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{adj} (not able to be resisted) is {v} ist Isaac {prop} (male given name) Isaac {prop} (son of Abraham and Sarah) Isabel {prop} (female given name) Isabella {prop} (female given name) SEE: Isabel :: Isaiah {prop} (book of the Bible) ischemia {n} (local anemia) ischiatic {adj} (of or pertaining to the ischium) ischium {n} (the lowest of three bones of the pelvis) isentropic {adj} (having a constant entropy) Iseult {prop} (female given name) Isfahan {prop} (city in Iran) ish {adv} (somewhat) Ishmael {prop} (eldest son of Abraham) isinglass {n} (gelatine obtained from fish) Isis {prop} (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility) ISIS {prop} (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is it going to rain {phrase} (is it going to rain) Islam {n} (religion) Islamic {adj} (Adjectival form of Islam) Islamic fundamentalism {prop} (movement towards Islamic conservatism) Islamicize {v} (Islamize) SEE: Islamize :: Islamic Republic of Iran {prop} (full, official name of Iran) Islamic Republic of Pakistan {prop} 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isobutene :: isodense {adj} (evenly dense) isogloss {n} (line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature) isolate {v} (transitive: to set apart or cut off from others) isolation {n} Isolation isolation {n} (state of being isolated) isolationism {n} (policy of non-interaction) isolationist {adj} (of or pertaining to isolationism or an advocate thereof) isolationist {n} (one who advocates or supports isolationism) isomer {n} (chemistry: compounds) isomer {n} (physics: atomic nuclei) isomerism {n} (phenomenon of the existence of isomers) isomerization {n} (transformation to another isomer) isometric {adj} (exhibiting equality in dimensions) isometry {n} (A function) isomorphic {adj} ((mathematics) related by an isomorphism) isomorphism {n} (bidirectionally structure-preserving bijection) isopod {n} (crustacean of the order Isopoda) isoprene {n} (isoprene) isosceles {adj} (having two sides of equal length, used especially of an isosceles triangle) isotherm {n} (line 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Adriatic) Istro-Romanian {n} (person) Istro-Romanian {prop} (language) Italianism {n} Italianismus it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God {proverb} (proverb) I wish {phrase} (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely.) 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SEE: rickshaw :: John the Baptist {prop} (biblical prophet) joist {n} (piece of timber) journalism {n} (activity or profession of being a journalist) journalist {n} (one whose occupation or profession is journalism) journalist {n} (reporter) journalistic {adj} (related to journalism or journalists) Judaism {n} (world religion) jurisdiction {n} (the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law) Juris Doctor {n} (professional doctorate in law) jurisprudence {n} (the philosophy, science and study of law and decisions) jurist {n} (expert in law) jurist {n} (judge) SEE: judge :: kaiser {n} (emperor of a German-speaking country) Kaiser {prop} (German Emperor) Kaiser roll {n} (star-emblazoned round bread roll) Kantianism {prop} (philosophical system) Karelo-Finnish SSR {prop} (a short-lived republic of the Soviet Union) Kefalovrisi {prop} (Kefalovrissi) SEE: Kefalovrissi :: Kemalist {adj} (following Kemalism) Kemalist {n} (one who follows Kemalism) Kenyan English {prop} (English dialect of Kenya) keratitis {n} (inflammation of the cornea) kettle of fish {n} (predicament) SEE: predicament :: keyboardist {n} (musician who plays the keyboard) kinetosis {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness :: kingfisher {n} (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines) kisel {n} (dessert) kiss {n} (touch with the lips) kiss {v} (to touch each other’s lips) kiss {v} (to touch lightly) kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) kiss ass {v} (to flatter excessively) kiss-ass {n} (someone who kisses ass) SEE: asslicker :: kisser {n} (one who kisses) kissing gourami {n} (fish) kiss me {phrase} (kiss me) kiss my arse {interj} (go away) SEE: kiss my ass :: kiss my ass {interj} (go away) kiss someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose :: Kiswahili {n} (Swahili) SEE: Swahili :: knowledge is power {proverb} (knowledge is power) koumiss {n} (fermented drink) Krishna {prop} (avatar) Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) 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intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism :: Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the tower) learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) legalise {v} (make legal) legislate {v} (to pass laws) legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) legislation {n} (the act of