--- title: I — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 769 words of the school dictionary under I, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / I # I — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under I: 769 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/8/) - [ibex](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibex/) — An ibex is a wild mountain goat with long, curved, ridged horns that lives in steep rocky places in Europe, Asia and North Africa. — 8 sentences - [ibis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibis/) — An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water. — 8 sentences - [ibuprofen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ibuprofen/) — Ibuprofen is a common medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling, sold as tablets or liquid under names like Nurofen or Advil. — 8 sentences - [ic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ic/) — -ic is a suffix (word ending) that makes adjectives: magic, heroic, metallic, athletic; it means of or like. — 11 sentences - [ice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ice/) — Ice is water that has frozen hard because it is very cold. Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius. — 15 sentences - [iceberg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iceberg/) — An iceberg is a huge piece of floating ice that has broken off a glacier or ice sheet and floats in the sea. — 9 sentences - [icelandic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icelandic/) — Icelandic means from or to do with Iceland, an island country in the North Atlantic. — 9 sentences - [iceman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iceman/) — An iceman was a man who delivered blocks of ice to homes for iceboxes before fridges. — 9 sentences - [ichor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ichor/) — In Greek myths, the bright, golden fluid that runs in the veins of the gods instead of blood. — 5 sentences - [ichthyosaur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ichthyosaur/) — An ichthyosaur was a large sea reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs and looked like a dolphin or a fish, with flippers, a long… — 8 sentences - [icicle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icicle/) — A long, pointed piece of ice that hangs down, made when dripping water freezes. — 8 sentences - [icing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icing/) — Icing is a sweet topping made of sugar, often with butter or water, that covers cakes and biscuits. In the USA it is often called frosting. — 12 sentences - [icon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icon/) — An icon is a small picture on a computer, tablet or phone screen that you click or tap to open an app or do something. — 10 sentences - [iconic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iconic/) — Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it. — 8 sentences - [icu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icu/) — ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines… — 9 sentences - [icy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/icy/) — Icy means covered with ice: an icy road. — 12 sentences - [id](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/id/) — ID (usually written in capitals) is short for identification: a card or document that shows who you are, like a passport or student card. — 10 sentences - [idea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idea/) — A thought or plan that comes into your mind, especially a new one: a good idea. — 13 sentences - [ideal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ideal/) — Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic. — 13 sentences - [idealised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idealised/) — To make someone or something seem more perfect or lovely than it really is, showing only the good side. — 5 sentences - [ideally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ideally/) — Ideally means in the best possible way or the way you would most like, if everything were perfect: «Ideally, I'd like a puppy». — 10 sentences - [identical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identical/) — Identical means exactly the same in every way. — 11 sentences - [identically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identically/) — In exactly the same way; with no differences. — 7 sentences - [identifiable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identifiable/) — Able to be recognised or named: you can tell who or what it is. — 9 sentences - [identification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/) — Something that proves who you are, such as a card or passport; short form ID. — 9 sentences - [identified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identified/) — Recognised or found out who or what someone or something is: «We identified the bird from its song». — 12 sentences - [identifier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identifier/) — A name, number, label or sign that shows exactly who or what something is. — 8 sentences - [identify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identify/) — To recognise and say who or what someone or something is. — 13 sentences - [identity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/) — Who someone is. — 12 sentences - [idiom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiom/) — An idiom is a group of words with a meaning you cannot guess from the separate words, like «it's raining cats and dogs» (it is raining ver… — 8 sentences - [idiot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiot/) — An idiot is a person who does something very stupid; it is an insult. — 14 sentences - [idiotic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idiotic/) — Very stupid or silly; making no sense. — 7 sentences - [idle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idle/) — Not working or not being used, as in «the machines stood idle». — 13 sentences - [idleness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idleness/) — Idleness is being lazy and not working or doing anything useful. — 9 sentences - [idler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idler/) — A person who does not like to work and wastes time. — 5 sentences - [idly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idly/) — In a lazy way, doing nothing useful. — 5 sentences - [idol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idol/) — An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star. — 11 sentences - [idolater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idolater/) — A person who worships an idol, a statue or image treated as a god. — 4 sentences - [idolatry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idolatry/) — Worshipping idols, meaning statues or objects treated as gods, which the Bible forbids. — 7 sentences - [idolise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/idolise/) — To admire or love someone very much, often too much, as if they were perfect — a star, a sports player or an older brother or sister. — 8 sentences - [ie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/) — i.e. is short for the Latin id est, meaning that is or in other words; it explains more exactly what was just said. — 9 sentences - [if](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/if/) — If says what would happen when something else happens. — 27 sentences - [ig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ig/) — IG is short for Instagram, a social media app for photos and videos. — 11 sentences - [igloo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/) — A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow, made by Inuit people in the Arctic for hunting trips. — 8 sentences - [igneous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igneous/) — Igneous rock is rock formed when hot melted rock (magma or lava) cools and becomes hard. — 11 sentences - [ignite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/) — To ignite is to start burning or to make something start burning. — 9 sentences - [igniter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igniter/) — A device or part that starts a fire or makes a fuel catch light, such as the clicker on a gas cooker or barbecue. — 8 sentences - [ignition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignition/) — Ignition is the