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- ibex noun (ibex, ibexes or ibex)
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. - ibis noun (an ibis, ibises or ibis)
An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water. - ibuprofen noun (ibuprofen — uncountable)
1) Ibuprofen is a common medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling, sold as tablets or liquid under names like Nurofen or Advil. - ic fragment; abbreviation (IC)
-ic is a suffix (word ending) that makes adjectives: magic, heroic, metallic, athletic; it means of or like. - ice noun (ice); verb (ice, ices, iced, icing)
Ice is water that has frozen hard because it is very cold. - iceberg noun (an iceberg, icebergs)
An iceberg is a huge piece of floating ice that has broken off a glacier or ice sheet and floats in the sea. - icelandic adjective (Icelandic); noun (Icelandic — the language, uncountable)
1) Icelandic means from or to do with Iceland, an island country in the North Atlantic. 2) Icelandic is the language spoken in Iceland. - iceman noun (an iceman, icemen); proper noun (the Iceman)
An iceman was a man who delivered blocks of ice to homes for iceboxes before fridges. - ichor noun (ichors)
In Greek myths, the bright, golden fluid that runs in the veins of the gods instead of blood. - ichthyosaur noun (an ichthyosaur, ichthyosaurs)
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… - icicle noun (an icicle, icicles)
1) A long, pointed piece of ice that hangs down, made when dripping water freezes. - icing noun (icing); verb form (ice, ices, iced, icing)
Icing is a sweet topping made of sugar, often with butter or water, that covers cakes and biscuits. - icon noun (an icon, icons)
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. - iconic adjective (iconic, more iconic)
Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it. - icu abbreviation, noun (ICU — the ICU, ICUs; usually written in capitals)
1) ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special… - icy adjective (icy, icier, iciest)
1) Icy means covered with ice: an icy road. 2) Icy means extremely cold: an icy wind. 3) An icy look or voice is very unfriendly. - id noun (ID — identification, ids or IDs); noun (the id — psychology term)
ID (usually written in capitals) is short for identification: a card or document that shows who you are, like a passport or student card. - idea noun (an idea, ideas)
A thought or plan that comes into your mind, especially a new one: a good idea. - ideal adjective; noun (an ideal, ideals)
Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic. - idealised verb (idealise, idealises, idealised, idealising; American spelling idealize)
To make someone or something seem more perfect or lovely than it really is, showing only the good side. - ideally adverb (ideally)
Ideally means in the best possible way or the way you would most like, if everything were perfect: «Ideally, I'd like a puppy». - identical adjective (identical)
1) Identical means exactly the same in every way. 2) Identical twins are two babies born together who look almost exactly alike. - identically adverb (identically)
1) In exactly the same way; with no differences. - identifiable adjective (identifiable, more identifiable; easily identifiable)
Able to be recognised or named: you can tell who or what it is. - identification noun (identification, uncountable; an identification); short form ID
Something that proves who you are, such as a card or passport; short form ID. - identified verb form (identify, identifies, identified, identifying); adjective (identified)
Recognised or found out who or what someone or something is: «We identified the bird from its song». - identifier noun (an identifier, identifiers)
A name, number, label or sign that shows exactly who or what something is. - identify verb (identify, identifies, identified, identifying)
To recognise and say who or what someone or something is. - identity noun (an identity, identities; identity — uncountable)
Who someone is: The police found out the thief's identity. - idiom noun (an idiom, idioms)
1) An idiom is a group of words with a meaning you cannot guess from the separate words, like «it's raining cats and dogs» (it is raining… - idiot noun (an idiot, idiots)
An idiot is a person who does something very stupid; it is an insult. - idiotic adjective (idiotic, more idiotic, most idiotic)
1) Very stupid or silly; making no sense. - idle adjective (idle, idler, idlest); verb (idle, idles, idled, idling)
Not working or not being used, as in «the machines stood idle». - idleness noun (idleness; uncountable)
Idleness is being lazy and not working or doing anything useful. - idler noun (idlers); also the comparative of idle (idle, idler, idlest)
1) A person who does not like to work and wastes time. 2) (as comparative) More lazy: «the idler he became». - idly adverb (from idle)
1) In a lazy way, doing nothing useful. 2) In a dreamy, careless way, without real purpose, as when thoughts drift. - idol noun (an idol, idols)
An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star. - idolater noun (idolaters)
1) (old use) A person who worships an idol, a statue or image treated as a god. - idolatry noun (idolatry; uncountable)
Worshipping idols, meaning statues or objects treated as gods, which the Bible forbids. - idolise verb (idolise, idolises, idolised, idolising; US spelling idolize)
To admire or love someone very much, often too much, as if they were perfect — a star, a sports player or an older brother or sister. - ie abbreviation (i.e.)
