5 Letter Words That Start With I

issue

Noun : The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow

Noun : (military, obsolete) A movement of soldiers towards an enemy, a sortie.

Noun : (medicine) The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal amounts.

index

Noun : An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

Noun : The index finger; the forefinger.

Noun : A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.

idiom

Noun : A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

Noun : (programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.

Noun : A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.

image

Noun : An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.

Noun : A mental picture of something not real or not present.

Noun : A statue or idol.

irony

Noun : (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

Noun : (countable) An ironic statement.

Noun : Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

input

Noun : The act or process of putting in; infusion.

Noun : That which is put in, as in an amount.

Noun : Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.

infer

Verb : (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

Verb : (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.

Verb : (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.

incur

Verb : (transitive) to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to

Verb : (chiefly law, accounting) to render somebody liable or subject to

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) to enter or pass into

idium

ideal

Adjective : Optimal; being the best possibility.

Adjective : Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

Adjective : Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

inure

Verb : (transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.

Verb : (intransitive, chiefly law) To take effect, to be operative.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To commit.

inane

Adjective : Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)

Adjective : Purposeless; pointless

Noun : That which is void or empty.

idiot

Noun : (derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.

Noun : (derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.

Noun : (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.

imbue

Verb : (transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

Verb : In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

imply

Verb : (transitive, of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence

Verb : (transitive, of a person) to suggest by logical inference

Verb : (transitive, of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement

inept

Adjective : Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.

Adjective : Unfit; unsuitable.

inlay

Verb : (also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

Verb : (dentistry) To place an inlay in a tooth.

Noun : The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.

inert

Adjective : Unable to move or act; inanimate.

Adjective : Sluggish or lethargic.

Adjective : (chemistry) Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.

imago

Noun : (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.

Noun : (psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

inter

Verb : To bury in a grave.

Verb : To confine, as in a prison.

Noun : The Inter Milan football team

impel

Verb : (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

Verb : (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.

intel

Noun : (especially espionage and military) intelligence (secret information)

Noun : Intel Corporation, a US-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits.

irate

Adjective : Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

islam

Noun : A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Noun : The Muslimdom (the sphere of influence of the religion).

Noun : A male given name.

ictus

Noun : The pulse.

Noun : (medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

Noun : (prosody) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.

idyll

Noun : Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.

Noun : An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.

Noun : (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

inner

Adjective : Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.

Adjective : Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

Adjective : Inside or closer to the inside of the body.

ihram

Noun : (Islam) The state of ritual purity and dedication of a Muslim hajj pilgrim to Mecca.

Noun : (Islam) The clothing worn on such a pilgrimage; one length of cotton cloth around the loins and another thrown over the left shoulder.

indie

Adjective : Independent; from outside the mainstream.

Noun : (countable) An independent publisher.

Noun : (countable) A work released by an independent publisher.

ilium

Noun : (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.

Noun : (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum.).

Noun : Troy

intra

ichor

Noun : (Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.

Noun : (by extension)

Noun : (chiefly poetic) The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.

inlet

Verb : (transitive) To let in; admit.

Verb : (transitive) To insert; inlay.

Verb : (firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

igloo

Noun : A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Noun : (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.

Noun : (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.

india

Noun : A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.

Noun : (chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.

Noun : (historical, often "British India") A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.

ivory

Noun : (uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

Noun : A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

Noun : Something made from or resembling ivory.

ionic

Adjective : (chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

Adjective : Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians

Adjective : (architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.

irene

Noun : (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.

Noun : (astronomy) 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.

inuit

Noun : A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.

Noun : Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

Adjective : Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

ingle

Noun : (obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.

Noun : A catamite; a male lover

Verb : (obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

infra

Verb : (law) Discussed later.

Noun : (civil engineering, computing, informal) Clipping of infrastructure. [(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.]

ileum

Noun : (anatomy) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

inapt

Adjective : Not apt.

ingot

Noun : A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.

Verb : (transitive) To form (scraps of metal) into ingots.

indri

Noun : One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.

inset

Verb : (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.

Verb : (transitive) To insert something.

Verb : (transitive) To add an inset to something.

istle

Noun : Alternative form of ixtle [A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.]

ideas

Noun : (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.

Noun : (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.

Noun : (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.

icing

Noun : (cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.

