Words starting with i

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

i means: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

i means: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

i means: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

i means: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

i chronicles means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

i corinthians means: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth

i esdra means: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah

i john means: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle

i kings means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

i maccabees means: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

abeam means: at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane

bonehead means: a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

buckthorn berry means: fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments

calorie chart means: a list of foods and information about their caloric content

coeur d'alene lake means: a lake in northern Idaho

dry plate means: a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion

dry-wood termite means: any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil

gaelic means: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

gaelic means: relating to or characteristic of the Celts

indian poke means: pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China

indian poke means: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally

integrally means: in an integral manner

invagination means: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

invagination means: the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

john ronald reuel tolkien means: British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)

jorge mario pedro vargas llosa means: Peruvian writer (born in 1936)

kalantas means: Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

mishandle means: manage badly or incompetently

mishandle means: make a mess of, destroy or ruin

niger-kordofanian means: the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)