internalisation | (noun) learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | Synonyms: incorporation, internalization |
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internality | (noun) preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values) | Synonyms: inwardness |
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internalization | (noun) learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | Synonyms: incorporation, internalisation |
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internationalisation | (noun) the act of bringing something under international control | Synonyms: internationalization |
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internationalism | (noun) quality of being international in scope | Synonyms: internationality |
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(noun) the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences | - |
internationalist | (noun) an advocate of internationalism | - |
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(noun) a member of a socialist or communist international | - |
internationality | (noun) quality of being international in scope | Synonyms: internationalism |
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internationalization | (noun) the act of bringing something under international control | Synonyms: internationalisation |
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interne | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: houseman, intern, medical intern |
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internee | (noun) a person who is interned | - |
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internet | (noun) a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | Synonyms: cyberspace, net |
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internist | (noun) a specialist in internal medicine | - |
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internment | (noun) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | Synonyms: imprisonment |
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(noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | Synonyms: impounding, impoundment, poundage |
(noun) confinement during wartime | - |
internode | (noun) a segment of a stem between two nodes | - |
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internship | (noun) the position of a medical intern | - |
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internuncio | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio | - |
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interoception | (noun) sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body | - |
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interoceptor | (noun) any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body | Synonyms: enteroceptor |
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interoperability | (noun) (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks) | - |
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interpellation | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interjection, interpolation, interposition |
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(noun) (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy | - |
interpenetration | (noun) mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other | Synonyms: permeation |
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(noun) the action of penetrating between or among | - |
interphone | (noun) a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc | - |
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interplay | (noun) reciprocal action and reaction | - |
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interpolation | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interjection, interpellation, interposition |
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(noun) (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known | - |
(noun) a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted | Synonyms: insertion |
interposition | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interjection, interpellation, interpolation |
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(noun) the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | Synonyms: intervention |
interpretation | (noun) the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance | Synonyms: rendering, rendition |
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(noun) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | Synonyms: interpreting, rendering, rendition |
(noun) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something | Synonyms: reading, version |
(noun) an explanation that results from interpreting something | - |
interpreter | (noun) (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time | Synonyms: interpretive program |
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(noun) an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose | Synonyms: representative, spokesperson, voice |
(noun) someone who mediates between speakers of different languages | Synonyms: translator |
(noun) someone who uses art to represent something | - |
interpreting | (noun) an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious | Synonyms: interpretation, rendering, rendition |
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interreflection | (noun) reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces | - |
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interregnum | (noun) the time between two reigns, governments, etc. | - |
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interrelatedness | (noun) mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness | Synonyms: interrelation, interrelationship |
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interrelation | (noun) mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness | Synonyms: interrelatedness, interrelationship |
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interrelationship | (noun) mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness | Synonyms: interrelatedness, interrelation |
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interrogation | (noun) formal systematic questioning | Synonyms: examination, interrogatory |
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(noun) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | Synonyms: interrogative, interrogative sentence, question |
(noun) an instance of questioning | Synonyms: enquiry, inquiry, query, question |
(noun) a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder | - |
interrogative | (noun) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | Synonyms: interrogation, interrogative sentence, question |
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(noun) some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood | Synonyms: interrogative mood |
interrogator | (noun) a questioner who is excessively harsh | Synonyms: inquisitor |
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interrogatory | (noun) formal systematic questioning | Synonyms: examination, interrogation |
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interrupt | (noun) a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out | - |
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interrupter | (noun) a device for automatically interrupting an electric current | - |
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interruption | (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity | Synonyms: break, disruption, gap |
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(noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity | Synonyms: break |
(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | Synonyms: break, intermission, pause, suspension |
intersection | (noun) the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) | - |
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(noun) a junction where one street or road crosses another | Synonyms: carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway |
(noun) a point where lines intersect | Synonyms: intersection point, point of intersection |
(noun) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | Synonyms: convergence, overlap |
(noun) the set of elements common to two or more sets | Synonyms: Cartesian product, product |
(noun) a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations | - |
intersex | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite |
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interspersal | (noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things | Synonyms: interspersion |
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interspersion | (noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things | Synonyms: interspersal |
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interstate | (noun) one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | Synonyms: interstate highway |
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interstice | (noun) small opening between things | - |
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(noun) a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ | - |
intertrigo | (noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs) | - |
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interval | (noun) the distance between things | Synonyms: separation |
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(noun) a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints | - |
