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1,653 words match “HAD”

INFAMOUS a.
Infamous woods." P. Fletcher. Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds. Milton. The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made. Dryden.
INFAMOUSLY adv.
egree; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully. The sealed fountain of royal bounty which had been infamously monopolized and huckstered. Burke.
INFER v.
ontrariwise, the second inferreth well the first. Sir T. More. This doth infer the zeal I had to see him. Shak.
INFORM v.
or information; to tell. Shak. He might either teach in the same manner,or inform how he had been taught. Monthly Rev. To inform against, to communicate facts by way of accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to the magistrate, and informed against A.
INFRINGE v.
ill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract. If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed. Shak. The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.
INGRESS n.
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
INKLING n.
A hint; an intimation. The least inkling or glimpse of this island. Bacon. They had some inkling of secret messages. Clarendon.
INN v.
To house; to lodge. [Obs.] When he had brought them into his city And inned them, everich at his degree. Chaucer.
INNING n.
turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
INQUIRY n.
, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. Acts x. 17.
INQUISITION n.
a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry. Bouvier. The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county. Blackstone.
INSIGHT n.
r of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into. He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. Jortin.
INSTINCTIVE a.
nctive dread." Cowper. With taste instinctive give Each grace appropriate. Mason. Have we had instinctive intimations of the death of some absent friends Bp. Hall.
INSTRUCT a.
Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] "He had neither ship instruct with oars, nor men." Chapman.
INTENSIFIER n.
ich intensifies or strengthens; in photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
INTENSITY n. 2 definitions
ust be content to bring into deeper blackness and more distinct and definite outline the shade that accompanies it. F. W. Robertson.
INTERNATIONAL a.
system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. -- International copyright. See under Copyright. -- International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to ti…
INTERPENETRATE v.
ten, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.
INTERSPERSE v.
There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.
INTERVIEW n.
; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.
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