Noun : (ice hockey) A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.

Noun : The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

imari

Noun : Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, particularly around the 17th century).

irish

Noun : (uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

Noun : (as plural) The Irish people.

Noun : A surname.

ionia

Noun : (historical) A former settlement in Anatolia, on the coast of the Aegean Sea; An Ancient Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor inhabited by the Ionians, one of the four main Hellenic tribes.

Noun : A place in the United States

Noun : A city in Iowa.

islet

Noun : A small island.

Noun : (biology) An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

indra

Noun : (Hinduism, Vedic religion) The god of war and weather; also the King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism.

imbed

Verb : Alternative spelling of embed [(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.]

indus

Noun : A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.

Noun : (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.

Noun : A hamlet in Alberta, Canada

italy

Noun : A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

Noun : Synonym of Apennine Peninsula

iliad

Noun : A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Noun : A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.

Noun : Any long tragic story.

idler

Noun : One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.

Noun : One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.

Noun : (nautical, dated) Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch.

iliac

Adjective : Relating to the ilium.

Adjective : Relating to ancient Ilium, or Troy.

isaac

Noun : The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

ileus

Noun : (medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.

Noun : (medicine, broad definition, now rare) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause.

idaho

Noun : A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.

Noun : University of Idaho

icier

Verb : In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.

Verb : (figuratively) In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.

irons

Noun : (dated) Shackles.

Noun : (nautical) A lack of forward motion.

Noun : (equestrianism) The stirrups.

ident

Adjective : (Now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Diligent; persistent.

Noun : Identification.

Noun : (radio, television) A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster.

items

Noun : A distinct physical object.

Noun : (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.

Noun : A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.

icily

Verb : In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.

Verb : (figuratively) In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.

inbox

Noun : A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.

Noun : (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

Noun : (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.

incus

Noun : (anatomy) A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.

Noun : (meteorology) an accessory cloud, in the shape of an anvil which forms by spreading at the top of a cumulonimbus.

intex

itchy

Adjective : Characterized by itching. (of a condition)

Adjective : Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)

Adjective : Causing an itching sensation.

intro

Noun : (informal) An introduction.

Noun : (informal) The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.

Noun : (demoscene) A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.

inkle

Verb : (transitive, rare) To hint at; disclose.

Verb : (transitive, rare) To have a hint or inkling of; divine.

Noun : Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces

inion

Noun : (anatomy) A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.

iorta

ibsen

Noun : A surname.

isles

Noun : An island - in modern times it is implied to be small -, compare with islet.

Noun : A city in Minnesota.

Noun : A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.

iraqi

Noun : A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

Adjective : (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to Persian Iraq.

Adjective : Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

islay

Noun : The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Noun : Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.

ibiza

Noun : An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

Noun : A city and municipality of Ibiza.

ixion

Noun : (Greek mythology) King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.

Noun : (astronomy) A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.

ilial

Adjective : Archaic form of iliac (“Pertaining to the ilium”). [Relating to the ilium.]

iroko

Noun : A hardwood obtained from several African trees, especially of the species Milicia excelsa.

Noun : The tree itself.

iceni

Noun : (historical) A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.

irked

Adjective : Annoyed.

izard

Noun : A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).

Noun : A surname from French.

invar

Noun : An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion.

idion

inurn

Verb : (transitive) To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.

Verb : (transitive) To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).

imide

Noun : (organic chemistry) a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl groups - R₁CONHCOR₂

Noun : (inorganic chemistry) the anion NH²⁻

iodin

Noun : (obsolete, US) Alternative form of iodine [A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.]

insta

Noun : (informal) Clipping of Instagram. [(Internet) An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.]

Verb : (informal) Clipping of Instagram. [(intransitive) To use the social networking service Instagram.]

iambi

Noun : (prosody) iamb

ifrit

Noun : (Islam) A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.

Noun : (Arab mythology) A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld.

Noun : A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.

iowan

Adjective : Of, from, or pertaining to Iowa

Noun : A native or resident of the state of Iowa in the United States of America.

isere

Noun : a river in southeastern france; a tributary of the rhon

indue

Verb : Alternative form of endue [(obsolete) To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.]

infix

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.

Verb : (transitive) To instill.

Verb : (transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

irena

Noun : type genus of the irenidae: fairy bluebird

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