| homoiotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homeotherm, homotherm |
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| homomorphism | (noun) similarity of form | Synonyms: homomorphy |
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| homonym | (noun) two words are homonyms if they are pronounced and spelled the same way but have different meanings | - |
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| homosexualism | (noun) a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | Synonyms: gayness, homoeroticism, homosexuality, queerness |
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| homotherm | (noun) an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature | Synonyms: homeotherm, homoiotherm |
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| honorarium | (noun) a fee paid for a nominally free service | - |
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| hoodlum | (noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie |
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| hoodooism | (noun) a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities | Synonyms: vodoun, voodoo, voodooism |
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| hookworm | (noun) parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts | - |
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| (noun) infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin | Synonyms: hookworm disease |
| hooliganism | (noun) willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | Synonyms: malicious mischief, vandalism |
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| hordeolum | (noun) an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid | Synonyms: eye infection, sty, stye |
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| hormism | (noun) psychology concerned with the purposive factor or force in behavior. | Synonyms: hormic psychology |
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| hornbeam | (noun) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus | - |
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| houseroom | (noun) space for accommodation in a house | - |
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| hoydenism | (noun) masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) | Synonyms: tomboyishness |
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| hum | (noun) a humming noise | Synonyms: humming |
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| (noun) the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity | Synonyms: busyness |
| humanism | (noun) the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural | Synonyms: secular humanism |
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| (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanitarianism |
| (noun) the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies | - |
| humanitarianism | (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | Synonyms: humanism |
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| humdrum | (noun) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | Synonyms: monotony, sameness |
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| hyaloplasm | (noun) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | Synonyms: ground substance |
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| hydrargyrum | (noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures | Synonyms: atomic number 80, Hg, mercury, quicksilver |
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| hymenium | (noun) spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia | - |
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| hypanthium | (noun) the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) | Synonyms: calyx tube, floral cup |
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| hyperadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity | Synonyms: Cushing's disease |
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| hyperadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol | Synonyms: Cushing's syndrome |
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| hyperaldosteronism | (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone | Synonyms: aldosteronism |
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| hyperbolism | (noun) the use of hyperbole. | - |
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| hypercriticism | (noun) Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism. | - |
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| hypericism | (noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort | - |
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| hypernym | (noun) a word that is more generic than a given word | Synonyms: superordinate, superordinate word |
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| hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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| hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
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| hypersplenism | (noun) enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders | - |
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| hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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| hypnotism | (noun) the act of inducing hypnosis | Synonyms: mesmerism, suggestion |
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| hypoadrenalism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenocorticism |
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| hypoadrenocorticism | (noun) a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin | Synonyms: Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism |
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| hypobasidium | (noun) special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales | - |
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| hypochondrium | (noun) the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium | - |
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| hypocorism | (noun) a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) | Synonyms: pet name |
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| hypogonadism | (noun) incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk | - |
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| hyponym | (noun) a word that is more specific than a given word | Synonyms: subordinate, subordinate word |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| hypothyroidism | (noun) an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones | - |
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| hysterosalpingogram | (noun) X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages) | - |
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| icecream | (noun) frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring | Synonyms: ice cream |
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| iconoclasm | (noun) the orientation of an iconoclast | - |
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| idealism | (noun) impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are | - |
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| (noun) elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | Synonyms: high-mindedness, noble-mindedness |
| (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality | - |
| ideogram | (noun) a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it | Synonyms: ideograph |
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| idiom | (noun) the style of a particular artist or school or movement | Synonyms: artistic style |
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| (noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | Synonyms: accent, dialect |
| (noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | Synonyms: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase |
| (noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | Synonyms: parlance |
| ileum | (noun) the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum | - |
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| ilium | (noun) the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone | - |
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| imagism | (noun) a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery | - |
