English Words Starting With I

• indonesia

  nounA2
  /ˌɪn.dəˈniː.zi.ə/A sovereign archipelago nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of thousands of islands.
• indonesian

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌɪn.dəˈniː.zi.ən/Of, relating to, or characteristic of Indonesia, its people, or the national language of Indonesia.
• indoor baseball

  nounC1
  /ˈɪn.dɔː ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/A modified, smaller-scale version of baseball designed to be played indoors, typically featuring a softer ball, adapted rules, and a smaller playing area.
• indoor soccer

  nounB2
  /ˈɪn.dɔː ˈsɒk.ər/A variant of association football (soccer) played within a building, typically on a hard surface smaller than a standard outdoor pitch, with walls or boards often used to keep the ball in play.
• indophenol

  nounRare
  /ˌɪndəʊˈfiːnɒl/A blue or green crystalline compound used as a dye and as a reagent in chemical tests, especially for detecting phenols and oxidases.
• indore

  nounRare
  /ɪnˈdɔː/A proper noun referring to the largest city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
• indorse

  verbverb-transitiveRare
  /ɪnˈdɔːs/To write one's signature on the back of a document, especially a cheque, to transfer its value or to show approval.
• indorsee

  nounVery low. Specialized legal/commercial term.
  /ɪn.dɔːˈsiː/The person to whom a negotiable instrument (like a cheque or promissory note) is transferred by endorsement.
• indoxyl

  nounC2
  /ɪnˈdɒksɪl/A chemical compound, specifically 3-hydroxyindole, that is a metabolic intermediate in the breakdown of tryptophan and a precursor to indigo dye.
• indra

  nounVery low
  /ˈɪndrə/The name of the principal Vedic deity, the god of sky, rain, and thunder in Hinduism.
• indraft

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈɪndrɑːft/A drawing or pulling inward; an inward flow or current, especially of air or water into an opening.
• indraught

  nounLow (Rare/Literary/Technical)
  /ˈɪndrɑːft/An inward flow or current, especially of air, water, or people into a space.
• indre

  nounRare/Obsolete
  /ɪnˈdrə/To press, urge, or force something inward; to subject to inward pressure.
• indre-et-loire

  nounC2
  /ˌændr eɪ ˈlwɑː/A French department (administrative division) in the Centre-Val de Loire region, named after the Indre and Loire rivers.
• indri

  nounRare / Very Low (C2)
  /ˈɪndri/A large, short-tailed, tree-dwelling lemur native to Madagascar.
• indricothere

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈɪndrɪkəˌθɪə/Any massive, hornless, extinct rhinoceros-like mammal of the family Hyracodontidae (or Indricotheriinae), notably the giant Paraceratherium, which was one of the largest land mammals ever to exist.
• indris

  nounRare/Specialized
  /ˈɪndrɪs/A large, tailless, arboreal lemur native to Madagascar.
• induce

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪnˈdjuːs/To cause or bring about something to happen.
• induced

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪnˈdjuːst/brought about or caused to happen
• induced drag

  nounC2
  /ɪnˈdjuːst dræɡ/Aerodynamic drag that results from the production of lift, specifically the rearward component of the lift force when it is tilted backward due to wingtip vortices.

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