English Words Starting With I

• icemaker

  nounB2
  /ˈaɪsˌmeɪkə(r)/A device, usually built into a freezer or refrigerator, that automatically produces ice cubes.
• iceman

  nounC1
  /ˈaɪsmən/A man who sells or delivers ice (historical); a man who cuts, transports, or deals in ice.
• iceman cometh, the

  nounLow / Very Low
  /ði ˈaɪsmən ˈkʌmɪθ/The title of a famous play by Eugene O’Neill (1939). It is a complete phrase referring specifically to this dramatic work.
• iceni

  nounplural-nounC2 (very low frequency / historical term)
  /aɪˈsiːnaɪ/The name of a Celtic tribe in ancient Britain that inhabited the region now known as Norfolk and Suffolk, best known for their queen Boudica who led a major revolt against Roman rule in 60-61 AD.
• icequake

  nounRare / Very Low
  /ˈaɪs.kweɪk/A seismic event caused by the cracking and fracturing of ice within glaciers or ice sheets.
• icescape

  nounRare
  /ˈaɪs.skeɪp/A view or panorama of a landscape dominated by ice and snow, such as a glacier, ice sheet, or polar region.
• icewine

  nounLow
  /ˈʌɪswaɪn/A dessert wine made from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine, concentrating the sugars and flavours.
• ich

  nounLow
  /ɪk/A disease of freshwater fish, characterized by white spots on the skin and fins, caused by a ciliate protozoan parasite.
• ich-laut

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪç laʊt/In German linguistics, the voiceless palatal fricative sound /ç/.
• ichabod

  nounVery low / Archaic
  /ˈɪkəbɒd/A lamentation for departed glory.
• ichang

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /iːˈtʃæŋ/The common name for a type of lemon, specifically Citrus ichangensis.
• ichihara

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪtʃiːˈhɑːrə/A Japanese surname or a placename, primarily referring to the city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• ichikawa

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪtʃɪˈkɑːwə/A proper noun, primarily a Japanese surname.
• ichinomiya

  nounLow
  /ˌɪtʃɪˈnəʊmɪə/The highest-ranking Shinto shrine in a province.
• ichneumon

  nounVery Low
  /ɪkˈnjuːmən/A small insectivorous mammal of North Africa and southern Europe, also called the Egyptian mongoose, known for raiding crocodile eggs.
• ichneumon fly

  nounC2
  /ɪkˈnjuːmən ˌflaɪ/A slender parasitic wasp of the family Ichneumonidae, which lays its eggs in or on the larvae of other insects.
• ichnite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪknaɪt/A fossilised footprint.
• ichnofossil

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪknəʊˌfɒs(ə)l/A fossilised trace of animal or plant activity, such as a footprint, burrow, or feeding trail, rather than of the organism itself.
• ichnography

  nounC2 / Extremely Rare
  /ɪkˈnɒɡrəfi/A ground plan or floor plan; the drawing of a building's layout as viewed from above.
• ichnology

  nounC2
  /ɪkˈnɒlədʒi/The scientific study of trace fossils (ichnites), such as footprints, burrows, and feeding marks, left by organisms.

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