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| imam | (noun) (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide | Synonyms: imaum |
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| imaum | (noun) (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide | Synonyms: imam |
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| imperialism | (noun) any instance of aggressive extension of authority | - |
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| (noun) a political orientation that advocates imperial interests | - |
| (noun) a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries | - |
| imperium | (noun) supreme authority; absolute dominion | - |
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| (noun) the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised | Synonyms: empire |
| incendiarism | (noun) malicious burning to destroy property | Synonyms: arson, fire-raising |
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| inchworm | (noun) small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae | Synonyms: looper, measuring worm |
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| indecorum | (noun) an act of undue intimacy | Synonyms: familiarity, impropriety, liberty |
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| (noun) a lack of decorum | Synonyms: indecorousness |
| indium | (noun) a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite | Synonyms: atomic number 49, In |
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| individualism | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individuality, individuation |
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| (noun) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | Synonyms: laissez faire |
| (noun) a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | - |
| inductionism | (noun) the scientific philosophy where laws are "induced" from sets of data. | - |
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| indumentum | (noun) a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect | Synonyms: indument |
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| indusium | (noun) a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern | - |
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| industrialism | (noun) an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship | - |
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| infantilism | (noun) infantile behavior in mature persons | - |
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| (noun) an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics | - |
| infundibulum | (noun) any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) | - |
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| initialism | (noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately | - |
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| (noun) a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word | Synonyms: acronym |
| inoculum | (noun) a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease | Synonyms: inoculant |
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| instrumentalism | (noun) a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success | - |
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| insularism | (noun) the state of being isolated or detached | Synonyms: detachment, insularity, insulation |
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| insurrectionism | (noun) the principle of revolt against constituted authority | - |
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| intercom | (noun) a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc | Synonyms: intercommunication system |
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| interim | (noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another | Synonyms: lag, meantime, meanwhile |
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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 | - |
| interregnum | (noun) the time between two reigns, governments, etc. | - |
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| introspectionism | (noun) a doctrine that psychology must be based essentially on data derived from introspection. | - |
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| intuitionism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition | - |
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| invalidism | (noun) chronic ill health | - |
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| iodoform | (noun) a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing | Synonyms: triiodomethane |
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| (noun) sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 | Synonyms: tri-iodomethane |
| ipsedixitism | (noun) an unsupported dogmatic assertion | Synonyms: ipse dixit |
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| iridium | (noun) a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium | Synonyms: atomic number 77, Ir |
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| irredentism | (noun) the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related | Synonyms: irridentism |
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| irridentism | (noun) the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related | Synonyms: irredentism |
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| isarithm | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isogram, isopleth |
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| ischium | (noun) one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium | Synonyms: ischial bone, os ischii |
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| ism | (noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: doctrine, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought |
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| isocheim | (noun) a line on a map connecting places with the same mean winter temperature. | - |
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| isochronism | (noun) the property of occuring regularly at equal time intervals, of maintaining a constant period or interval, despite variations in other measurable factors in the same system. | - |
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| isogeotherm | (noun) an isogram connecting points of equal temperature below the surface of the earth. | - |
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| isogram | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isopleth |
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| isolationism | (noun) a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations | - |
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| isomerism | (noun) the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers | - |
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| isomorphism | (noun) (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure | Synonyms: isomorphy |
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| isosyllabism | (noun) (linguistics, poetry) the use of isosyllabic verse. | - |
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| isotherm | (noun) (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time | - |
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| item | (noun) a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection | - |
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| (noun) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | Synonyms: detail, point |
| (noun) a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list | Synonyms: point |
| (noun) an individual instance of a type of symbol | Synonyms: token |
| (noun) a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | Synonyms: detail, particular |
| jam | (noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems | Synonyms: electronic jamming, jamming |
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| (noun) preserve of crushed fruit | - |
| (noun) a dense crowd of people | Synonyms: crush, press |
| (noun) informal terms for a difficult situation | Synonyms: fix, hole, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| jejunum | (noun) the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum | - |
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