6-letter words containing s, i
- insist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- insole — the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insoul — ensoul.
- inspan — to yoke or harness.
- 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.
- insula — a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insull — Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- insure — to guarantee against loss or harm.
- intens — intensive
- inters — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intros — Plural form of intro.
- intuse — a contusion or bruise
- inures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inure.
- inurns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inurn.
- invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- iodise — (British) alternative spelling of iodize.
- iodism — poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- iodous — containing iodine, especially in the trivalent state.
- ionics — the study of the behaviour of ions
- ionise — to separate or change into ions.
- irades — Plural form of irade.
- irides — a plural of iris.
- irised — Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- irises — Plural form of iris when referring to multiple blossoms. ('Iris' is multiple for multiple plants.).
- iritis — inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- irokos — Plural form of iroko.
- irtysh — a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- isaacs — a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- isabel — a female given name.
- isaiah — Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- isaian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- isakmp — Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
- isatin — a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- ischia — an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- ischys — a youth who was slain after committing an act of infidelity with Coronis, the beloved of Apollo.
- iseult — Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- ishtar — the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- isidor — a male given name.
- island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- islets — Plural form of islet.
- isling — a small island.
- islisp — International Standard Lisp. An object-oriented Lisp intended as an international replacement for Common Lisp, EuLisp, Le-Lisp and Scheme. The standard's goals are object orientation, extensibility, efficiency, and suitability for non-academic use. The standard is defined in ISO WG 16, draft Dec 1992.
- ismael — Ishmael (def 1).
- ismene — a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- isobar — Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.