English Words: I

17,902 words · Page 99 of 359

in the first placeprep_phrase

To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.

in the fleshprep_phrase

Present in a physical body; in person.

in the foothillsprep_phrase

In the earliest stages; at the outset.

in the frameprep_phrase

Suspected by the police of having committed a crime.

in the front rowprep_phrase

Able to witness everything.

in the futureprep_phrase

At a future time, at some point in the future.

in the gameprep_phrase

Competing in a game, with a chance of winning.

in the greenprep_phrase

Inside the hollow section of a breaking wave.

in the green tree … in the dryprep_phrase

In a better situation as against a worse one; used chiefly in rhetorical questions to suggest that the current unfavorable situation will worsen in the future.

in the grip ofprep

overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse

in the grooveprep_phrase

Running or performing extremely smoothly.

in the handprep_phrase

When being held in the hands; when being handled.

in the hands ofprep

Owned or controlled by (someone).

in the heat of the momentprep_phrase

As the hasty result of strong, passionate feelings and without thoughtful consideration.

in the helladv

Alternative form of the hell (emphasising an interrogative)

in the holeprep_phrase

Having suffered net losses; in debt.

in the hopperprep_phrase

In the process of being prepared or produced.

in the hot seatprep_phrase

Under pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.

in the interimprep_phrase

Temporarily, meanwhile.

in the knowprep_phrase

Informed; aware.

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

Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.

in the leadprep_phrase

in first place in a contest, or parade.

in the leastprep_phrase

At all, in the slightest, in any way.

in the light ofprep

In the illumination from (a source of light).

in the limelightprep_phrase

In the focus of attention, especially from the media.

in the line of dutyprep_phrase

As part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.

in the long runprep_phrase

After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

in the loopprep_phrase

Informed; up to date; having current knowledge; part of the discussion.

in the mainprep_phrase

Principally; on the whole; for the most part.

in the makingprep_phrase

In development; in the process of being made or evolving.

in the mean timeprep_phrase

Alternative form of in the meantime.

in the meantimeprep_phrase

meanwhile

in the meanwhileprep_phrase

Temporarily, meanwhile.

in the middle ofprep

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

in the midst ofprep

In the middle of; amidst, amongst.

in the mixprep_phrase

Included in a mixture or group.

in the momentprep_phrase

Fully and freely enjoying oneself without thought to past or future.

in the moneyprep_phrase

Possessing money; rich.

in the moodprep_phrase

Disposed (to do something or for something; often romantic or sexual, without further context).

in the name ofprep

With appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths

in the name of the lawprep_phrase

By the demand of a legal authority.

in the neighbourhood ofprep

Approximately, about, in the region of.

in the nickprep_phrase

Naked.

in the nick of timeprep_phrase

At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

in the nipprep_phrase

Nude.

in the offingprep_phrase

Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship.

in the openprep_phrase

Outdoors.

in the original Germanprep_phrase

Said mostly on social media (usually Twitter) with regard to genocidal, racist, anti-Semitic, or totalitarian rhetoric interpreted as being reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

in the ovenprep_phrase

in development

in the palm of one's handprep_phrase

Being fully controlled or influenced by something.

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 99. 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.