| indict |
to bring a formal accusation of a crime against, as by the findings of a grand jury. [2 definitions] |
| indictable |
combined form of indict. |
| indictment |
the act of indicting, or the condition of being indicted. [3 definitions] |
| Indies |
see "East Indies," "West Indies." [2 definitions] |
| indifference |
lack of interest, esp. when interest is called for, expected, or hoped for. [2 definitions] |
| indifferent |
lacking interest or concern; not caring. [4 definitions] |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| indigenous |
having origin in a country or locality; native (usu. fol. by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. [2 definitions] |
| indigestible |
impossible or not easy to digest or absorb. |
| indigestion |
inability to digest, or difficulty in digesting food. [2 definitions] |
| indignant |
feeling or showing anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy. |
| indignation |
righteous anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy. |
| indignity |
something that offends or injures one's dignity; humiliation or insult. |
| indigo |
a blue dye obtained from various plants or made synthetically. [3 definitions] |
| indigo bunting |
a small finchlike bird of North and Central America, the male of which is dark blue. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. [3 definitions] |
| indirect discourse |
an indirect statement of what someone said, rather than an exact quotation, that has been altered to conform grammatically to the context in which it is made, as in "She said that she was leaving". |
| indirection |
an indirect or roundabout act, remark, procedure, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| indirect lighting |
lighting not directed at the object or area to be illuminated, but rather reflected, as off a ceiling, or diffused. |
| indirect object |
in grammar, the element of a sentence that represents a person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb, such as "him" in "I made him some tea". (Cf. direct object, subject.) |