| interdisciplinary | (adjective) drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study | - |
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| interest | (noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | Synonyms: pastime, pursuit |
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| (noun) a reason for wanting something done | Synonyms: sake |
| (noun) the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | Synonyms: interestingness |
| (noun) a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something | Synonyms: involvement |
| (noun) (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims | Synonyms: interest group |
| (noun) a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed | - |
| (noun) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | Synonyms: stake |
| (verb) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | - |
| (verb) be of importance or consequence | Synonyms: matter to |
| (verb) be on the mind of | Synonyms: concern, occupy, worry |
| interested | (adjective) having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern | - |
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| (adjective) involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | Synonyms: concerned |
| interestedness | (noun) the state of being interested | - |
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| interesting | (adjective) arousing or holding the attention | - |
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| interestingly | (adverb) in an interesting manner | - |
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| interestingness | (noun) the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | Synonyms: interest |
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| interface | (noun) (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | Synonyms: port |
| (noun) the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other | - |
| (noun) (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system | Synonyms: user interface |
| interfacial | (adjective) relating to or situated at an interface | - |
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| interfaith | (adjective) involving persons of different religious faiths | - |
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| interfere | (verb) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Synonyms: interpose, intervene, step in |
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| (verb) come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle | - |
| interference | (noun) the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | Synonyms: hinderance, hindrance |
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| (noun) (American football) blocking a player's path with your body | - |
| (noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | Synonyms: encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, preventative, preventive |
| (noun) a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries | Synonyms: intervention |
| (noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | Synonyms: disturbance, noise |
| interfering | (adjective) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | Synonyms: busy, busybodied, meddlesome, meddling, officious |
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| interferometer | (noun) any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves | - |
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| interferon | (noun) an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus | - |
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| interfixation | (noun) derivation of a new word by inserting an interfix between two morphemes. | - |
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| intergalactic | (adjective) between or among galaxies | - |
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| interim | (adjective) serving during an intermediate interval of time | - |
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| (noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another | Synonyms: lag, meantime, meanwhile |
| interior | (adjective) situated within or suitable for inside a building | - |
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| (adjective) inside the country | Synonyms: home, internal, national |
| (adjective) of or coming from the middle of a region or country | Synonyms: midland, upcountry |
| (adjective) inside and toward a center | - |
| (adjective) located inward | Synonyms: inner, internal |
| (noun) the inner or enclosed surface of something | Synonyms: inside |
| (noun) the region that is inside of something | Synonyms: inside |
| interiorise | (verb) incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal | Synonyms: interiorize, internalise, internalize |
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| interiorize | (verb) incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal | Synonyms: interiorise, internalise, internalize |
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| interject | (verb) to insert between other elements | Synonyms: come in, inject, interpose, put in, throw in |
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| interjection | (noun) the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | Synonyms: interpellation, interpolation, interposition |
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| (noun) an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion | Synonyms: ejaculation |
| interlace | (verb) spin, wind, or twist together | Synonyms: enlace, entwine, intertwine, lace, twine |
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| (verb) hold in a locking position | Synonyms: interlock, lock |
| interlaced | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, latticed, latticelike |
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| interlacing | (adjective) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing | Synonyms: interlinking, interlocking, interwoven |
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| interlanguage | (noun) a common language used by speakers of different languages | Synonyms: koine, lingua franca |
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| interlard | (verb) introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions | Synonyms: intersperse |
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| interlayer | (noun) a layer placed between other layers | - |
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| interleaf | (noun) a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book | - |
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| interleave | (verb) intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations | - |
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| (verb) intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data | - |
| (verb) provide (books) with blank leaves | - |
| interleukin | (noun) any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system | - |
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| interlineal | (adjective) written between lines of text | Synonyms: interlinear |
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| interlinear | (adjective) written between lines of text | Synonyms: interlineal |
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| interlink | (verb) cause to be interconnected or interwoven | Synonyms: interconnect |
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| (verb) be interwoven or interconnected | Synonyms: complect, interconnect |
| interlinking | (adjective) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing | Synonyms: interlacing, interlocking, interwoven |
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| interlobular | (adjective) between lobes or lobules | - |
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| interlock | (noun) the act of interlocking or meshing | Synonyms: interlocking, mesh, meshing |
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| (noun) a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting | Synonyms: ignition interlock |
| (verb) coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively | Synonyms: mesh |
| (verb) become engaged or intermeshed with one another | Synonyms: lock |
| (verb) hold in a locking position | Synonyms: interlace, lock |
| interlocking | (adjective) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing | Synonyms: interlacing, interlinking, interwoven |
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| (noun) the act of interlocking or meshing | Synonyms: interlock, mesh, meshing |
| (noun) contact by fitting together | Synonyms: engagement, mesh, meshing |
| interlocutor | (noun) a person who takes part in a conversation | Synonyms: conversational partner |
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| (noun) the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk | Synonyms: middleman |
