Ire
Ire, īr, n. anger: rage: keen resentment.—adjs. Irate (ī-rāt′ or i-rāt′), enraged: angry; Ire′ful, full of ire or wrath: resentful.—adv. Ire′fully.—n. Ire′fulness. [L. ira, anger, irasci, irātus, to be angry.]
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Ire, īr, n. anger: rage: keen resentment.—adjs. Irate (ī-rāt′ or i-rāt′), enraged: angry; Ire′ful, full of ire or wrath: resentful.—adv. Ire′fully.—n. Ire′fulness. [L. ira, anger, irasci, irātus, to be angry.]
English · e-38538-5980Irenic, ī-ren′ik, adj. tending to create peace: pacific—also Iren′ical.—n. Iren′icon, a proposition or scheme for peace: the deacon's litany at the beginning of the Greek liturgy—from its opening petitions for peace.—n.p
English · e-38538-5981Iricism. See Irish.
English · e-38538-5982 · brief source recordIrideæ, ī-rid′e-ē, n.pl. a natural order of endogenous plants, with fleshy root-stocks and showy flowers.—Also Iridā′ceæ. [Gr. iris, a rainbow.]
English · e-38538-5983Iridium, ī-rid′i-um, n. the most infusible, and one of the heaviest, of the metals, found associated with the ore of platinum, so called from the iridescence of some of its solutions.—n. Iridos′mium, a native compound of
English · e-38538-5984Iris, ī′ris, n. the rainbow: an appearance resembling the rainbow: the contractile curtain perforated by the pupil, and forming the coloured part of the eye (also I′rid): the fleur-de-lis, or flagflower:—pl. I′rises.—adj
English · e-38538-5985Iriscope, ī′ri-skōp, n. an instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours. [Gr. iris, the rainbow, skopein, to see.]
English · e-38538-5986 · brief source recordIrish, ī′rish, adj. relating to or produced in Ireland.—n. language of the Irish, a form of Celtic: (pl.) the natives or inhabitants of Ireland.—ns. I′ricism, I′rishism, a phrase or idiom peculiar to the Irish.—n.pl. I′r
English · e-38538-5987Irk, ėrk, v.t. to weary: to trouble: to distress (now used only impersonally).—adj. Irk′some, causing uneasiness: tedious: unpleasant.—adv. Irk′somely.—n. Irk′someness. [M. E. irken—Scand., Sw. yrka, to urge; prob. cog.
English · e-38538-5988Iron, ī′urn, n. the most common and useful of the metals: an instrument or utensil made of iron, as a hand-harpoon, &c.: a golf-club with an iron head, more set back than the cleek: strength: (pl.) fetters: chains.—adj.
English · e-38538-5989Irony, ī′run-i, n. a mode of speech which enables the speaker to convey his meaning with greater force by means of a contrast between the thought which he evidently designs to express and that which his words properly si
English · e-38538-5990Irradiate, ir-rā′di-āt, v.t. to dart rays of light upon or into: to adorn with lustre: to decorate with shining ornaments: to animate with light or heat: to illuminate the understanding.—v.i. to emit rays: to shine.—adj.
English · e-38538-5991Irradicate, i-rad′i-kāt, v.t. to fix firmly.
English · e-38538-5992 · brief source recordIrrational, ir-rash′un-al, adj. void of reason or understanding: absurd.—n. Irrational′ity.—adv. Irra′tionally.—Irrational numbers, a term applied to those roots of numbers which cannot be accurately expressed by a finit
English · e-38538-5993Irrealisable, ir-rē′a-lī-za-bl, adj. not realisable.
English · e-38538-5994 · brief source recordIrrebuttable, ir-re-but′a-bl, adj. not to be rebutted.
English · e-38538-5995 · brief source recordIrreceptive, ir-re-sep′tiv, adj. not receptive.
English · e-38538-5996 · brief source recordIrreciprocal, ir-re-sip′ro-kal, adj. not reciprocal.
English · e-38538-5997 · brief source recordIrreclaimable, ir-re-klām′a-bl, adj. that cannot be reclaimed or reformed: incorrigible.—n. Irreclaim′ableness.—adv. Irreclaim′ably.
English · e-38538-5998Irrecognisable, ir-rek′og-nīz-a-bl, adj. that cannot be recognised.—n. Irrecogni′tion, lack of recognition.
English · e-38538-5999 · brief source recordIrreconcilable, ir-rek-on-sīl′a-bl, adj. incapable of being brought back to a state of friendship: inconsistent.—ns. Irreconcil′ableness, Irreconcilabil′ity, incapability of being reconciled.—adv. Irreconcil′ably.—adj. I
English · e-38538-6000Irrecoverable, ir-re-kuv′ėr-a-bl, adj. irretrievable.—n. Irrecov′erableness.—adv. Irrecov′erably.
English · e-38538-6001 · brief source recordIrredeemable, ir-re-dēm′a-bl, adj. not redeemable: not subject to be paid at the nominal value.—ns. Irredeem′ableness, Irredeemabil′ity.—adv. Irredeem′ably.
