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Words beginning with I

The letter I

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ice-cream

/ˈaɪˌskɹim/

Alternative spelling of ice cream.

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iceberg

/ˈaɪsbɝɡ/

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

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icebreaker

/ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/

A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

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iceland

/ˈaɪs.lənd/

A land or region of icy terrain.

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Ichnusa

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ichor

/ˈaɪkɔɹ/

The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.

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ichthyosaur

/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/Accent not specified by source

Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a bod…

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ichthyosaurus

/ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəs/Accent not specified by source

Any members of the genus Ichthyosaurus.

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ichthys

/ˈɪkθəs/Accent not specified by source

A stylized representation of a fish, used as a Christian symbol.

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icon

/ˈaɪ.kɑn/

An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.

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iconium

/aɪˈkoʊ.ni.əm/

Former name of Konya: a city in Turkey.

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iconoclastic

/ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/

Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.

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icosahedron

/(ˌ)aɪˌkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/Accent not specified by source

A polyhedron with twenty faces.

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IDA

/ˈaɪdə/

Initialism of iron deficiency anemia.

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idaho

/ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/

In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

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Iddo

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idea

/aɪ̯ˈdi.ə/

An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as …

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ideally

/aɪˈdi.ə.li/

In an ideal way; perfectly.

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identical

/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/

Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

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identification

/aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).

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identify

/aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/

To establish the identity of someone or something.

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ideological

/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

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ideologue

/ˈɪ.di.ə.lɑɡ/

One who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.

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ideology

/aɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

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ides

/aɪdz/Accent not specified by source

plural of ide

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Ides of March

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The 15th of March in the Ancient Roman calendar, on which day Julius Caesar was assassinated.

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Idée Fixe'

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Idina Menzel

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idiom

/ˈɪdiəm/

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

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iditarod

/ˌɪˈdɪtəˌɹɔd/

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an annual sled dog race held in Alaska, USA.

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