9-letter words containing l, o, i
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- impolitic — not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- in a hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- in colour — If a film or television programme is in colour, it has been made so that you see the picture in all its colours, and not just in black, white, or grey.
- in flower — When a plant is in flower or when it has come into flower, its flowers have appeared and opened.
- in liquor — drunk; intoxicated
- in revolt — in the process or state of rebelling
- inclosers — Plural form of incloser.
- inclosing — Present participle of inclose.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- inclusion — the act of including.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
- indianola — a town in central Iowa.
- indolence — the quality or state of being indolent.
- indolency — (obsolete) The lack of pain; absence of pain.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflictor — to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
- inflowing — Flowing inward.
- infolding — invagination.
- ingersoll — Robert Green, 1833–99, U.S. lawyer, political leader, and orator.
- inglenook — a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.
- inglewood — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- inhalator — an apparatus designed to mix carbon dioxide and oxygen, especially for use in artificial respiration.
- inholding — a tract of land under private ownership within a national park.
- innersole — insole.
- innholder — innkeeper.
- inoculant — inoculum.
- inoculate — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- inrolling — Present participle of inroll.
- insolated — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insolate.
- insolence — contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- insolency — Quality of being insolent.
- insoluble — incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.
- insolubly — In an insoluble manner; irresolubly, irresolvably.
- insolvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- intaglios — Plural form of intaglio.
- interflow — to flow into each other; intermingle.
- interfold — to fold one within another; fold together.
- interloan — a loan between one library and another
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.