English · e-38538-6002Irredentist, ir-e-den′tist, n. one of an Italian party formed in 1878, its aim to incorporate into Italy all Italian people politically belonging to other countries, as in the Tyrol, Nice, &c.—n. Irreden′tism, the progra
English · e-38538-6003Irreducible, ir-re-dūs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be reduced or brought from one degree, form, or state to another: not to be reduced by manipulation, as a hernia, &c.—n. Irreduc′ibleness.—adv. Irreduc′ibly.—ns. Irreductibil
English · e-38538-6004Irreflective, ir-re-flekt′iv, adj. not reflective.—n. Irreflec′tion.
English · e-38538-6005 · brief source recordIrreformable, ir-re-for′ma-bl, adj. not reformable, not subject to revision or improvement.
English · e-38538-6006 · brief source recordIrrefragable, ir-ref′ra-ga-bl, adj. that cannot be refuted: unanswerable.—ns. Irrefragabil′ity, Irref′ragableness.—adv. Irref′ragably.—n. Irrefrangibil′ity.—adj. Irrefrangible (ir-e-fran′-ji-bl), not to be broken.—adv. I
English · e-38538-6007Irrefutable, ir-re-fūt′a-bl, or ir-ref′ū-ta-bl, adj. that cannot be refuted.—adv. Irrefūt′ably (also -ref′-).
English · e-38538-6008 · brief source recordIrregular, ir-reg′ū-lar, adj. not according to rule: unnatural: unsystematic: vicious: (gram.) departing from the ordinary rules in its inflection: variable: not symmetrical, without regular form—(Shak.) Irreg′ulous.—n.
English · e-38538-6009Irrelative, ir-rel′a-tiv, adj. not relative.—adj. Irrelāt′ed.—n. Irrelā′tion.—adv. Irrel′atively.
English · e-38538-6010 · brief source recordIrrelevant, ir-rel′e-vant, adj. not relevant.—n. Irrel′evancy.—adv. Irrel′evantly.
English · e-38538-6011 · brief source recordIrreligious, ir-re-lij′us, adj. destitute of religion: ungodly.—adv. Irrelig′iously.—ns. Irrelig′iousness, Irrelig′ion, want of religion.
English · e-38538-6012Irremeable, ir-rē′me-a-bl, adj. (Pope) not admitting of return. [L. in, not, remeabilis, remeāre—re, back, meāre, to go, come.]
English · e-38538-6013Irremediable, ir-re-mē′di-a-bl, adj. that cannot be remedied or redressed.—n. Irremē′diableness.—adv. Irremē′diably.
English · e-38538-6014 · brief source recordIrremissible, ir-re-mis′i-bl, adj. not to be remitted or forgiven.—ns. Irremiss′ibleness, Irremiss′ion.—adj. Irremiss′ive.
English · e-38538-6015Irremovable, ir-re-mōōv′a-bl, adj. not removable: steadfast.—ns. Irremovabil′ity, Irremov′ableness.—adv. Irremov′ably.
English · e-38538-6016 · brief source recordIrrenowned, ir-re-nownd′, adj. (Spens.) not renowned.
English · e-38538-6017 · brief source recordIrreparable, ir-rep′ar-a-bl, adj. that cannot be repaired or rectified.—ns. Irreparabil′ity, Irrep′arableness.—adv. Irrep′arably.
English · e-38538-6018Irrepealable, ir-re-pēl′a-bl, adj. that cannot be repealed or annulled.—adv. Irrepeal′ably.
English · e-38538-6019 · brief source recordIrreplaceable, ir-re-plās′a-bl, adj. that cannot be replaced.
English · e-38538-6020 · brief source recordIrreprehensible, ir-rep-re-hens′i-bl, adj. that cannot be blamed.—n. Irreprehens′ibleness.—adv. Irreprehens′ibly.
English · e-38538-6021 · brief source recordIrrepressible, ir-re-pres′i-bl, adj. not to be restrained.—adv. Irrepress′ibly.
English · e-38538-6022 · brief source recordIrreproachable, ir-re-prōch′a-bl, adj. free from blame: upright: innocent.—n. Irreproach′ableness, freedom from blame.—adv. Irreproach′ably.
English · e-38538-6023Irreproducible, ir-re-pro-dūs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be reproduced.
English · e-38538-6024 · brief source recordIrreprovable, ir-re-prōōv′a-bl, adj. blameless.—n. Irreprov′ableness.—adv. Irreprov′ably.
English · e-38538-6025 · brief source recordIrresistance, ir-re-zist′ans, n. want of resistance: passive submission.—adj. Irresist′ible, not to be opposed with success.—ns. Irresist′ibleness, Irresistibil′ity.—adv. Irresist′ibly.
English · e-38538-6026Irresoluble, ir-rez′ol-ū-bl, adj. that cannot be resolved into parts: indissoluble: that cannot be released.
English · e-38538-6027 · brief source recordIrresolute, ir-rez′o-lūt, adj. not firm in purpose.—adv. Irres′olutely.—ns. Irres′oluteness, Irresolū′tion, want of resolution.
English · e-38538-6028Irresolvable, ir-re-zolv′-a-bl, adj. that cannot be resolved.—ns. Irresolvabil′ity, Irresolv′ableness.
English · e-38538-6029 · brief source recordIrrespective, ir-re-spek′tiv, adj. not having regard to (with of).—adv. Irrespec′tively.
English · e-38538-6030 · brief source recordIrresponsible, ir-re-spons′i-bl, adj. not responsible (with for).—n. Irresponsibil′ity.—adv. Irrespons′ibly.—adj. Irrespons′ive.—n. Irrespons′iveness.
English · e-38538-6031Irrestrainable, ir-re-strān′a-bl, adj. not restrainable.
English · e-38538-6032 · brief source recordIrresuscitable, ir-re-sus′i-ta-bl, adj. incapable of being resuscitated or revived.—adv. Irresus′citably.
English · e-38538-6033 · brief source recordIrretention, ir-re-ten′shun, n. absence of retention or power to retain.—adj. Irreten′tive.
English · e-38538-6034 · brief source recordIrretrievable, ir-re-trēv′a-bl, adj. not to be recovered.—n. Irretriev′ableness.—adv. Irretriev′ably.
English · e-38538-6035 · brief source recordIrreverent, ir-rev′ėr-ent, adj. not reverent: proceeding from irreverence.—n. Irrev′erence, want of reverence or veneration: want of due regard for the character and authority of the Supreme Being.—adj. Irreveren′tial.—a
English · e-38538-6036Irreversible, ir-re-vėrs′i-bl, adj. not reversible: that cannot be recalled or annulled.—ns. Irreversibil′ity, Irrevers′ibleness.—adv. Irrevers′ibly.
English · e-38538-6037Irrevocable, ir-rev′o-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be recalled.—n. Irrev′ocableness.—adv. Irrev′ocably.
English · e-38538-6038 · brief source recordIrrigate, ir′i-gāt, v.t. to water: to wet or moisten: to cause water to flow upon.—adj. Irr′igable, capable of being irrigated.—ns. Irrigā′tion, a method of producing or increasing fertility in soils by an artificial sup
English · e-38538-6039Irrision, ir-rizh′un, n. act of laughing at another. [Fr.,—L. irrision-em—in, against, ridēre, risum, to laugh.]
English · e-38538-6040 · brief source recordIrritate, ir′i-tāt, v.t. to make angry: to provoke: to excite heat and redness in: (Scots law) to render null and void.—n. Irritabil′ity, the quality of being easily irritated: the peculiar susceptibility to stimuli poss
English · e-38538-6041Irruption, ir-rup′shun, n. a breaking or bursting in: a sudden invasion or incursion.—adjs. Irrup′ted, broken through with violence; Irrup′tive, rushing suddenly in or upon.—adv. Irrup′tively. [Fr.,—L. irruption-em—in, i
English · e-38538-6042Irvingite, ėr′ving-īt, n. a popular name for a member of the so-called Catholic Apostolic Church.—n. Ir′vingism, the doctrine and practice of the Irvingites. [From Edward Irving (1792-1834).]
English · e-38538-6043Is, iz, third pers. sing. pres. of be. [A.S. is; Ger. ist, L. est, Gr. esti, Sans. asti—as, to be.]
English · e-38538-6044 · brief source recordIsabel, Isabelle, iz′a-bel, n. a yellowish-gray or drab colour. [From Isabella, daughter of Philip II., wife of the Archduke Albert, who did not change her linen for three years till Ostend was taken.]
English · e-38538-6045Isagogics, ī-sa-goj′iks, n. that part of theological science introductory to exegesis or interpretation of the Scriptures.—adj. Isagog′ic. [Gr. eisagōgē, an introduction—eis, into, agein, to lead.]
English · e-38538-6046Isandrous, ī-san′drus, adj. (bot.) having the stamens similar and equal in number to the divisions of the corolla.
English · e-38538-6047 · brief source recordIsantherous, ī-san′ther-us, adj. (bot.) having the anthers equal.
English · e-38538-6048 · brief source recordIsanthous, ī-san′thus, adj. (bot.) having regular flowers.
English · e-38538-6049 · brief source recordIsapostolic, ī-sap-os-tol′ik, adj. equal to the apostles, as bishops of apostolic creation, the first preachers of Christ in a country, &c. [Gr. isos, equal, apostolikos, apostolic.]
English · e-38538-6050Isatine, ī′sa-tin, n. a substance capable of being crystallised, obtained by oxidising indigo.—adj. Isat′ic.—n. I′sātis, a genus of Cruciferæ.—Isatis tinctoria, woad. [Gr. isatis, woad.]
English · e-38538-6051Ischiadic, is-ki-ad′ik, adj. relating to the region of the hip—also Ischiat′ic and Is′chial.—ns. Ischiag′ra, gout in the hip; Ischial′gia, sciatica; Is′chium, the posterior part of the pelvic arch in vertebrates. [L.,—Gr
English · e-38538-6052Ischuria, is-kū′ri-a, n. a stoppage of urine.—adj. and n. Ischuret′ic. [Gr. ischein, to hold, ouron, urine.]
English · e-38538-6053 · brief source recordIsenergic, ī-se-nėr′jik, adj. in physics, denoting equal energy. [Gr. isos, equal, energy.]
English · e-38538-6054 · brief source recordIsengrim, ī′sen-grim, n. the name of the wolf in the famous beast-epic of Reynard the Fox.
English · e-38538-6055 · brief source recordIsentropic, ī-sen-trop′ik, adj. (phys.) of equal entropy. [Gr. isos, equal, entrope, a turning about—en, in, trepein, to turn.]
English · e-38538-6056Ish, ish, n. (Scot.) issue, liberty of going out.
English · e-38538-6057 · brief source recordIshmaelite, ish′mā-el-īt, n. a descendant of Ishmael: one like Ishmael (Gen. xvi. 12), at war with society.—adj. Ishmaelī′tish.
English · e-38538-6058Isiac, ī-si-ak. See Isis.
English · e-38538-6059 · brief source recordIsidium, ī-sid′i-um, n. (bot.) a wart-like excrescence on the thalli of some lichens:—pl. Isid′ia.
English · e-38538-6060 · brief source recordIsidorian, is-i-dō′ri-an, adj. of or pertaining to St Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636), or the collection of canons and decretals adopted by him; but esp. applying to the interpolated collection, now called the Pseudo-Isi
English · e-38538-6061Isinglass, ī′zing-glas, n. a glutinous substance, chiefly prepared from the air-bladders of the sturgeon. [A corr. of Dut. huizenblas—huizen, a kind of sturgeon, blas, a bladder; Ger. hausenblase.]
English · e-38538-6062Isis, ī′sis, n. an Egyptian goddess, wife and sister of Osiris.—adj. I′siac.
English · e-38538-6063 · brief source recordIslam, iz′lam, Islamism, iz′lam-izm, n. the proper name of the Mohammedan religion: the whole Mohammedan world.—adjs. Islam′ic, Islamit′ic.—n. Is′lamite.—v.t. Islamīze′, to conform to Mohammedanism. [Ar. islām—salama, to
English · e-38538-6064Island, ī′land, n. the smaller masses of land surrounded with water: a large floating mass.—v.t. to cause to appear like an island: to dot as with islands.—n. Islander (ī′land-ėr), an inhabitant of an island. [M. E. ilan
English · e-38538-6065Isle, īl, n. an island.—ns. Isles′man, an islander, esp. an inhabitant of the Hebrides; Islet (ī′let), a little isle. [M. E. ile, yle—O. Fr. isle (Fr. île)—L. insula, considered to be so called because lying in salo, in
English · e-38538-6066Ism, izm, n. any distinctive doctrine, theory, or practice—usually in disparagement.—adjs. Ismat′ic, -al, addicted to isms or faddish theories.—n. Ismat′icalness. [From the suffix -ism.]
English · e-38538-6067Ismailian, is-mā-il′i-an, n. one of a sect of Shiite Mohammedans, who claim that Ismail (c. 770) was the seventh and last of the Imâms.—n. Is′mailism.—adj. Ismailit′ic.
English · e-38538-6068Isobar, ī′so-bär, n. an imaginary line connecting places on the earth where the mean height of the barometer at sea-level is the same.—adj. Isobaromet′ric, applied to lines denoting equal barometric pressure. [Gr. isos,
English · e-38538-6069Isobathytherm, ī-so-bath′i-therm, n. a line connecting points of the same temperature in a vertical section of any portion of the ocean.—adjs. Isobathyther′mal, Isobathyther′mic. [Gr. isos, equal, bathys, deep, thermē, h
English · e-38538-6070Isobilateral, ī-so-bī-lat′e-ral, adj. (bot.) having the flanks of the organ flattened surfaces. [Gr. isos, equal, bilateral.]
English · e-38538-6071Isobrious, ī-sob′ri-us, adj. growing equally in both lobes, of a dicotyledonous embryo.—Also Isodyn′amous. [Gr. isos, equal, brian, to be strong.]
English · e-38538-6072Isobront, ī′so-bront, n. a line on a map connecting points at which a peal of thunder is heard simultaneously. [Gr. isos, equal, brontē, thunder.]
English · e-38538-6073Isochasmic, ī-so-kaz′mik, adj. denoting equality as regards frequency of auroral displays. [Gr. isos, equal, chasma, a gap.]
English · e-38538-6074Isocheimal, ī-so-kī′mal, adj. having the same mean winter temperature—also Isochei′menal.—n. I′socheim, an imaginary line connecting together those places where the mean winter temperature is the same. [Gr. isos, equal,
English · e-38538-6075Isochoric, ī-so-kor′ik, adj. pertaining to equal volume or density. [Gr. isos, equal, chōra, space.]
English · e-38538-6076 · brief source recordIsochromatic, ī-so-krō-mat′ik, adj. (optics) having the same colour. [Gr. isos, equal, chrōma, colour.]
English · e-38538-6077 · brief source recordIsochronal, ī-sok′ron-al, adj. of equal time: performed in equal times—also Isoch′ronous.—n. Isoch′ronism, the quality of being isochronous or done in equal times.—adv. Isoch′ronously. [Gr. isochronos—isos, equal, chrono
English · e-38538-6078Isochroous, ī-sok′rō-us, adj. of uniform colour.
English · e-38538-6079 · brief source recordIsoclinal, ī-so-klī′nal (or Isoclin′ic), Isodynam′ic, and Isogon′ic lines, three systems of lines which being laid on maps represent the magnetism of the globe as exhibited at the earth's surface in three classes of phen
English · e-38538-6080Isocryme, ī′sō-krīm, n. a line on maps connecting points of the same mean winter temperature.—Also I′socrymal. [Gr. isos, equal, krymos, cold.]
English · e-38538-6081Isodia, ī-sō′di-a, n.pl. the feast of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. [Gr. eisodos, entrance.]
English · e-38538-6082 · brief source recordIsodiametric, ī-so-dī-a-met′rik, adj. being of equal diameters.
English · e-38538-6083 · brief source recordIsodicon, ī-sod′i-kon, n. (Gr. Church) a troparion or short anthem sung while the Gospel is being carried through the church. [Gr. eisodos, an entrance.]
English · e-38538-6084Isodimorphous, ī-so-dī-mor′fus, adj. in crystallography, having the quality of isodimorphism or isomorphism between the members of two dimorphous groups.
English · e-38538-6085Isodomon, ī-sod′ō-mon, n. masonry having courses of uniform thickness and length, the vertical joints placed over the middle of the courses below—also Isod′omum:—pl. Isod′oma.—adj. Isod′omous. [Gr. isos, equal, demein, t
English · e-38538-6086Isodont, ī′so-dont, adj. having the teeth all alike, as in the Isodontia—cetacea, &c. [Gr. isos, equal, odous, odontos, a tooth.]
English · e-38538-6087Isoëtes, ī-sō′e-tēz, n. a widely distributed genus of vascular cryptogamous plants, the quillworts—Merlin's Grass, &c. [Gr. isos, equal, etos, a year.]
English · e-38538-6088Isogamy, ī-sog′a-mi, n. (bot.) the conjugation of two protoplasmic masses not clearly differentiated into a male and female element.—adj. Isog′amous. [Gr. isos, equal, gamos, marriage.]
English · e-38538-6089Isogeny, ī-soj′e-ni, n. likeness of origin, a general homology.—adj. Isog′enous. [Gr. isos, equal, genos, kind.]
English · e-38538-6090 · brief source recordIsogeothermal, ī-so-jē-o-thėr′mal, adj. of imaginary lines beneath the earth's surface through points having the same degree of heat. [Gr. isos, equal, gē, the earth, thermē, heat—thermos, hot.]
English · e-38538-6091Isognathous, ī-sog′na-thus, adj. having the molar teeth alike in both jaws. [Gr. isos, equal, gnathos, the jaw.]
English · e-38538-6092 · brief source recordIsogon, ī′so-gon, n. a figure having equal angles. [Gr. isos, equal, gonia, an angle.]
English · e-38538-6093 · brief source recordIsogonic, ī-so-gon′ik, adj. exhibiting Isog′onism, or the production of like generative individuals from differing stocks, as in certain hydroids. [Gr. isos, equal, gonos, offspring.]
English · e-38538-6094Isohyetal, ī-so-hī′e-tal, n. an imaginary line connecting places which have an equal annual rainfall. [Gr. isos, equal, hyetos, rain.]
English · e-38538-6095Isolate, ī′so-lāt, or is′o-lāt, v.t. to place in a detached situation, like an island.—adj. Is′olable (chem.), capable of being separated from any other substance: capable of being obtained pure.—n. Isolā′tion. [It. isol
English · e-38538-6096Isomerism, ī-som′er-izm, n. the relation between chemical compounds which are identical in their ultimate or percentage composition, but present difficulties in their chemical properties.—adjs. Isomer′ic, Isom′erous. [Gr
English · e-38538-6097Isometric, -al, ī-so-met′rik, -al, adj. having equality of measure. [Gr. isos, equal, metron, measure.]
English · e-38538-6098 · brief source recordIsomorphism, ī-so-morf′izm, n. a term applied by chemists to those substances which are not only similar in their crystalline form, but are also analogous in their chemical composition.—adj. Isomorph′ous. [Gr. isos, equa
English · e-38538-6099Isonomy, ī-son′o-mi, n. equal law, rights, or privileges. [Gr. isonomia—isos, equal, nomos, law.]
English · e-38538-6100 · brief source recordIsonym, ī′so-nim, n. a paronym.—adj. Isonym′ic.—n. Ison′ymy.
English · e-38538-6101 · brief source recordIsopathy, ī-sop′a-thi, n. the cure of diseases by the same disease or by its virus. [Gr. isos, equal, pathos, disease.]
English · e-38538-6102 · brief source recordIsoperimetrical, ī-so-per-i-met′rik-al, adj. denoting figures having equal perimeters or circumferences.—n. Isoperim′etry. [Gr. isos, equal, perimetron, circumference.]