legislating) legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) legislature {n} (governmental body) legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator :: leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) leisure {n} (freedom provided) leisure {n} (time free) leisured {adj} (Having leisure) lemmatisation {n} (process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word) lemniscate {n} (mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve) lemniscate {n} (symbol for infinity) lemniscatic {adj} (of or pertaining to a lemniscate) lemniscatic {adj} (shaped like a figure-of eight) Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) Leninist {n} (an 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forecaster) Methodism {n} (Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley) Methodist {adj} (of or relating to Methodism) Methodist {n} (a member of the Methodist Church) methyl isobutyl ketone {n} Methylisobutylketon metis {n} (a person of mixed European and Aboriginal descent) metropolis {n} (large, busy city) metropolis {n} Metropole metropolis {n} (metropolitan archbishop) SEE: archbishopric :: microbiologist {n} (scientist whose speciality is microbiology) microorganism {n} (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye ) Middle English {prop} (Middle English) Middle Irish {prop} (the Gaelic language spoken in Ireland) mid-life crisis {n} (emotional period of doubt) militarisation {n} (the process by which an area of land or a function of government becomes dependent on or subordinate to the military, or military in its attributes or practices) militarism {n} (militarism) militarist {n} (one who believes in military force) milkfish {n} (Chanos chanos) millisecond {n} (one 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SEE: illegitimate :: misbegotten {n} (one born out of wedlock) SEE: bastard :: misbehavior {n} (conduct that is inappropriate) miscalculation {n} Fehlkalkulation miscarriage {n} (termination of pregnancy) miscarriage of justice {n} (error which led to an unjust outcome) miscarry {v} (to abort a foetus) miscast {v} (To cast an actor in an inappropriate role) miscellaneous {adj} (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts) miscellaneous {adj} (having diverse characteristics) miscellaneous {adj} verschieden, [Austria] Misch Masch mischief {n} (harm or evil caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause) mischief {n} (one who causes mischief) mischief {n} (vexatious or annoying conduct) mischievous {adj} (naughty) miscomprehend {v} (misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand :: misconduct {n} (bad behavior) SEE: misbehavior :: misconduct {v} (misbehave) SEE: misbehave :: misconduct {v} (mismanage) SEE: mismanage :: miscreant {n} (one who holds a false religious belief; an 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{v} (to leave something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it) SEE: misplace :: mislead {v} (lead in a false direction) mislead {v} (to deceive by lies or other false impression) mislead {v} (to deceptively trick into something wrong) misleading {adj} (tending to mislead) misnomer {n} falsche Bezeichung misnomer {n} (use of term that is misleading) miso {n} (a thick paste for makings soups) misogynist {n} (hater of women) misogyny {n} (hatred or contempt for women) misplace {v} (to put something somewhere and then forget its location) miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss :: miss {n} (unmarried woman) miss {v} (to be late for something) miss {v} (to fail to attend) miss {v} (to fail to hit) miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something) Miss {n} (title) missed miscarriage {n} (missed abortion) SEE: missed abortion :: missile {n} (object to be launched) missile {n} (self-propelled, guidable projectile) missing {adj} (missing, lacking, lost) missing link {n} (figuratively: 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(either species of such evergreen plant) mistreat {v} (treat someone or something roughly or badly) mistress {n} (dominatrix) mistress {n} (woman in extramarital relationship) mistress {n} (woman of authority) mistrust {n} (lack of trust) misunderstand {v} (to understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly) misunderstanding {n} (mistake) misuse {v} (to use something incorrectly) Mithraism {prop} (an ancient mystery cult) mitosis {n} (division of a cell nucleus) mobilisation {n} (mobilization) SEE: mobilization :: mobilise {v} (to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war) mobilise {v} (to become made ready for war) mobilise {v} (to make something mobile) modernism {n} (any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century) Mogadishu {prop} (capital city) moist {adj} (slightly wet) moisten {v} (to become moist) moisten {v} (to make moist) moisture {n} (a moderate 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