English Words Starting With I

• injured list

  nounLow
  /ˈɪn.dʒəd lɪst/An official roster of athletes in a professional sports team who are currently unable to play due to injury.
• injured reserve

  nounLow-Mid (Common in sports contexts, rare elsewhere)
  /ˈɪn.dʒəd rɪˈzɜːv/An official list of players in team sports, especially North American leagues, who are sidelined due to injury and are ineligible to play or practice for a specific period.
• injury

  nounC1
  /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/Physical harm or damage to the body caused by an accident, attack, or event.
• injury list

  nounB2
  /ˈɪn.dʒər.i ˌlɪst/An official list or register of players, athletes, or team members who are currently unable to participate due to injury.
• injury time

  nounC1
  /ˈɪn.dʒər.i ˌtaɪm/Additional playing time added at the end of a sports match (especially football/soccer) to compensate for time lost due to injuries and other stoppages.
• injustice

  nounC1
  /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/Lack of fairness or justice; an unjust act.
• ink

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ɪŋk/A coloured liquid used for writing, drawing, printing, or as a liquid used in electronic printing processes.
• ink ball

  nounC1+
  /ˈɪŋk ˌbɔːl/A historical tool: a small, leather-wrapped pad stuffed with wool or hair, used to apply ink to a type form in hand-press printing before the invention of the printing roller.
• ink fountain

  nounC2
  /ˈɪŋk ˌfaʊn.tən/A reservoir or container that holds a supply of ink, particularly in a fountain pen.
• ink in

  verbC1/C2
  /ˈɪŋk ɪn/To confirm or fix a date, time, or plan definitively; to schedule something officially.
• ink jet

  nounB2
  /ˈɪŋkdʒɛt/A type of printer or printing technology that operates by propelling tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper.
• ink sac

  nounLow
  /ˈɪŋk ˌsæk/An anatomical organ found in some cephalopods (e.g., squid, octopus, cuttlefish) that produces and stores ink, which is ejected as a defense mechanism.
• ink up

  verbLow (C1-C2)
  /ˈɪŋk ʌp/To fill or load a printer's or artist's tool with ink.
• ink-cap

  nounC1/C2 (Specialised/Niche)
  /ˈɪŋk ˌkæp/A type of mushroom (genus Coprinus) with caps that partially dissolve into a black, inky liquid as they mature or after being picked.
• ink-jet printing

  nounC1
  /ˈɪŋk dʒet ˌprɪntɪŋ/A printing method that recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of liquid ink onto paper or other substrates.
• inka

  nounB1
  /ɪŋk/A coloured fluid or paste used for writing, printing, or drawing.
• inkatha

  nounLow (outside Southern African context)
  /ɪŋˈkɑːtə/The coiled Zulu grass ring, traditionally used by married women as a headrest, which is a powerful symbol of cultural unity, strength, and political/social cohesion in Zulu tradition.
• inkberry

  nounLow (specialist/botanical)
  /ˈɪŋkˌbɛri/A North American evergreen shrub (Ilex glabra) with small, black, inky berries; also refers to the berry itself.
• inkblot

  nounC1
  /ˈɪŋk.blɒt/An irregular, accidental mark or shape made by spilling or dropping ink onto paper, which may be interpreted psychologically.
• inkblot test

  nounC1
  /ˈɪŋk.blɒt ˌtest/A psychological projective test in which a subject's perceptions of symmetrical inkblots are recorded and analysed to assess personality characteristics, emotional functioning, or unconscious thought processes.

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