English · e-38538-6103Isopod, ī′so-pod, n. a crustacean whose legs are all alike, any one of the Isop′oda, an order of higher Crustaceans in the division with unstalked eyes.—adjs. I′sopod, Isop′odous. [Gr. isos, equal, pous, podos, a foot.]
English · e-38538-6104Isopolity, ī-so-pol′i-ti, n. equal rights of citizenship in different communities. [Gr. isos, equal, politēs, a citizen.]
English · e-38538-6105Isopterous, ī-sop′te-rus, adj. having the wings equal. [Gr. isos, equal, pteron, a wing.]
English · e-38538-6106 · brief source recordIsorrhythmic, ī-sō-rith′mik, adj. in ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapæst. [Gr. isos, equal, hrythmos, rhythm.]
English · e-38538-6107Isosceles, ī-sos′e-lēz, adj. (geom.) having two equal sides, as a triangle. [Gr. isoskelēs—isos, equal, skelos, a leg.]
English · e-38538-6108 · brief source recordIsoseismal, ī-sō-sīs′mal, n. a curve or line connecting points at which an earthquake shock is felt with equal intensity.—adjs. Isoseis′mal, Isoseis′mic. [Gr. isos, equal, seismos, a shaking.]
English · e-38538-6109Isostatic, ī-so-stat′ik, adj. in hydrostatic equilibrium from equality of pressure. [Gr. isos, equal, statikos, stable.]
English · e-38538-6110Isotheral, ī′so-thēr-al, adj. having the same mean summer temperature.—n. I′sothēre, an imaginary line connecting places on the earth which have the same mean summer temperature. [Gr. isos, equal, theros, summer—therein,
English · e-38538-6111Isothermal, ī-so-thėr′mal, adj. having an equal degree of heat.—n. I′sotherm, an imaginary line connecting places on the earth which have the same mean annual temperature. [Fr. isotherme—Gr. isos, equal, thermē, heat—the
English · e-38538-6112Isotonic, ī-so-ton′ik, adj. having equal tones. [Gr. isos, equal, tonos, tone.]
English · e-38538-6113 · brief source recordIsotropism, ī-sot′rop-izm, n. physical homogeneity or amorphism: identity of elastic forces of propagation of vibration (light, heat, sound), or identity of susceptibility to magnetisation, in all directions.—adjs. Isotr
English · e-38538-6114Israelite, iz′ra-el-īt, n. a descendant of Israel or Jacob: a Jew.—adjs. Israelit′ic, Israelīt′ish, pertaining to the Israelites or Jews. [Gr. Israēlitēs—Israēl, Heb. Israēl, contender, soldier of God—sara, to fight, El,
English · e-38538-6116Issue, ish′ū, v.i. to go, flow, or come out: to proceed, as from a source: to spring: to be produced: (law) to come to a point in fact or law: to terminate.—v.t. to send out: to put into circulation: to give out for use.
English · e-38538-6117Isthmus, ist′mus, n. a narrow neck of land connecting two larger portions.—adj. Isth′mian, pertaining to an isthmus, esp. the Isthmus of Corinth.—The Isthmian games were celebrated in the Isthmian sanctuary on the north-
English · e-38538-6118Istle, is′tl, n. a valuable fibre obtained from a tropical American plant, also from several Mexican species of Agave.—Also Ix′tle.
English · e-38538-6119It, it, pron. the thing spoken of. [M. E. and A.S. hit, neut. of he; Ice. hit, Dut. het, Goth. ita; akin to L. id, Sans. i, pronominal root=here. The t is an old neuter suffix, as in tha-t, wha-t, and cognate with d in L
English · e-38538-6120Itacism, Itacist. See Iota.
English · e-38538-6121 · brief source recordItacolumite, it-a-kol′ūm-īt, n. a schistose quartzite, containing scales of mica, talc, and chlorite, often having a certain flexibility.
English · e-38538-6122Italian, i-tal′yan, Italic, i-tal′ik, adj. of or relating to Italy or its people.—n. a native of Italy: the language of Italy.—vs.t. Ital′ianate, Ital′ianise, to make Italian.—vs.i. to play the Italian: to speak Italian.
English · e-38538-6123Italics, i-tal′iks, n.pl. a kind of types which slope to the right (as in the last four words), so called because first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, about 1500, employed for emphasis and other distinctive pu
English · e-38538-6124Itch, ich, n. an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: an eruptive disease in the skin, caused by a parasitic animal: a constant teasing desire.—v.i. to have an uneasy, irritating sensation in the skin: to have a con
English · e-38538-6125Item, ī′tem, adv. likewise: also.—n. a separate article or particular.—v.t. to make a note of.—v.t. I′temise, to give by items. [L.,—id, that.]
English · e-38538-6126Iterate, it′ėr-āt, v.t. to do again: to repeat, in modern usage replaced by the verb reiterate.—ns. It′erance, Iterā′tion, repetition.—adjs. It′erant, It′erātive, repeating. [L. iterāre, -ātum—iterum, again.]
English · e-38538-6127Ithyphallic, ith-i-fal′ik, adj. pertaining to certain rites: obscene.—n. Ithyphall′us, an erect phallus.
