English words starting with I

i chronicles

1. noun: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

i corinthians

1. noun: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth

i esdra

1. noun: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah

i john

1. noun: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle

i kings

1. noun: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

i maccabees

1. noun: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

i peter

1. noun: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle

i samuel

1. noun: the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David

i thessalonians

1. noun: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians

i timothy

1. noun: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters

i-beam

1. noun: girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'

ia

1. noun: a state in midwestern United States

iaa

1. noun: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
2. noun: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen

iaea

1. noun: the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy

iago

1. noun: the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife

iamb

1. noun: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

iambic

1. noun: a verse line consisting of iambs
2. adjective: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

iambics

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iambs

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iambus

1. noun: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables

iambuses

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ian douglas smith

1. noun: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

ian fleming

1. noun: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

ian lancaster fleming

1. noun: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

ian smith

1. noun: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

ian wilmut

1. noun: English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944)

ianfu

1. noun: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"

iapetus

1. noun: (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology

iatrogenic

1. adjective: induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)

ibadan

1. noun: a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university

ibda-c

1. noun: a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO

iberia

1. noun: an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
2. noun: a peninsula in southwestern Europe

iberian

1. noun: a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus
2. noun: a native or inhabitant of the Iberian Peninsula (especially in ancient times)

iberian peninsula

1. noun: a peninsula in southwestern Europe

iberis

1. noun: Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft

ibero-mesornis

1. noun: sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds

ibert

1. noun: French composer (1890-1962)

ibex

1. noun: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns

ibexes

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ibid

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ibidem

1. adverb: in the same place (used when citing a reference)

ibis

1. noun: wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

ibis ibis

1. noun: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis

ibises

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ibizan hound

1. noun: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt

ibizan podenco

1. noun: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt

ibn al-haytham

1. noun: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)

ibn talal hussein

1. noun: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

ibn-roshd

1. noun: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)

ibn-sina

1. noun: Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)

ibolium privet

1. noun: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium

ibota privet

1. noun: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium

ibrahim

1. noun: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"

ibrd

1. noun: a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments

ibsen

1. noun: realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)

ibsenian

1. adjective: of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen

ibuprofen

1. noun: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach"

ic

1. noun: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
2. adjective: being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety

icaco

1. noun: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
2. noun: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American

icao

1. noun: the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation

icarus

1. noun: (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned

icbm

1. noun: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another

icc

1. noun: a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"

ice

1. noun: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
2. noun: the frozen part of a body of water

ice age

1. noun: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene"

ice ax

1. noun: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

ice axe

1. noun: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice

ice bag

1. noun: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling

ice bear

1. noun: white bear of Arctic regions

ice cap

1. noun: a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)

ice chest

1. noun: a refrigerator for cooling liquids

ice coffee

1. noun: a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream

ice cream

1. noun: frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring

ice crystal

1. noun: small crystals of ice

ice cube

1. noun: a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks

ice field

1. noun: a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea

ice floe

1. noun: a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea

ice fog

1. noun: a dense winter fog containing ice particles

ice hockey

1. noun: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks

ice hockey rink

1. noun: an ice rink for playing ice hockey

ice lolly

1. noun: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"

ice machine

1. noun: an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes

ice maker

1. noun: an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes

ice mass

1. noun: a large mass of ice

ice milk

1. noun: similar to ice cream but made of milk

ice needle

1. noun: small crystals of ice

ice over

1. verb: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"

ice pack

1. noun: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
2. noun: a large expanse of floating ice

ice pick

1. noun: pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice

ice plant

1. noun: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice

ice rink

1. noun: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"

ice shelf

1. noun: ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea

ice show

1. noun: any entertainment performed by ice skaters

ice skate

1. noun: skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
2. verb: move along on ice skates

ice skating

1. noun: skating on ice

ice storm

1. noun: a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice

ice tea

1. noun: strong tea served over ice

ice tongs

1. noun: tongs for lifting blocks of ice

ice up

1. verb: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"

ice wagon

1. noun: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door

ice water

1. noun: water served ice-cold or with ice

ice yacht

1. noun: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

ice-clogged

1. adjective: obstructed by ice; "ice-clogged rivers"

ice-cold

1. adjective: as cold as ice

ice-cream bean

1. noun: ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America

ice-cream cake

1. noun: ice cream molded to look like a cake

ice-cream cone

1. noun: ice cream in a crisp conical wafer

ice-cream float

1. noun: a drink with ice cream floating in it

ice-cream soda

1. noun: a drink with ice cream floating in it

ice-cream sundae

1. noun: ice cream served with a topping

ice-free

1. adjective: free of ice and open to travel; "an ice-free channel in the river"

ice-hockey player

1. noun: an athlete who plays hockey

ice-hockey rink

1. noun: an ice rink for playing ice hockey

ice-skater

1. noun: someone who engages in ice skating

ice-skating rink

1. noun: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"

ice-wagon

1. noun: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door

iceberg

1. noun: a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
2. noun: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"

iceberg lettuce

1. noun: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"

icebergs

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iceboat

1. noun: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
2. noun: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice