6-letter words containing i, n, t
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- ingate — gate1 (def 15).
- ingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingirt — (obsolete) surrounded, encircled.
- ingots — Plural form of ingot.
- inject — to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.
- injust — (archaic) Unjust, unfair.
- inkjet — A device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.
- inkpot — A pot for holding ink; inkwell.
- inlaut — medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inlets — Plural form of inlet.
- inlist — Archaic form of enlist.
- inmate — a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- inmost — situated farthest within: the inmost recesses of the forest.
- innate — existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
- innuit — Inuit.
- inputs — Plural form of input.
- insect — any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
- insets — something inserted; insert.
- insist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- insta- — indicating instant or quickly produced
- instal — to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- instar — an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instep — the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instil — instill.
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- intact — not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
- intail — Archaic form of entail.
- intake — the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- intend — to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
- intens — intensive
- intent — something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- inter- — Inter- combines with adjectives and nouns to form adjectives indicating that something connects two or more places, things, or groups of people. For example, inter-governmental relations are relations between governments.
- interj — Interjection.
- intern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- inters — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intext — (archaic) The text of a book.
- intice — Archaic spelling of entice.
- intima — the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime — intimate; cozy.
- intine — the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intire — Obsolete spelling of entire.
- intoed — having inwardly turned toes.
- intomb — entomb.
- intone — to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intort — To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring.
- intown — being in the central or metropolitan area of a city or town: an intown motel.
- intra- — within; inside
- intro- — in, into, or inward