English · e-38538-6128 · brief source recordItinerant, ī-tin′er-ant, adj. making journeys from place to place: travelling.—n. one who travels from place to place, esp. a Methodist preacher: a wanderer.—ns. Itin′eracy, Itin′erancy.—adv. Itin′erantly.—adj. Itin′erar
English · e-38538-6129Its, its, poss. pron. the possessive of it. [The old form was his, its not being older than the end of the 16th century. Its does not occur in the English Bible of 1611, or in Spenser, rarely in Shakespeare, and is not c
English · e-38538-6130Itself, it-self′, pron. the neuter reciprocal pronoun, applied to things.—By itself, alone, apart; In and by itself, separately considered.
English · e-38538-6131Ittnerite, it′nėr-īt, n. a dark blue or gray mineral, consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, potash, and soda.
English · e-38538-6132 · brief source recordIvory, ī′vo-ri, n. the hard, white substance composing the tusks of the elephant and of the sea-horse.—adj. made of, or resembling, ivory.—adj. I′voried, made like ivory: furnished with teeth.—ns. I′vory-black, a black p
English · e-38538-6133Ivy, ī′vi, n. a creeping evergreen plant on trees and walls.—adjs. I′vied, I′vyed, I′vy-man′tled, overgrown or mantled with ivy.—n. I′vy-bush, a plant of ivy formerly hung over tavern-doors, the ivy being sacred to Bacch
English · e-38538-6134Iwis, Ywis, i-wis′, adv. certainly—sometimes ignorantly written I wis, as if 'I know.' [M. E. ywis, iwis—A.S. gewis, certain; Ger. gewiss (adv.).]
English · e-38538-6135Ixion, ik-sī′on, n. (Gr. myth.) a king of the Lapithæ, bound, for an impious attempt on Hera, hand and foot to a fiery wheel which rolled for ever in the sky.
English · e-38538-6136Ixolite, iks′o-līt, n. a fossil resin, found in bituminous coal, which becomes soft and sticky when heated. [Gr. ixos, birdlime, lithos, a stone.]
English · e-38538-6137Ixtle. See Istle.
English · e-38538-6138 · brief source recordJ, the tenth letter in our alphabet, developed from I, the initial form j being specialised to denote the consonantal sound, the medial i being retained for the vowel-sound—not universal in English books before the middl
English · e-38538-6139Jabber, jab′ėr, v.i. to gabble or talk rapidly and indistinctly: to chatter.—v.t. to utter indistinctly:—pr.p. jabb′ering; pa.p. jabb′ered.—n. rapid indistinct speaking.—n. Jabb′erer.—adv. Jabb′eringly. [From root of gab
English · e-38538-6140Jabble, jab′l, n. (Scot.) an agitation on the surface of water.—v.t. to splash. [Cf. jaup.]
English · e-38538-6141 · brief source recordJabiru, jab′i-rū, n. a kind of large stork. [Brazilian.]
English · e-38538-6142 · brief source recordJaborandi, jab′o-ran′di, n. a Brazilian shrub with sialogogue and diaphoretic properties. [Brazilian.]
English · e-38538-6143 · brief source recordJabot, zha-bō′, n. a frill of lace, &c., worn by women on the bodice.
English · e-38538-6144 · brief source recordJacamar, jak′a-mar, n. a South American bird something like a kingfisher. [Fr.,—Brazilian.]
English · e-38538-6145 · brief source recordJacana, ja-kā′na, n. a tropical bird, allied to the rails, and frequenting swamps. [Brazilian.]
English · e-38538-6146 · brief source recordJacaranda, jak-a-ran′da, n. a South American tree with hard, heavy, brown wood. [Brazilian.]
English · e-38538-6147 · brief source recordJacchus, jak′us, n. a South American marmoset.
English · e-38538-6148 · brief source recordJacent, jā′sent, adj. lying at length.
English · e-38538-6149 · brief source recordJacinth, jā′sinth, n. (B.) a precious stone, a red variety of zircon, now called hyacinth: a reddish-orange colour. [Contr. of hyacinth.]
English · e-38538-6150Jack, jak, n. used as a familiar name or diminutive of John: a saucy or paltry fellow: a sailor: any instrument serving to supply the place of a boy or helper, as a bootjack for taking off boots, a contrivance for turnin
English · e-38538-6151Jack, Jak, jak, n. a tree of the East Indies of the same genus as the bread-fruit tree. [Port. jaka—Malay tsjaka.]
English · e-38538-6152 · brief source recordJackal, jak′awl, n. a wild, gregarious animal closely allied to the dog—erroneously supposed to act as a lion's provider or hunting scout, hence a tool, a Parasite. [Pers. shaghāl.]
English · e-38538-6153Jackanapes, jak′a-nāps, n. an impudent fellow: a coxcomb. [Jack o' apes, one who exhibited monkeys, with n inserted to avoid the hiatus.]
English · e-38538-6154Jackass, jak′as, n. the male of the ass: a blockhead. [Jack—the male, and ass.]
English · e-38538-6155 · brief source recordJackdaw, jak′daw, n. a species of crow. [Jack and daw.]