1) (abbreviation) i.e. is short for the Latin id est, meaning that is or in other words; it explains more exactly what was just said. 2)… - if conjunction; noun (ifs and buts)
If says what would happen when something else happens: If it rains, we stay in. - ig abbreviation (IG); fragment (ig)
IG is short for Instagram, a social media app for photos and videos. - igloo noun (an igloo, igloos)
A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow, made by Inuit people in the Arctic for hunting trips. - igneous adjective (igneous)
Igneous rock is rock formed when hot melted rock (magma or lava) cools and becomes hard. - ignite verb (ignite, ignites, ignited, igniting)
1) To ignite is to start burning or to make something start burning. 2) To ignite a feeling or interest is to make it suddenly strong. - igniter noun (an igniter, igniters; also spelled ignitor)
A device or part that starts a fire or makes a fuel catch light, such as the clicker on a gas cooker or barbecue. - ignition noun (ignition, an ignition; ignitions)
Ignition is the moment something catches fire or starts burning. - ignominiously adverb (ignominiously)
1) In a way that causes great shame or embarrassment in front of others; humiliatingly. - ignorance noun (ignorance — uncountable)
Not knowing about something; lack of knowledge or information. - ignorant adjective (ignorant, more ignorant, most ignorant)
Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules». - ignore verb (ignore, ignores, ignored, ignoring)
1) To pay no attention to someone or something on purpose. 2) To not do anything about something you should notice: ignore a warning. - iguana noun (an iguana, iguanas)
An iguana is a large lizard with a row of spines down its back, found in hot parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean. - ii Roman numeral (ii, II); abbreviation
1) The Roman numeral for 2, written ii or II. 2) Used in lists and in names to show «the second»: «Elizabeth II», «part ii», «World War II». - iii numeral (III — Roman numeral); fragment
III is the Roman numeral for 3, written with three I's. - il pronoun (French «il»; Italian «il» is an article) — not an English word
«Il» means «he» or «it» in French: «il mange» is «he eats». - ilk noun (no plural); also used in the Scots phrase «ilk ane» (each one)
A kind or type; a group of the same sort, as in «people of that ilk». - ill adjective (ill, worse, worst); adverb (ill — badly); noun (ills — problems)
1) Sick, not well: "He is ill in bed." 2) Bad or harmful: "ill effects". 3) As an adverb, badly: "ill-treated". 4) As a noun (plural… - illegal adjective (illegal); noun (an illegal — rare, can be rude about people)
1) Not allowed by the law; against the rules of a country. 2) In games: against the rules: «an illegal move». - illegally adverb
1) Illegally means in a way that is against the law. - illegible adjective (illegible, more illegible)
1) Too messy, faded or unclear to be read. - illness noun (an illness, illnesses; illness — uncountable)
1) An illness is a disease or a time of being ill (sick). 2) Illness (uncountable) is the state of being unwell. - illogical adjective (illogical, more illogical, most illogical); adverb: illogically
Illogical means not making sense, or not following the rules of good reasoning. - illuminate verb (illuminate, illuminates, illuminated, illuminating)
1) To light something up; to shine light on it. 2) (formal) To make something clearer and easier to understand. 3) To decorate old books… - illuminated verb form (past of illuminate: illuminate, illuminates, illuminated, illuminating); adjective (illuminated)
1) Illuminated means lit up with light. 2) (formal) Illuminated can mean made clear and easier to understand. 3) An illuminated manuscript… - illumination noun (illumination — uncountable; an illumination, illuminations)
Light, or lighting up a place: The room needs better illumination. - illusion noun (an illusion, illusions)
Something that seems real or true but is not: a trick of the eyes or the mind. - illusory adjective (illusory; formal)
Not real, though it seems real; based on an illusion. - illustrate verb (illustrate, illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