| interlocutory | (adjective) consisting of dialogue | - |
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| interlope | (verb) encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license | - |
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| interloper | (noun) someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | Synonyms: intruder, trespasser |
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| interlude | (noun) a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | Synonyms: entr'acte, intermezzo |
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| (noun) an intervening period or episode | - |
| (verb) perform an interlude | - |
| intermarriage | (noun) marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law | Synonyms: endogamy, inmarriage |
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| (noun) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law | Synonyms: exogamy |
| intermarry | (verb) marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group | - |
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| intermediary | (noun) a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | Synonyms: go-between, intercessor, intermediator, mediator |
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| intermediate | (adjective) lying between two extremes in time or space or state | - |
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| (adjective) around the middle of a scale of evaluation | Synonyms: average, medium |
| (noun) a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained | - |
| (verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | Synonyms: arbitrate, intercede, liaise, mediate |
| intermediately | (adverb) to an intermediate degree | - |
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| intermediation | (noun) the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement | Synonyms: mediation |
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| intermediator | (noun) a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | Synonyms: go-between, intercessor, intermediary, mediator |
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| interment | (noun) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave | Synonyms: burial, entombment, inhumation, sepulture |
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| intermeshed | (adjective) (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting | Synonyms: engaged, meshed |
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| (adjective) caught as if in a mesh | Synonyms: enmeshed |
| intermezzo | (noun) a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | Synonyms: entr'acte, interlude |
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| (noun) a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera | - |
| (noun) a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony | - |
| interminable | (adjective) tiresomely long; seemingly without end | Synonyms: endless, eternal |
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| interminably | (adverb) all the time; seemingly without stopping | Synonyms: endlessly |
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| intermingle | (verb) combine into one | Synonyms: blend, immingle, intermix |
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| intermission | (noun) the act of suspending activity temporarily | - |
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| (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | Synonyms: break, interruption, pause, suspension |
| intermit | (verb) cease an action temporarily | Synonyms: break, pause |
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| intermittence | (noun) the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping | Synonyms: intermittency |
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| intermittency | (noun) the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping | Synonyms: intermittence |
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| intermittent | (adjective) stopping and starting at irregular intervals | - |
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| intermittently | (adverb) in an intermittent manner | - |
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| intermix | (verb) combine into one | Synonyms: blend, immingle, intermingle |
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| intermixture | (noun) the act of mixing together | Synonyms: admixture, commixture, mix, mixing, mixture |
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| (noun) an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base | Synonyms: admixture |
| (noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients | Synonyms: concoction, mixture |
| intermolecular | (adjective) existing or acting between molecules | - |
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| intermural | (adjective) between two or more institutions etc | - |
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| intern | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: houseman, interne, medical intern |
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| (verb) deprive of freedom | - |
| (verb) work as an intern | - |
| internal | (adjective) happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface | - |
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| (adjective) inside the country | Synonyms: home, interior, national |
| (adjective) occurring within an institution or community | Synonyms: intragroup |
| (adjective) innermost or essential | Synonyms: inner, intimate |
| (adjective) located inward | Synonyms: inner, interior |
| internalisation | (noun) learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself | Synonyms: incorporation, internalization |
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| internalise | (verb) incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal | Synonyms: interiorise, interiorize, internalize |
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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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| internalize | (verb) incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal | Synonyms: interiorise, interiorize, internalise |
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| internally | (adverb) on or from the inside | - |
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| international | (adjective) concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations | - |
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| (adjective) from or between other countries | Synonyms: external, outside |
| internationalisation | (noun) the act of bringing something under international control | Synonyms: internationalization |
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| internationalise | (verb) make international in character | Synonyms: internationalize |
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| (verb) put under international control | Synonyms: internationalize |
| 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 | (adjective) influenced by or advocating internationalism | Synonyms: internationalistic |
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| (noun) an advocate of internationalism | - |
| (noun) a member of a socialist or communist international | - |
| internationalistic | (adjective) influenced by or advocating internationalism | Synonyms: internationalist |
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| 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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| internationalize | (verb) make international in character | Synonyms: internationalise |
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| (verb) put under international control | Synonyms: internationalise |
| internationally | (adverb) worldwide | Synonyms: globally |
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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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| internecine | (adjective) characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides | - |
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| (adjective) (of conflict) within a group or organization | - |
| 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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| interoceptive | (adjective) of or relating to interoception | - |
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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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| interoperable | (adjective) able to exchange and use information | - |
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| interpellate | (verb) question formally about policy or government business | - |
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