inaugurate |
to install in office with a formal ceremony. [3 definitions] |
inauguration |
a formal beginning or start. |
Inauguration Day |
the day the President of the United States is inaugurated, January 20 following the presidential election. |
inauspicious |
showing little or no promise of success; unfavorable. |
inauthentic |
not authentic. |
in back |
behind. |
inboard |
located inside the main body of a vessel or aircraft. (Cf. outboard.) [4 definitions] |
inborn |
present at birth; inherited. |
inbound |
moving in an inward direction; inward bound. |
inbred |
deep-seated as a result of early training, experience, or inheritance. [2 definitions] |
inbreed |
to produce as offspring of closely related individuals. [3 definitions] |
in bulk |
not wrapped or packaged; loose. |
inc. |
abbreviation of "incorporated," in law, having been formed into a corporation. |
Inca |
a member of one of the native peoples that ruled Peru before the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. |
incalculable |
not capable of being calculated or measured; too great or large to be calculated. [2 definitions] |
incandesce |
to glow or cause to glow as a result of heat. |
incandescence |
the giving off of light by an object or substance heated to a high degree. [2 definitions] |
incandescent |
giving off light as a result of heating. [3 definitions] |
incandescent lamp |
a lamp or light bulb in which a filament is made to glow by electric current. |
incantation |
the words or sounds that are uttered or chanted as part of a magical ritual or spell, or the act of uttering such words or sounds. [3 definitions] |
incapable |
lacking in skill; incompetent. [4 definitions] |