To draw or add pictures to a book, article or story. - illustration noun (an illustration, illustrations)
An illustration is a picture or drawing in a book, magazine or poster that helps explain the text or makes it more interesting. - illustrator noun (an illustrator, illustrators)
1) A person who draws or paints the pictures for books, magazines, posters or websites. - illustrious adjective (more illustrious, most illustrious)
1) Famous and greatly respected, for great deeds or a noble family. - ilo abbreviation (ILO); fragment
1) ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting… - image noun (an image, images)
A picture, photo or drawing of something, on paper or a screen. - imagery noun (imagery — uncountable)
1) Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind, using descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings… - imaginable adjective (no comparative)
1) That can be thought of or pictured in the mind. Used with «all» or «every», it means as much or as many as you can think of. - imaginary adjective (imaginary)
Imaginary means existing only in the mind, not real. - imagination noun (imagination, imaginations)
The ability to make pictures, ideas and stories in your mind about things that are not real or not present. - imaginative adjective (imaginative, more imaginative, most imaginative)
1) Good at thinking of new, clever or creative ideas. 2) Showing creativity and new ideas: «an imaginative story». - imagine verb (imagine, imagines, imagined, imagining)
To imagine is to picture something in your mind: imagine a purple cow. - imam noun (an imam, imams)
An imam is the person who leads prayers in a mosque and often teaches and gives advice to Muslims. - imbibe verb (imbibes, imbibed, imbibing)
1) (formal or old use) To drink, especially a liquid. 2) To take in and absorb ideas, feelings or knowledge. - imbued verb (past form of imbue: imbue, imbues, imbued, imbuing); also an adjective
To soak or fill something with a liquid, colour or quality, such as poison or magic. - imitate verb (imitate, imitates, imitated, imitating)
To copy the way someone speaks, moves or behaves. - imitation noun (imitation, imitations); adjective (imitation)
A copy of something, often a fake that looks like the real thing. - immaculate adjective (immaculate); adverb «immaculately»
Perfectly clean and tidy, with no dirt or mess at all. - immaterial adjective (immaterial)
Immaterial means not important or not relevant to what is being talked about. - immature adjective (immature, more immature, most immature)
Immature means behaving in a silly, childish way, not as sensible as you should be for your age. - immaturity noun (immaturity — uncountable)
Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age. - immeasurable adjective (no comparative)
1) Too great or large to be measured, counted or known exactly. - immediate adjective (immediate); adverb immediately
Immediate means happening at once, with no delay. - immediately adverb (immediately); conjunction (immediately — British, «as soon as»)
Immediately means at once, right now, without waiting. - immense adjective (immense)
1) Extremely large or great in size, amount or degree. - immensely adverb
1) Extremely; very much, to a great degree. - immerse verb (immerse, immerses, immersed, immersing)
To put something completely under water or another liquid. - immersion noun (immersion, uncountable; an immersion)
Immersion is putting something completely under water or another liquid. - immigrant noun (an immigrant, immigrants); adjective (immigrant families)
An immigrant is a person who has come to live in a new country from another country. - immigration noun (immigration, uncountable)
Coming to live in a new country from another country. - imminent adjective (imminent)
1) About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous. - imminently adverb (imminently)
1) Very soon; about to happen at any moment. 2) (formal) Used in news and official speech for something expected almost immediately: «the…
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