moment something catches fire or starts burning. — 10 sentences - [ignominiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignominiously/) — In a way that causes great shame or embarrassment in front of others; humiliatingly. — 8 sentences - [ignorance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/) — Not knowing about something; lack of knowledge or information. — 9 sentences - [ignorant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorant/) — Not knowing about something; without information: «ignorant of the rules». — 11 sentences - [ignore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignore/) — To pay no attention to someone or something on purpose. — 11 sentences - [iguana](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iguana/) — An iguana is a large lizard with a row of spines down its back, found in hot parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean. — 8 sentences - [ii](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ii/) — The Roman numeral for 2, written ii or II. — 8 sentences - [iii](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/) — III is the Roman numeral for 3, written with three I's. — 11 sentences - [il](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/il/) — «Il» means «he» or «it» in French: «il mange» is «he eats». — 11 sentences - [ilk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/) — A kind or type; a group of the same sort, as in «people of that ilk». — 5 sentences - [ill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ill/) — Sick, not well. — 15 sentences - [illegal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegal/) — Not allowed by the law; against the rules of a country. — 9 sentences - [illegally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegally/) — Illegally means in a way that is against the law. — 7 sentences - [illegible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illegible/) — Too messy, faded or unclear to be read. — 7 sentences - [illness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illness/) — An illness is a disease or a time of being ill (sick). — 11 sentences - [illogical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illogical/) — Illogical means not making sense, or not following the rules of good reasoning. — 9 sentences - [illuminate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illuminate/) — To light something up; to shine light on it. — 11 sentences - [illuminated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illuminated/) — Illuminated means lit up with light. — 11 sentences - [illumination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illumination/) — Light, or lighting up a place. — 13 sentences - [illusion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illusion/) — Something that seems real or true but is not: a trick of the eyes or the mind. — 10 sentences - [illusory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illusory/) — Not real, though it seems real; based on an illusion. — 8 sentences - [illustrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrate/) — To draw or add pictures to a book, article or story. — 11 sentences - [illustration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustration/) — An illustration is a picture or drawing in a book, magazine or poster that helps explain the text or makes it more interesting. — 9 sentences - [illustrator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrator/) — A person who draws or paints the pictures for books, magazines, posters or websites. — 8 sentences - [illustrious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/illustrious/) — Famous and greatly respected, for great deeds or a noble family. — 4 sentences - [ilo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilo/) — ILO stands for the International Labour Organization, a part of the United Nations that sets fair rules for work, such as fighting child l… — 8 sentences - [image](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/image/) — A picture, photo or drawing of something, on paper or a screen. — 14 sentences - [imagery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imagery/) — Imagery is the use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind, using descriptions of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings, of… — 9 sentences - [imaginable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imaginable/) — That can be thought of or pictured in the mind. Used with «all» or «every», it means as much or as many as you can think of. — 5 sentences - [imaginary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imaginary/) — Imaginary means existing only in the mind, not real. — 9 sentences - [imagination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imagination/) — The ability to make pictures, ideas and stories in your mind about things that are not real or not present. — 11 sentences - [imaginative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imaginative/) — Good at thinking of new, clever or creative ideas. — 9 sentences - [imagine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imagine/) — To imagine is to picture something in your mind: imagine a purple cow. — 12 sentences - [imam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imam/) — An imam is the person who leads prayers in a mosque and often teaches and gives advice to Muslims. — 9 sentences - [imbibe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbibe/) — To drink, especially a liquid. — 5 sentences - [imbued](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imbued/) — To soak or fill something with a liquid, colour or quality, such as poison or magic. — 5 sentences - [imitate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imitate/) — To copy the way someone speaks, moves or behaves. — 11 sentences - [imitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imitation/) — A copy of something, often a fake that looks like the real thing. — 10 sentences - [immaculate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaculate/) — Perfectly clean and tidy, with no dirt or mess at all. — 11 sentences - [immaterial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaterial/) — Immaterial means not important or not relevant to what is being talked about. — 9 sentences - [immature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immature/) — Immature means behaving in a silly, childish way, not as sensible as you should be for your age. — 8 sentences - [immaturity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/) — Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age. — 8 sentences - [immeasurable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immeasurable/) — Too great or large to be measured, counted or known exactly. — 4 sentences - [immediate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immediate/) — Immediate means happening at once, with no delay. — 12 sentences - [immediately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immediately/) — Immediately means at once, right now, without waiting. — 10 sentences - [immense](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immense/) — Extremely large or great in size, amount or degree. — 8 sentences - [immensely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immensely/) — Extremely; very much, to a great degree. — 8 sentences - [immerse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immerse/) — To put something completely under water or another liquid. — 8 sentences - [immersion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immersion/) — Immersion is putting something completely under water or another liquid. — 12 sentences - [immigrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immigrant/) — An immigrant is a person who has come to live in a new country from another country. — 9 sentences - [immigration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immigration/) — Coming to live in a new country from another country. — 9 sentences - [imminent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminent/) — About to happen very soon, often something bad or dangerous. — 8 sentences - [imminently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/) — Very soon; about to happen at any moment. — 8 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/page/8/) - ← previous: [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) - next →: [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)