7-letter words starting with i
- ileitis — inflammation of the ileum.
- iliacus — a muscle near the ilium which flexes the hip joint
- iliadic — (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- iliamna — a lake in SW Alaska: the largest lake in Alaska. Length: about 130 km (80 miles). Width: 40 km (25 miles)
- iliescu — Ion [yawn] /yɔn/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Romanian political leader: president 1990–96, 2000–04.
- ilkaday — every day
- ill-use — to treat badly, unjustly, cruelly, etc.
- illampu — a peak of Mount Sorata.
- illapse — to slide in
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
- illegit — dishonest or unprincipled.
- illeism — The practice of referring to oneself in the third person.
- illicit — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
- illitic — Of or relating to the mineral illite.
- illness — unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- illogic — the state or quality of being illogical; illogicality: His speech was full of illogic.
- illuded — to deceive or trick.
- illudes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illude.
- illumed — Simple past tense and past participle of illume.
- illust. — illustrated
- illuvia — the material accumulated through illuviation.
- illyria — an ancient country along the E coast of the Adriatic.
- ilocano — a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- ilokano — Ilocano.
- imagery — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
- imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- imaging — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- imagism — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- imagist — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- imamate — the office of an imam.
- imamite — a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- imbiber — to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
- imbizos — Plural form of imbizo.
- imblaze — Alternative form of emblaze.
- imbosom — embosom.
- imbower — Archaic form of embower.
- imbrace — Obsolete spelling of embrace.
- imbrued — Simple past tense and past participle of imbrue.
- imbrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrue.
- imbrute — to reduce to a bestial state
- imbuing — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- imburse — (obsolete) To supply or stock with money.
- imhotep — flourished 27th century b.c, Egyptian physician, sage, and architect: identified with Asclepius.
- iminent — Misspelling of imminent.
- imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- immerge — to plunge, as into a fluid.
- immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- immixed — (obsolete) Not mixed; pure.
- immoble — Obsolete form of immobile.