I — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8indefinitelyIndefinitely means for a time that has no fixed end; we do not know when it will stop.9 sentencesindentTo indent means to start a line of writing a little way in from the margin, as at the start of a new paragraph.10 sentencesindependenceIndependence is being free to do things for yourself without needing help or being controlled by others.10 sentencesindependentAble to do things for yourself without needing help from others.13 sentencesindependentlyOn your own, without help from others.10 sentencesindestructibleIndestructible means impossible to break or destroy.11 sentencesindeterminableIndeterminable means impossible to find out, measure or decide exactly.7 sentencesindeterminateIndeterminate means not exactly known, fixed or clear; vague.9 sentencesindexAn index is an alphabetical list at the back of a book that shows on which pages each topic can be found.14 sentencesindianFrom or to do with India, a large country in South Asia.11 sentencesindicateTo show or point to something.12 sentencesindicationA sign that shows something is true or will happen.12 sentencesindicativeIf something is indicative of something else, it shows or suggests it: «A high temperature is indicative of an infection».11 sentencesindicatorAn indicator is something that shows or points to what is happening or what is true, like a sign or measurement.9 sentencesindifferenceIndifference is not caring or not being interested in something or someone.9 sentencesindifferentIf you are indifferent to something, you do not care about it or are not interested in it.10 sentencesindigenousIndigenous people are the first people known to live in a place, and their descendants, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peop…11 sentencesindigestibleFood that is hard or impossible for the stomach to break down.9 sentencesindigestionA pain or uneasy feeling in the stomach after eating, especially too much or too fast.4 sentencesindignantAngry because something is unfair or rude: an indignant reply.4 sentencesindignantlyIn an angry, offended way, because you think something is unfair or insulting.9 sentencesindignationStrong anger at something that is unfair, rude or wrong.4 sentencesindignityTreatment that makes a person feel shamed or lowered in front of others.4 sentencesindigoA deep blue-purple colour, one of the seven colours named in the rainbow (between blue and violet).9 sentencesindirectNot going straight: an indirect route.11 sentencesindirectlyNot straight from the source; by way of someone or something else.5 sentencesindiscriminatelyWithout choosing carefully; at random or in a careless way.8 sentencesindispensableIndispensable means so important or useful that you cannot manage without it.11 sentencesindisposedSlightly ill, so not able to come or work.8 sentencesindispositionA slight illness, like a cold or upset stomach, that stops you doing something.8 sentencesindistinctNot clear or sharp; hard to see, hear or remember clearly.9 sentencesindistinguishableSo alike that you cannot tell them apart.10 sentencesindividualSingle and separate; for one person or thing only.11 sentencesindividuallyOne at a time, separately, not as a group.9 sentencesindivisibleNot able to be divided or separated into parts.10 sentencesindoctrinationIndoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves.8 sentencesindolenceLaziness; not wanting to work or make an effort.8 sentencesindonesianFrom or about Indonesia, a large country in Southeast Asia made of thousands of islands.9 sentencesindoorIndoor means happening, used or found inside a building, not outside.8 sentencesindoorsIndoors means inside a building, not outside.10 sentencesindriAn indri is the largest kind of lemur, a black-and-white tree-living animal found only in the rainforests of Madagascar, famous for its lo…7 sentencesinduceTo cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep».11 sentencesinducementSomething that persuades or encourages someone to do something, such as a reward or a bribe.7 sentencesinductionAn induction is a meeting or short course that introduces new people to a job, school or club.10 sentencesindulgeTo let yourself do or have something you enjoy, especially as a treat: indulge in chocolate.11 sentencesindulgenceIndulgence is letting someone have what they want, being kind and not strict with them.6 sentencesindulgentLetting someone have or do what they want, even when it might not be good for them; too kind and not strict: indulgent parents.8 sentencesindustrialIndustrial means to do with factories, making goods, and industry.9 sentencesindustrialisationThe change of a country or area from farming and handwork to factories, machines and big industry.8 sentencesindustriousHard-working; always busy and putting in steady effort.8 sentencesindustriouslyIndustriously means working hard, steadily and with great effort, without stopping to rest.5 sentencesindustryThe work of making