i
1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {1}, {ane}] n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and i...
I Chronicles
1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {1 Chronicles}]
I Corinthians
1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the Corinthians}]
I Esdra
1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {1 Esdras}]
I John
1: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}]
I Kings
1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {1 Kings}]
I Maccabees
1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {1 Maccabees}]
I Peter
1: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}]
I Samuel
1: the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {1 Samuel}]
I Thessalonians
1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the Thessalonians}]
I Timothy
1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First Epistle to Timothy}]
I-beam
1: girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
I. A. Richards
1: English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {Ivor Armstrong Richards}]
I. F. Stone
1: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein Stone}]
I. M. Pei
1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]
I.D.
1: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {ID}]
i.e.
1: that is to say; in other words [syn: {ie}, {id est}, {that is}]
I.Q.
1: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {intelligence quotient}, {IQ}]
I.W.W.
1: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War ...
IA
1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye State}]
IAA
1: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots [syn: {indoleacetic acid}] 2: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and elimin...
IAEA
1: the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy [syn: {International Atomic Energy Agency}]
Iago
1: the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
iamb
1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iambus}] [also: {iambi} (pl)]
iambic
1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" n : a verse line consisting of iambs
iambus
1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iamb}]
Ian Douglas Smith
1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Smith}]
Ian Fleming
1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]
Ian Lancaster Fleming
1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Fleming}]
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Ian Smith
1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]
Ian Wilmut
1: English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944) [syn: {Wilmut}]
ianfu
1: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" [syn: {comfort woman}]
Iapetus
1: (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
iatrogenic
1: induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
ib.
1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ibidem}]
Ibadan
1: a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
Iberia
1: a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberian Peninsula}]
Iberian
1: of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants
Iberis
1: Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft [syn: {genus Iberis}]
Ibero-mesornis
1: sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
Ibert
1: French composer (1890-1962) [syn: {Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert}]
ibex
1: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {Capra ibex}] [also: {ibices} (pl)]
ibid.
1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ib.}, {ibidem}]
ibidem
1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ib.}]
ibis
1: wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
Ibis ibis
1: Old World wood ibis [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}]
Ibizan hound
1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan Podenco}]
Ibizan Podenco
1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}]
Ibn al-Haytham
1: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {Alhaze...
ibn Talal Hussein
1: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {King Hussein}]
ibn-Roshd
1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]
ibn-Sina
1: Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {Abu Ali al-H...
ibolium privet
1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]
ibota privet
1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]
Ibrahim
1: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abrah...
IBRD
1: a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn: {International Bank for Reconstruction and Development}, {World Bank}]
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