(noun) the difference in pitch between two notes | Synonyms: musical interval |
(noun) a definite length of time marked off by two instants | Synonyms: time interval |
intervenor | (noun) (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding | - |
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intervention | (noun) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) | Synonyms: intercession |
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(noun) (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings | - |
(noun) care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) | Synonyms: treatment |
(noun) the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | Synonyms: interposition |
(noun) a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries | Synonyms: interference |
interview | (noun) a conference (usually with someone important) | Synonyms: audience, consultation |
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(noun) the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists | - |
interviewee | (noun) a person who is interviewed | - |
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interviewer | (noun) a person who conducts an interview | - |
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jointer | (noun) a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together | Synonyms: jointer plane, jointing plane, long plane |
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lamenter | (noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) | Synonyms: griever, mourner, sorrower |
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lantern | (noun) light in a transparent protective case | - |
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lanternfish | (noun) small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night | - |
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levanter | (noun) an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area | - |
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mesentery | (noun) a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines | - |
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metacenter | (noun) (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship | Synonyms: metacentre |
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midwinter | (noun) the middle of winter | - |
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minter | (noun) a skilled worker who coins or stamps money | Synonyms: coiner, moneyer |
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misinterpretation | (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: mistaking, misunderstanding |
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mounter | (noun) someone who ascends on foot | Synonyms: climber |
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(noun) a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc. | - |
noninterference | (noun) a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes | Synonyms: nonintervention |
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nonintervention | (noun) a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes | Synonyms: noninterference |
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overinterpretation | (noun) Excessive interpretation. | - |
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painter | (noun) large American feline resembling a lion | Synonyms: catamount, cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, panther, puma |
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(noun) a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) | - |
(noun) an artist who paints | - |
(noun) a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint | - |
passementerie | (noun) a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment | Synonyms: trim, trimming |
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planter | (noun) a decorative pot for house plants | - |
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(noun) the owner or manager of a plantation | Synonyms: plantation owner |
(noun) a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground | - |
pointer | (noun) a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game | Synonyms: Spanish pointer |
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(noun) an indicator as on a dial | - |
(noun) (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions | Synonyms: cursor |
(noun) a mark to indicate a direction or relation | Synonyms: arrow |
pothunter | (noun) a nonprofessional archeologist | - |
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(noun) someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies | - |
(noun) someone who hunts for food (not for sport) | - |
presenter | (noun) person who makes a gift of property | Synonyms: bestower, conferrer, donor, giver |
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(noun) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) | Synonyms: sponsor |
(noun) someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.) | - |
printer | (noun) a machine that prints | Synonyms: printing machine |
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(noun) (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing | - |
(noun) someone whose occupation is printing | Synonyms: pressman |
punter | (noun) (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground | - |
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(noun) someone who bets | Synonyms: better, bettor, wagerer |
(noun) someone who propels a boat with a pole | - |
ranter | (noun) someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner | Synonyms: raver |
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reinterpretation | (noun) a new or different interpretation | - |
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(noun) a new or different meaning | - |
renter | (noun) someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else | Synonyms: tenant |
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(noun) an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person | - |
restauranter | (noun) the proprietor of a restaurant | Synonyms: restaurateur |
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saunter | (noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) | Synonyms: amble, perambulation, promenade, stroll |
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(noun) a careless leisurely gait | - |
saunterer | (noun) someone who walks at a leisurely pace | Synonyms: ambler, stroller |
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shunter | (noun) a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips | - |
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splinter | (noun) a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal | Synonyms: sliver |
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splintering | (noun) the act of chipping something | Synonyms: chip, chipping |
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splinters | (noun) wood in small pieces or splinters | Synonyms: matchwood |
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sprinter | (noun) someone who runs a short distance at top speed | - |
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squinter | (noun) a person with strabismus | Synonyms: squint-eye |
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stinter | (noun) an economizer who stints someone with something | - |
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supplanter | (noun) one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another | Synonyms: usurper |
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surmounter | (noun) someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | Synonyms: overcomer, subduer |
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teleprinter | (noun) a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter | Synonyms: teletype machine, teletypewriter, telex, telex machine |
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tenter | (noun) a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth | - |
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tenterhook | (noun) one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter | - |
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tinter | (noun) a hairdresser who tints hair | - |
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tormenter | (noun) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | Synonyms: teaser, tormentor |
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(noun) someone who torments | Synonyms: persecutor, tormentor |
transplanter | (noun) a gardener who moves plants to new locations | - |
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trochanter | (noun) one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached | - |
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uninterestingness | (noun) inability to capture or hold one's interest | - |
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vaunter | (noun) a very boastful and talkative person | Synonyms: blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter |
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venter | (noun) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | Synonyms: abdomen, belly, stomach |
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(noun) a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle) | - |
(noun) the womb | - |
(noun) a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance | - |