imbalance | (noun) lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something | Synonyms: disproportion, dissymmetry |
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(noun) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium | Synonyms: instability, unbalance |
imbalanced | (adjective) being or thrown out of equilibrium | Synonyms: unbalanced |
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imbauba | (noun) tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems | Synonyms: Cecropia peltata, snake wood, trumpet-wood, trumpet tree, trumpetwood |
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imbecile | (adjective) having a mental age of three to seven years | Synonyms: idiotic, imbecilic |
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(noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, moron, retard |
imbecilic | (adjective) having a mental age of three to seven years | Synonyms: idiotic, imbecile |
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imbecility | (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: betise, folly, foolishness, stupidity |
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(noun) retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot | - |
imbed | (verb) fix or set securely or deeply | Synonyms: embed, engraft, implant, plant |
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imbibe | (verb) receive into the mind and retain | - |
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(verb) take in liquids | Synonyms: drink |
(verb) take (gas, light or heat) into a solution | Synonyms: assimilate |
(verb) take in, also metaphorically | Synonyms: absorb, draw, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up |
imbiber | (noun) a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) | Synonyms: drinker, juicer, toper |
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imbibing | (noun) the act of consuming liquids | Synonyms: drinking, imbibition |
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imbibition | (noun) the act of consuming liquids | Synonyms: drinking, imbibing |
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(noun) (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel | - |
imbricate | (adjective) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles | Synonyms: imbricated |
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(verb) overlap | - |
(verb) place so as to overlap | - |
imbricated | (adjective) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles | Synonyms: imbricate |
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imbrication | (noun) covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | Synonyms: lapping, overlapping |
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imbroglio | (noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding | - |
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(noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: embroilment |
imbrue | (verb) permeate or impregnate | Synonyms: drench |
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imbue | (verb) suffuse with color | Synonyms: hue |
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(verb) fill, soak, or imbue totally | Synonyms: soak |
(verb) spread or diffuse through | Synonyms: diffuse, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle |
imbued | (adjective) (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated | Synonyms: instinct, replete |
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