English to English Dictionary

/ɪnˈveɪ.sɪv/ [invasive]

[adjective] Tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully, especially in a biological or ecological context.

/ˈɪn.vən.tɔːr.i.ɪŋ/ [inventorying]

[verb] The act of making a complete list or count of all the items, goods, or assets currently held by a person, business, or organization.

/ɪnˈvɜːrs/ [inverse]

[adjective] Opposite in position, direction, order, or effect.

/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ [investigate]

[verb] To carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an incident, problem, or statement.

/ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lə.bəl/ [inviolable]

[adjective] Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored; secure from violation or profanation.

/ɪnˈvaɪts/ [invites]

[verb] Third-person singular present tense of invite; to make a polite, formal, or friendly request for someone to go somewhere or to do something.

/ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪŋ/ [inviting]

[adjective] Appetizing, attractive, or tempting; creating a welcoming or pleasant atmosphere.

/ɪnˈvɒlvz/ [involves]

[verb] To have or include as a necessary part, condition, or result.

/ɪnˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ [invulnerable]

[adjective] Impossible to harm, damage, or defeat; immune to attack or injury.

/ˈaɪ.ərn/ [iron]

[noun] A strong, hard, magnetic silvery-gray metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, widely used in construction and manufacturing.

/ɪˌrɛk.ənˈsaɪ.lə.bəl/ [irreconcilable]

[adjective] Incapable of being brought into harmony or compromise; so incompatible as to make a resolution or agreement impossible.

/ˌɪr.ɪˈmiː.di.ə.bəl/ [irremediable]

[adjective] Impossible to cure, repair, correct, or remedy; permanent and irreversible.

/ɪˈrɛpərəbəl/ [irreparable]

[adjective] Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; causing damage or loss that cannot be reversed or made right.

/ɪˈrɛv.ər.ənt/ [irreverent]

[adjective] Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

/ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪt/

[verb] To annoy, provoke, or make someone slightly angry.

/ɪz ˈeɪti wʌn skwɛərd ə ˈræʃənəl ˈnʌmbər/ [iz eɪti-wʌn skwɛərd ə ræʃənəl nʌmbər]

[idiom] A mathematical inquiry asking whether the product of 81 multiplied by itself (6,561) belongs to the set of numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers.

/ɪz ˈæp.əl dʒuːs ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪd æz ə ˈmɪks.tʃər ɔːr ə pjʊr ˈsʌb.stəns ɪkˈspleɪn/ [iz æpəl dʒuːs ˈklæsɪfaɪd æz ə ˈmɪkstʃər ɔːr ə pjʊər ˈsʌbstəns ɪkˈspleɪn]

[noun] A scientific inquiry regarding the classification of apple juice as a heterogeneous or homogeneous mixture rather than a chemically pure substance.

/ɪz əˈtoʊn.mənt beɪst ɒn riːəl ɪˈvɛnts/ [iz əˈtoʊnmənt beɪst ɒn riːəl ɪˈvɛnts]

[idiom] A common inquiry regarding whether the plot of Ian McEwan's novel 'Atonement' is a historical account rather than a work of fiction.