English Words: I

17,902 words · Page 98 of 359

Badly torn in many places; in shreds.

Crying; weeping.

[Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.

in terroremadv

As a warning or deterrent; in order to terrify or deter others.

in thatconj

In the fact that; in the sense that; for the cause or reason that; because; in its being the case that; inasmuch as.

in the actprep_phrase

In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

in the aggregateprep_phrase

Alternative form of in aggregate.

in the airprep_phrase

In the surrounding ambience.

in the altogetherprep_phrase

Naked.

in the arms of Morpheusprep_phrase

Asleep, sleeping.

in the arms of Murphyprep_phrase

Asleep.

in the article of deathprep_phrase

At the point of death.

in the ascendantprep_phrase

Becoming more popular, powerful, or relevant; on the rise.

in the bagprep_phrase

Of a desirable thing, certain or extremely likely to occur.

in the ballparkprep_phrase

In the same general vicinity (as); somewhat similar (to); typically construed with of.

in the barrelprep_phrase

In an unpleasant or dangerous situation.

in the bedprep_phrase

During sexual activity.

in the bedroomprep_phrase

Regarding sexual activity or one's sex life.

in the biblical senseprep_phrase

Carnally; sexually.

in the blackprep_phrase

Having positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit.

in the blink of an eyeprep_phrase

Immediately, instantaneously.

in the booksprep_phrase

Finished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record.

in the bucketprep_phrase

Short of money, or in debt (by a specified amount).

in the buffprep_phrase

Nude.

in the business ofprep

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, business, of.

in the cardsprep_phrase

Destined or fated to happen; predicted or foreseen.

in the clearprep_phrase

Not guilty or not suspected of wrongdoing.

in the closetprep_phrase

Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

in the cold light of dayprep_phrase

Viewed calmly and dispassionately after allowing emotions to cool or after having sobered up.

in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is kingproverb

Alternative form of in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

in the crosshairsprep_phrase

Targeted at the point of intersection of the two perpendicular lines in a gunsight or scope.

in the darkprep_phrase

Without information.

in the distanceadv

Far away; a long distance away.

in the dockprep_phrase

Under accusation, scrutiny; subject to critical inspection.

in the doghouseprep_phrase

In a situation of being the object of someone's anger or disapproval, especially one's spouse.

in the drinkprep_phrase

In or into a body of water.

in the driver's seatphrase

Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition. Of primary importance.

in the dumpsprep_phrase

Alternative form of down in the dumps.

in the endprep_phrase

Eventually, finally.

in the eventprep_phrase

As things (have) turned out or are turning out; ultimately; in the end; eventually.

in the event ofprep

In case of.

in the event thatconj

If.

in the extremeprep_phrase

To a very great or excessive degree.

in the eye of the windprep_phrase

In a direction opposed to the wind.

in the eyes ofprep

In the opinion of, from the perspective of, as far as concerns.

in the face ofprep

When confronted with.

in the fast laneprep_phrase

In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.

in the fieldprep_phrase

Actively engaged in fighting or dealing with the enemy; in battle or on maneuvers.

in the final analysisprep_phrase

All things considered; when all is said and done; in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.

in the first instanceprep_phrase

As the first step or stage; first.

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 98. 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.