goods in factories: heavy industry.10 sentencesinedibleNot fit or safe to eat, because it is poisonous, rotten or not food at all.8 sentencesineffectiveNot working well or not giving the result you want: an ineffective medicine.8 sentencesinertNot moving and without strength or life.9 sentencesinertiaThe way an object stays still or keeps moving at the same speed in a straight line until a force changes it.8 sentencesinestimableToo great to be measured or counted.9 sentencesinevitabilityInevitability is the fact that something is certain to happen and cannot be avoided.8 sentencesinevitableCertain to happen; impossible to avoid or stop.9 sentencesinevitablyIn a way that cannot be avoided or stopped; as you would expect.8 sentencesinexactitudeBeing not exact or not correct; a small mistake: inexactitude in the measurements.8 sentencesinexhaustibleInexhaustible means so large that it never runs out; there is always more.5 sentencesinexorableInexorable means impossible to stop, change or move by begging.6 sentencesinexpensiveNot costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or positive way.7 sentencesinexperiencedInexperienced means not having much knowledge or skill in something because you have not done it much.8 sentencesinfallibleNever wrong; never making a mistake.10 sentencesinfancyInfancy is the time when someone is a baby or very young child.9 sentencesinfantAn infant is a baby or a very young child, especially one who cannot yet walk or talk well.10 sentencesinfantrySoldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to soldiers on horses, in tanks, ships or planes.9 sentencesinfectTo give someone a disease by passing germs to them.10 sentencesinfectedHaving harmful germs (bacteria, viruses or fungi) growing in it, like an infected cut that is red, swollen and sore.12 sentencesinfectionAn infection is an illness caused by germs (bacteria, viruses or fungi) getting into your body.9 sentencesinfectiousAn infectious disease can be passed from one person or animal to another, through germs in the air, water, food or touch.10 sentencesinferTo work out something that is not said directly, using clues and what you already know.7 sentencesinferenceAn idea or answer you work out from clues or facts, not from being told directly.10 sentencesinferiorInferior means not as good as something else, or of poor quality.11 sentencesinferiorityThe inferiority of something is the state of being lower in rank, quality or skill than others, or feeling less good than them.5 sentencesinfestTo infest a place is to fill it with many pests or harmful creatures, so that they are a problem.5 sentencesinfestationA large number of insects, animals or pests living in a place where they are not wanted and causing harm.7 sentencesinfiniteInfinite means without any end or limit; so big it can never be measured or counted.11 sentencesinfinitelyInfinitely means without any limit or end, or by a very great amount.5 sentencesinfinitiveThe basic form of a verb, often with to in front: to run, to be, to eat; the bare infinitive has no to: run, be, eat.7 sentencesinfinityInfinity is the idea of something that has no end and goes on for ever, bigger than any number.10 sentencesinfirmInfirm means weak in body, often because of old age or illness.5 sentencesinfirmityAn infirmity is a physical or mental weakness or illness, especially one that comes with old age.9 sentencesinflameTo inflame feelings means to make people angrier or more excited.9 sentencesinflamedRed, swollen, hot and sore, usually because of an injury or infection.10 sentencesinflammationInflammation is when part of the body becomes red, swollen, hot and painful, usually because it is hurt or fighting an infection.9 sentencesinflatableAble to be filled with air or gas to make it bigger: «an inflatable boat».8 sentencesinflatedFilled with air or gas, so that it gets bigger: an inflated balloon.9 sentencesinflationA rise in prices over time, so the same money buys less.10 sentencesinflectedChanged in form to show grammar, such as tense, number or person: «walked» is an inflected form of «walk».9 sentencesinflectionA change in the form of a word, usually its ending, to show tense, number, person and so on: «-s», «-ed», «-ing», «-er», «-est».9 sentencesinflectionalTo do with inflection: changing the form of words to show grammar.8 sentencesinflexibleInexible things cannot bend: an inflexible rod is stiff.6 sentencesinflictTo inflict something bad, like pain, harm, damage or punishment, is to make someone or something suffer it.10 sentencesinflictionThe act of causing pain, harm or a punishment to someone.7 sentencesinflowThe movement of water, air or other things flowing into a place: the inflow of a river into a lake.8 sentencesinflowingFlowing in; coming into a place: inflowing water, inflowing air.9 sentencesinfluenceInfluence is the power to change how someone thinks or acts, or how something happens.11 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/4/