Dictionary: INU – IQ


• IN UNCHARTED WATERS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INUNDATED
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk
 
• INVADE
vb. 1. 1684 sl. – to effect intromission
vb. 2. 1709 Sc. obs. – to attack, to assault a person
 
• INVENTION
vb. 1884 N. Ireland – to invent  
 
• INVENTOR
n. 1703 Sc. – an inventory  
vb. 1701 Sc. – to make or draw up an inventory, to catalogue, to list
 
• INVENTORIZE
vb. E17 – to make an inventory of
 
• INVENTRICE
n. 1509 obs. – a female inventor
 
• INVER
n. 1766 Sc. – the point at which two streams meet, the mouth of a river  
 
• INVERACIOUS
adj. L19 – untruthful, untrue
 
• INVERACITY
n. M19 – untruthfulness; an untruth; a false statement
 
• INVERECUND
adj. 1657 obs. – unabashed, immodest, shameless  
 
• INVERGIGGLE
n. Bk1998 NZ sl. – Invercargill  
 
• INVERISIMILITUDE
n.  E19 – unlikelihood; improbability
 
• INVERT
n. 20C sl. – a male or female homosexual  
 
• INVIDIOUS
adj. 1. E17 – giving to likely to give offense or arouse ill feeling
adj. 2. M17 now rare or obs. – envious; grudging; jealous  
adj. 3. E18 – of a comparison or distinction: unjust; unfairly discriminating
adj. 4. E18 rare – viewed with ill will or dislike; odious to a person  
 
• INVIE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to value, to set store by  
 
• INVIGILANCY
n. E17 obs. rare – absence of vigilance or watchfulness
 
• INVIGILATE
vb. 1. M16 – to keep watch; to watch carefully; to watch over students at an examination
vb. 2. E17 obs. rare – to arouse; to make watchful
 
• INVIGOR
vb. 1793 Sc. obs. – to invigorate, to strengthen
 
• INVIGORATED
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INVIGOUR
vb. E17 – to fill with vigour; to invigorate
 
• INVINATE
adj. M16 obs. rare – embodied or included in wine
 
• INVINCIBLE
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INVIOUS
 adj. E17 obs. – having no roads or ways; pathless; trackless  
 
• INVISCATE
vb. c1400 – to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance
 
• INVISED
 adj. L16 obs. rare – unseen; invisible
 
• INVISIBLE
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INVISIBLE BLUE
n. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – policeman
 
• INVISI-BLIND
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• INVITALLY
adv. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – internally  
 
• INVITANT
n. L16 – a person who is invited; a person who gives an invitation
 
• INVITATORY
adj. M17 – conveying or containing an invitation
n. M17 – an invitation
 
• INVITORY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an inventory  
 
• INVITRESS
n. E17 – a female inviter
 
• INVITTERY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – an inventory  
 
• INVO
n. Bk2002 Aust. sl. – an invitation  
 
• IN VOGA
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – in a crushed state  
 
• INVOKERIE
n. c1830 Sc. obs. – the invocation of evil spirits for superstitious purposes
 
• INVOLUNTARY DISMOUNT
n. Bk2009 sl. – in mountain biking: a crash  
 
• INVOLUTE
adj. M17 – involved; entangled; intricate; formerly also, hidden, obscure
 
• INVOLUTION
n. E17 – something complicated; an intricate movement, a tangle
 
• INVYFULL
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – envious  
 
• INWARD
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – silent, reserved  
n. 1603 sl. – an intimate
vb. 1802 Sc. obs. – to imprison, to put in ward
 
• INWARDLY
adv. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – inaudibly, quietly, in a low tone  
 
• INWARD MAID
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the housemaid in a farm-house, who has no work in the dairy, etc.
 
• INWARD MEAT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the edible parts of the entrails of an animal  
 
• INWARDS
n. 1. 1602 sl. – the stomach
n. 2. 1658 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the inner parts of the body, the inside; the entrails, intestines, etc. of animals, esp. of pigs  
n. 3. 1898 Eng. dial. – the ins and outs, the inner details of a case  
 
• INWARD TROUBLE
n. 1787 Sc. – an internal disease or illness  
 
• IN WHACK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition  
 
• IN-WIN
n. 1871 Sc. – a breaking in, intrusion 
 
• INWINDING
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – uneven, twisting  
 
• INWITH
adj. 1. 1768 Sc. – having an inward direction, tending towards the heart of the country, generally from the viewpoint of a speaker on high ground, hence towards or in the low country; having a downward slope; easily accessible; conveniently placed  
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. – self-interested, introspective  
adv. 1825 Sc. – inwards; within  
n. 1820 Sc. – the inner side  
 
• IN WITH THE PUSH
phr. 1924 US criminals’ sl. – part of the gang  
 
• IN WONDERFUL FEATHER
adj. 1855 – in good condition of health, spirits, etc.  
 
• INWORK
adj. 1988 – (as ‘in-work’) occurring or received during one’s employment
n. 1753 Sc. – domestic or indoor work
 
• IN YA BOOT!
int. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – an exclamation of disagreement
 
• IN YEARS
adj. 1581 arch. or poetic usage – old, aged  
 
• IN YOU GO, SAYS BOB MUNRO
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – expression of encouragement  
 
• IN YOUR CUPS
adj. Bk2009 sl. – drunk  
 
• IN YOUR DIPPER!
int. Bk1998 NZ sl. – expresses defiance  
 
• IN YOUR EAR!
int. 1966 Amer. sl. – used to express strong rejection or derision  
 
• IN-YOUR-FACE
adj. 1978 Amer. sl. – aggressively challenging; confrontational; defiant; disrespectful; disdainful; provocative; unashamed  
int. 1976 Amer. sl., orig. basketball usage – used as a phrase of contempt or derision
 
• IN YOUR GOB!
int. 1950s sl. – a dismissive rejoinder  
 
• IN YOUR HAT!
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense! it is ridiculous  
 
• IODINE
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – strong coffee  
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial. – in logging: a first aid man  
 
• ION
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a cow a year old  
 
• IPER
n. 1880 Sc. – any foul liquid, ooze, mud, or sewage  
 
• IPISH
n. Bk1992 Yiddish sl. – a bad odour, stink  
 
• IPSON
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful  
 
• IQ
n. 1967 Amer. dial., jocular usage – one’s signature
 
• IQ BELOW THE ROOM TEMPERATURE
phr. 1992 NZ sl. – not too smart, stupid  
 
• IQ OF A GRAPEFRUIT
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – not too smart, stupid  


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