · Scientists found out what the Iceman ate for his last meal.↗ · Before fridges, the iceman delivered ice to houses.↗ · The goalkeeper was called «the Iceman» because he never panicked.↗ · You can see the Iceman in a museum in Bolzano, Italy.↗

ichor — Everyday, meaning 1: In Greek myths, the bright, golden fluid that runs in the veins of the gods instead of blood.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Any liquid that flows like blood in a myth or fairy tale.↗ Example: In the old Greek tales, the gods had ichor, not blood.↗ · When the hero was wounded, golden ichor flowed from him.↗ · Ichor was said to be free of disease.↗

ichthyosaur — Everyday, meaning 1: An ichthyosaur was a large sea reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs and looked like a dolphin or a fish, with flippers, a long snout and big eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It was not a dinosaur but a separate kind of reptile that breathed air and gave birth to live young in the sea.↗ Example: Mary Anning found an ichthyosaur fossil on the beach.↗ · An ichthyosaur looked like a dolphin.↗ · Ichthyosaurs breathed air, so they swam up to the surface.↗ · Ichthyosaurs had very large eyes for seeing in deep water.↗ · An ichthyosaur was a sea reptile, not a fish.↗ · We saw an ichthyosaur skeleton in the museum.↗

icicle — Everyday, meaning 1: A long, pointed piece of ice that hangs down, made when dripping water freezes.↗ Example: Icicles hung from the edge of the roof.↗ · The icicle dripped in the sunshine.↗ · Don't stand under big icicles; they can fall.↗ · The cave had icicles as long as my arm.↗ · We saw icicles on the frozen waterfall.↗ · Icicles form when water drips and freezes.↗ · Just by stood a thorn-bush; it had neither leaf nor flower, for it was the cold winter time, and icicles hung on the branches.↗

icing — Everyday, meaning 1: Icing is a sweet topping made of sugar, often with butter or water, that covers cakes and biscuits.↗ In the USA it is often called frosting.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Icing is also ice forming on something, like the wings of a plane.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «The icing on the cake» means something extra that makes a good thing even better.↗ Example: Each cupcake needs 20 g of icing.↗ · She put icing on 12 of the 30 biscuits.↗ · The cake has pink icing.↗ · How much icing for 6 cakes?↗ · We decorated the cupcakes with blue icing.↗ · Mix icing sugar with a little water.↗ · Winning the cup was great, and the medal was the icing on the cake.↗ · Icing on the road made it slippery.↗

icon — Everyday, meaning 1: An icon is a small picture on a computer, tablet or phone screen that you click or tap to open an app or do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) An icon is a holy painting of Jesus, Mary or a saint, especially in Orthodox churches, used to help prayer.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An icon is a very famous person or thing that stands for an idea or time: «a fashion icon», «a national icon».↗ Example: Click the printer icon to print your work.↗ · The Orthodox church was full of golden icons.↗ · Grandma kisses the icon of Mary when she prays.↗ · The Eiffel Tower is an icon of Paris.↗ · She is a fashion icon for many young people.↗ · Tap the camera icon to take a photo.↗ · The red double-decker bus is a London icon.↗

iconic — Everyday, meaning 1: Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computers, art) To do with icons or pictures that stand for something.↗ Example: The Sydney Opera House is an iconic building.↗ · The red phone box is iconic of Britain.↗ · That goal was an iconic moment in football history.↗ · Her yellow raincoat became iconic.↗ · The Statue of Liberty is iconic of New York.↗ · Adverts call everything «iconic» these days.↗

icu — Everyday, meaning 1: ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines to help them breathe and keep their heart working.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (texting, informal) «icu» can be read as «I see you».↗ Example: Grandad was moved to the ICU after his operation.↗ · The ICU nurses checked on him every few minutes.↗ · Babies born very early may spend weeks in the NICU.↗ · The news said the injured driver was in ICU.↗ · Only two visitors at a time are allowed in the ICU.↗ · My aunt is an ICU doctor.↗ · The patient got better and left the ICU for an ordinary ward.↗

icy — Everyday, meaning 1: Icy means covered with ice: an icy road.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Icy means extremely cold: an icy wind.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An icy look or voice is very unfriendly.↗ Example: Be careful, the path is icy.↗ · An icy wind blew from the north.↗ · The car slid on the icy road.↗ · Never walk on an icy pond.↗ · The water in the lake was icy cold.↗ · She gave him an icy look.↗ · My fingers were icy after the snowball fight.↗ · Grit is put on icy roads to make them less slippery.↗ · An icy hand passed over her head and face, and down towards her heart.↗

id — Everyday, meaning 1: ID (usually written in capitals) is short for identification: a card or document that shows who you are, like a passport or student card.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An ID can be a number or name that identifies something, like a user ID or a product ID.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In psychology, the id is the part of the mind with basic wishes and instincts.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In old books and notes, Id. is short for idem, meaning "the same", used to point back to the work just named.↗ Example: You need photo ID to get on the plane.↗ · The visitors wore ID badges at school.↗ · Please type your user ID and password.↗ · Never share your ID details with strangers online.↗ · The police checked the man's ID.↗ · Each book in the library has an ID number.↗ · 29) Id est, made it the reigning power.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · "Id est Liber Jezirah, qui Abrahamos, Patriarchæ adscribitur, unacum Commentario Rabi Abraham F.D. super 32 semitis Sapientiæ, a quibus Liber Jezirah incipit: Translatus et notis illustratus a Joanne Stephano Rittangelio Ling.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · 5') Quoted from CJ iD"l CIIE by L. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

idea — Everyday, meaning 1: A thought or plan that comes into your mind, especially a new one: a good idea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: What you know or think about something: «I have no idea».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The main point or purpose: «The idea of the game is to …».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An opinion or belief: «She has her own ideas about it».↗ Example: I have an idea: let's build a fort!↗ · That's a good idea.↗ · I have no idea where my shoes are.↗ · What is the main idea of this paragraph?↗ · The idea of the game is to reach the end first.↗ · Climbing on the roof is a bad idea.↗ · We shared our ideas in a group.↗ · Do you get the idea?↗ · Then an idea came to him.↗ · We find this very idea in the Pythagorean system.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · This idea is then symbolically explained in the next paragraph.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · 13) See above Note 1, God, idea and word are indivisible.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

ideal — Everyday, meaning 1: (adjective) Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Existing only in the mind, not real.↗ e.g. In an ideal world, nobody would be hungry.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) A belief or aim of how things should be: the ideals of fairness and freedom.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) A person or thing that is perfect.↗ e.g. She is my ideal of a good teacher.↗ Example: It's an ideal day for flying kites.↗ · This box is ideal for storing toys.↗ · In an ideal world, everyone would have clean water.↗ · Fairness is one of our school's ideals.↗ · Plants grow fast in ideal conditions.↗ · What would your ideal holiday be?↗ · The theatre was his ideal world.↗ · He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

idealised — Everyday, meaning 1: To make someone or something seem more perfect or lovely than it really is, showing only the good side.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In art, to paint or draw a person or thing as more beautiful than in life.↗ Example: The painter idealised the queen, so she looked flawless.↗ · The story idealised village life and left out the hard work.↗ · Do not idealise your friends; everyone has faults.↗