English Words: I
17,902 words · Page 29 of 359
If only somebody at the top of an abusive hierarchy were aware of the abuses, they would take action to stop them.
Expresses skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.
If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.
Alternative form of if the mountain won't come to Muhammad.
If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.
Alternative form of if there's grass on the pitch, play ball.
Draws attention to the futility of a plan or strategy in the absence of the resources necessary for it to work.
Alternative form of if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs.
Creating the right circumstances for a goal will result in that goal realizing itself.
If one's adversaries are stronger, it is better to join their side.
When one doesn't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, one can often convince people or win an argument by using nonsense.
One should not carry out an action if one is unwilling to handle the consequences.
If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it.
Used to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be taken
Used to signify a reference or allusion to something that is only understood by certain groups of people.
Offering a low payment or salary will not attract skilled workers or employees.
Statistics can be manipulated to support any conclusion.
Visibly preparing for a fight can deter one's enemies from opening hostilities, by not giving the appearance of an easy target.
That equivocates on an issue while appearing to affirm both sides, by asserting that each is correct depending on which of two stated alternatives is used as the definition of a key term.
A proposition or statement about what should or does occur when a certain condition is met.
The doctrine that all mathematical statements are conditional in form, meaning they can be expressed in the format "p implies q", (i.e. if p then q).
A construct in source code that allows another part of the code to run only if a specified identifier is defined in the program.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter I contains 17,902 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 359 pages, and you are currently viewing page 29. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "I" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.