I — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8iphoneA brand of smartphone made by the company Apple.7 sentencesiqIQ stands for «intelligence quotient», a score from a special test that tries to measure some kinds of thinking skills, like puzzles and p…8 sentencesir«Ir-» is a prefix meaning «not», used before words beginning with «r», as in irregular (not regular), irresponsible (not responsible) and…10 sentencesiridiumA very hard, heavy, silvery metal, a chemical element (symbol Ir), which hardly rusts or wears away.6 sentencesirisThe iris is the coloured ring in your eye around the black pupil; it gets bigger or smaller to control how much light goes into the eye.11 sentencesirishFrom Ireland, or to do with Ireland and its people.10 sentencesirishmanA man who was born in Ireland or whose family and home are Irish.8 sentencesironIron is a strong, hard, grey metal used to make steel, tools, gates and railings.14 sentencesironcladIronclad means covered or protected with iron plates.9 sentencesironicStrange or funny because it is the opposite of what you would expect, as in «It's ironic that the fire station burned down».8 sentencesironicallyIn a way that is the opposite of what you would expect, which makes it strange or funny.8 sentencesiroquoianIroquoian is a family of languages spoken by Native American and First Nations peoples of north-eastern North America, including Mohawk, S…8 sentencesiroquoisThe Iroquois are a group of Native American nations, also called the Haudenosaunee, from what is now New York State and parts of Canada.8 sentencesirradiateTo irradiate something is to send rays, such as X-rays, gamma rays or ultraviolet light, onto or through it.10 sentencesirrationalNot based on clear thinking or good reasons (an irrational fear).10 sentencesirreconcilableIrreconcilable ideas, views or differences are so different that they can never be made to agree.8 sentencesirredeemableIrredeemable means so bad that it cannot be saved, fixed or made better.8 sentencesirregularIrregular means not even or not the same shape or size all over.15 sentencesirregularitiesfraud, cheating or wrongdoing, especially with money, votes or exams.8 sentencesirregularityAn irregularity is something that is not normal, even or regular: a bump, a gap or a change from the pattern.9 sentencesirrelevantNot connected with what is being talked about or done, so it does not matter here.7 sentencesirreparableIrreparable means so badly damaged or harmed that it cannot be repaired or put right.7 sentencesirreparablyIn a way that cannot be repaired, mended or put right.8 sentencesirresistibleSo charming or tempting that you cannot say no or hold back: an irresistible smell of cake.6 sentencesirrespectiveWithout taking something into account; it makes no difference (irrespective of age = whatever the age).7 sentencesirresponsibleIrresponsible means not thinking about the results of what you do, or not taking care of things you should look after.9 sentencesirreversibleNot able to be changed back to how it was before.7 sentencesirrevocableNot able to be changed, cancelled or taken back once it is done: an irrevocable decision.8 sentencesirrevocablyIrrevocably means in a way that can never be changed, cancelled or taken back.7 sentencesirrigateTo irrigate land or crops is to bring water to them through pipes, channels or sprinklers so plants can grow.9 sentencesirrigationSupplying water to land and crops through pipes, channels or sprinklers so plants can grow.8 sentencesirritableEasily annoyed or made angry; grumpy.9 sentencesirritantA substance that makes your skin, eyes, nose or throat sore, red or itchy.8 sentencesirritateTo irritate someone is to annoy them or make them a bit angry, often by doing something again and again.10 sentencesirritatingIrritating means annoying, making you feel cross or impatient.10 sentencesislamIslam is the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah in Arabic) and that Muhammad was God's last prophet; their holy book is th…8 sentencesislamicIslamic means belonging to or connected with Islam, the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the teachings of th…8 sentencesislamophobiaIslamophobia is hatred, fear or unfair treatment of Muslims or of Islam.7 sentencesislandAn island is a piece of land with water all around it.10 sentencesislanderAn islander is a person who lives on an island, or was born on one.8 sentencesislayIslay is an island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, famous for whisky distilleries, peat, birds and wild geese. It i…8 sentencesisleAn island, especially a small one or one in a name, mainly used in poems and place names.7 sentencesisletA very small island with water all around it.4 sentencesisnNot a full word: «isn» is the first part of the short form «isn't», which means «is not». Written alone it appears only when the apostroph…9 sentencesisogramAn isogram is a word in which no letter appears more than once, such as «dog», «planet» or «uncopyrightable».10 sentencesisolateTo keep a person or thing apart from others, especially to stop a disease spreading.11 sentencesisolatedAn isolated place is far away from other places, towns or people.12 sentencesisolationBeing alone or far away from other people or places.10 sentencesisraeliadjective From or belonging to the modern country of Israel.7 sentencesisraeliteAn Israelite was a member of the ancient people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob, whose stories are told in the Hebrew Bible (the Old T…8 sentencesisraelitesThe Israelites were the people of ancient Israel, the descendants of Jacob (also called Israel) and his twelve sons, whose story is told i…8 sentencesissueAn issue is an important subject or problem people talk about: environmental issues.16 sentencesissuerAn issuer is a person, company or government that gives out something official, like cards, tickets, passports, money or shares.7 sentencesissuingGiving out or officially supplying something (issuing tickets, issuing books).11 sentencesisthmusA narrow strip of land with sea on both sides that joins two larger pieces of land.10 sentencesitIt points to a thing, an animal or an idea already named.27 sentencesitalianItalian means from or about Italy, a country in southern Europe.12 sentencesitalicPrinted letters that slope to the right, like handwriting, used to show titles or to make a word stand out.10 sentencesitchAn itch is a feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch it.12 sentencesitchyItchy means you have a feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch.11 sentencesitemOne thing in a list or a group of things, like an item on a shopping list.12 sentencesitemiseTo itemise is to make a list of things one by one, often with the price or amount of each.7 sentencesitinerantItinerant means travelling from place to place, often for work, instead of living in one place.8 sentencesitineraryA plan of a journey, listing the places to visit and the times.7 sentencesivIV is the Roman numeral for 4 (one before five.10 sentencesivoryIvory is the hard, creamy-white material that elephant tusks are made of; walrus, narwhal and hippo teeth are also ivory.14 sentencesivyAn evergreen climbing plant with dark shiny leaves that grows up walls and trees.11 sentencesixThe Roman numeral for 9.12 sentencesizzardIzzard is an old name for the letter Z, used in parts of Britain and America long ago.7 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/8/