7-letter words starting with im
- impeded — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- impeder — Someone who impedes. agent noun of impede.
- impedes — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- impedor — a component, such as an inductor or resistor, that offers impedance
- impeeds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeed.
- impends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impend.
- imperf. — imperfect
- imperia — a seaport in NW Italy.
- imperil — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
- impiety — lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
- impinge — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- impings — Plural form of imping.
- impious — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- implant — to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
- implate — (transitive) To cover with plates; to sheathe.
- implead — to sue in a court of law.
- implete — to fill
- implied — involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
- implies — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- implike — Possessing the qualities or appearances of an imp.
- implode — to burst inward (opposed to explode).
- implore — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- imports — Plural form of import.
- imposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposer — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impose.
- imposex — the acquisition of male characteristics by female organisms
- imposts — Plural form of impost.
- impound — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
- impower — Archaic form of empower.
- impregn — to impregnate; make fruitful or full
- impresa — a device or emblem.
- imprese — a device or emblem.
- impress — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- imprest — impressment.
- imprint — a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- impugns — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impulse — the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
- impured — Simple past tense and past participle of impure.
- imputed — estimated to have a certain cash value, although no money has been received or credited.
- imputer — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impute.