• 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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