English · e-38538-6156 · brief source recordJacket, jak′et, n. a short coat.—adj. Jack′eted, wearing a jacket. [O. Fr. jaquette, a jacket, or sleeveless coat, a dim. of O. Fr. jaque, a coat of mail, prob. ultimately conn. with Jacques.]
English · e-38538-6157Jacob's-ladder, jā′kobz-lad′ėr, n. (naut.) a ladder made of ropes with wooden steps: a garden plant with large blue flowers. [From the ladder which Jacob saw in his dream, Gen. xxviii. 12.]
English · e-38538-6161Jacob's-Staff, jā′kobz-staf, n. a pilgrim's staff: a staff with a cross-head used in surveying: a sword-cane. [Prob. an allusion to the staff of the patriarch Jacob, Gen. xxxii. 10.]
English · e-38538-6162Jacobean, jak-o-bē′an, adj. of the period of James I. of England (1603-25).
English · e-38538-6158 · brief source recordJacobin, jak′o-bin, n. a French Dominican monk, so named from their original establishment being that of St Jacques, Paris: one of a society of revolutionists in France, so called from their meeting in the hall of the Ja
English · e-38538-6159Jacobite, jak′o-bīt, n. an adherent of James II. and his descendants: in Church history, a Syrian monophysite, named after the 6th-century monk, Jacobus Baradæus.—adjs. Jac′obite, Jacobit′ic, -al.—n. Jac′obitism.
English · e-38538-6160Jacobus, ja-kō′bus, n. a gold coin of James I. worth 20s.
English · e-38538-6163 · brief source recordJaconet, jak′o-net, n. a cotton fabric, rather stouter than muslin. [Fr. jaconas.]
English · e-38538-6164 · brief source recordJacquard loom. See Loom.
English · e-38538-6165 · brief source recordJacqueminot, jak′mi-nō, n. a deep-red hybrid perpetual rose.—Also Jacque and Jack. [From General Jacqueminot of Paris.]
English · e-38538-6166 · brief source recordJacquerie, zhak′e-rē, n. name given to the revolt of the French peasants in 1358. [From Jacques Bonhomme, Goodman Jack, a name applied in derision to the peasants.]
English · e-38538-6167Jactation, jak-tā′shun, n. act of throwing: extreme restlessness in disease: agitation of the body: boasting.
English · e-38538-6168 · brief source recordJactitation (of marriage), jak-ti-tā′shun, n. a false pretence of being married to another. [L. jactitāre, -ātum, to brag, freq. of jactāre, to throw.]
English · e-38538-6169Jaculation, jak-ū-lā′shun, n. the act of throwing or hurling, as a dart.—v.t. Jac′ulate, to dart, throw.—n. Jac′ulātor.—adj. Jac′ulātory, darting or throwing out suddenly: ejaculatory. [L. jaculāri, -ātus, to throw as a
English · e-38538-6170Jade, jād, n. a mare, esp. an old and sorry one: a worthless nag: a woman—in contempt or irony.—v.t. to tire: to harass:—pr.p. jad′ing; pa.p. jad′ed.—adv. Jad′edly.—n. Jad′ery, the tricks of a jade.—adj. Jad′ish, worn ou
English · e-38538-6171Jade, jād, n. a dark-green stone used for ornamental purposes—applied both to jadeite and nephrite. [Fr.,—Sp. ijada, the flank—L. ilia. It was believed to cure pain of the side.]
English · e-38538-6172Jag, jag, n. a notch: a ragged protuberance: (bot.) a cleft or division: (Scot.) a stab.—v.t. to cut into notches: to stab or pierce:—pr.p. jag′ging; pa.p. jagged.—adjs. Jag′ged, Jag′gy, notched, rough-edged, uneven.—adv
English · e-38538-6173Jag, jag, n. a load: a saddle-bag: a quantity: (U.S.) as much liquor as one can carry.—n. Jag′ger, a peddler.
English · e-38538-6174 · brief source recordJaggery, jag′ėr-i, n. a kind of coarse, dark-coloured sugar made in the East Indies from the sap of the coco-nut palm. [Hind. shakkar, Sans. çarkara.]
English · e-38538-6175Jaghir, Jaghire, ja-gēr′, n. the government revenues of a tract of land assigned with power to administer.—n. Jaghir′dar, the holder of such. [Hind.]
English · e-38538-6176Jaguar, jag′ū-är, or jag-wär′, n. a powerful beast of prey, allied to the leopard, found in South America. [Brazilian, jaguara.]
English · e-38538-6177Jah, jä, n. Jehovah. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-6178 · brief source recordJail, jāl, n. a prison.—ns. Jail′-bird, Gaol′-bird, a humorous name for one who is or has been confined in jail; Jail′er, Gaol′er, one who has charge of a jail or of prisoners, called also a turnkey; Jail′-fē′ver, Gaol′-
English · e-38538-6179Jain, jān, n. an adherent of Jain′ism, or a member of a heterodox Hindu sect, allied to ancient Buddhism: a style of architecture developed about 450 A.D., with pseudo-arch and dome, built in horizontal courses and of po
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