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initialismorice
- In Case of Emergency
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InterCityExpress?
- internal combustion engine
- in-car entertainment
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ice fishing |
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noun
- the sport of fishing through a hole cut in the ice
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ice hockey |
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noun
- A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck rather than ball.
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ice skate |
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noun
- a light boot, fitted with a blade, used for skating on ice
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ignoble |
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adjective
- Not noble; plebian; common.
- Not honorable.
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illegal |
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noun
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(colloquial) An illegal immigrant.
adjective
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Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- Not permitted by rules
Moving a pawn backward is an move in chess.
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(context, stamp-collecting, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
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(context, of an immigrant) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
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impost |
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noun
- a tax, tariff or duty etc. that is imposed
- the weight that must be carried by a horse in a race, the handicap.
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incomplete |
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noun
- Something incomplete.
- A designation of being incomplete.
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He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.
adjective
- Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
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(botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
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infield |
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noun
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(cricket) the region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg
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(baseball) the region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base
They covered the with a tarp when it started to rain.
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(baseball) (italbrac, as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) of an event, happening in the infield
Jones ran out an single.
- the area inside a racetrack or running track
"Gasoline Alley" is in the at Indy.
- a constrained scope or area
Let"s keep this problem in the .
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infielder |
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noun-
(baseball) A player that plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field
- The run in to field the bunt.
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inning |
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noun (plural:innings)
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(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
It is a baseball tradition to sing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the seventh stretch.
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(Softball) A similar period of play.
We batted around in our half of the .
- A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
We are in just the second of our quest to enter this new market.
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inside |
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noun
- The interior or inner part.
The of the building has been extensively restored.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the to take the lead.
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(colloquial) (in plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
Eating that stuff will damage your insides.
adjective
- Originating from or arranged by someone inside an organisation.
The reporter had received information about the forthcoming takeover.
The robbery was planned by the security guard: it was an job.
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(baseball) A pitch that is toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
The first pitch is ... just a bit .
- Nearer to the interior of a running track, horse racing course etc.
Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an lane.
adverb
- Within or towards the interior of something, especially a building.
- It started raining, so I went .
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insurance |
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noun
- A means of indemnity against occurrence of a uncertain event.
The car was totalled, but fortunately I had .
- The business of providing insurance.
After five years in banking, I switched to .
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Metaphoric: Any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event.
The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for .
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Blackjack: A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
I only take if the count is right.
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intercept |
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
- An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
- An interception of a missile.
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(alggeom) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
verb
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(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
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(context, transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
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iron |
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noun
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(context, uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
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(context, countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
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(context, usually plural, irons) Shackles.
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(slang) A handgun.
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(context, uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
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(context, Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive, ) A male homosexual.
verb
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(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective (more iron, most iron)
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{not comparable} Made of the metal iron.
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(context, figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
- She had an iron will.
- He held on with an iron grip.
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isometric |
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noun
- A line connecting isometric points.
adjective
- Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions
- Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
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(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same
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(physics) (of a thermodynamic process) taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries
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