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Iwo Jima
item² adv fml, especially old use (used in a list for introducing each
article except the first) and in addition; also
i·tem·ize also -ise BrE /'aɪtəmaɪz/ v [T] to set out all the
details of (each thing on a list): an itemized restaurant bill |
itemized tax deductions
'It girl n a fashionable and attractive young woman, especially
one from a rich UPPER-CLASS family, who is well known
because she goes to a lot of fashionable events that people
read about in newspapers and magazines
Ith·a·ca /'ɪθəkə/ in ancient Greek stories, an island off the
east coast of Greece which was the home of ODYSSEUS
i·tin·er·ant /aɪ'tɪnərənt/ adj [A] fml habitually travelling from
place to place, especially to practise one's trade or profes-
sion: an itinerant labourer/preacher
i·tin·er·a·ry /aɪ'tɪnərərɪl-nəreri/ n a plan of a journey
it'll /'ɪtl/ short for it will: It'll rain tomorrow.
ITN /ˌaɪ tiː 'en/ trademark abbrev. for Independent Television
News; a British news service which provides news for ITV,
Channel 4, Channel 5, and independent radio stations in
the UK
it's /ɪts/ short for 1 it is: It's raining. | It's too small, and its
handle is broken. 2 it has: It's been raining.
its /ɪts/ determiner (possessive form of IT) of or belonging to it: The
cat drank its milk and washed its ears. | It's a nice jug, but its
handle is broken. | The plan has its merits.
it·self /ɪt'self/ pron 1 (reflexive form of IT): The cat's washing
itself. | The government made itself unpopular. 2 (strong form of
IT): We won't buy new tyres when the car itself is so old. 3 (all)
by itself alone; without help: The door opened all by
itself. 4 in itself without considering the rest: The problem is
unimportant in itself, but its long-term effects could be very
serious. 5 to itself for its private use; not shared → see
YOURSELF (USAGE)
it·sy·bit·sy /ˌɪtsi 'bɪtsi/ also it·ty·bit·ty /ˌɪti 'bɪti/ adj [A]
humor very small: an itsy-bitsy piece of cake
iTunes /'aɪtjuːnz ||-tuːnz/ trademark a website that is owned
by the Apple computer company and which sells records and
ALBUMS that can be DOWNLOADED onto a PC, copied to a CD,
or played on an IPOD music player
ITV /ˌaɪ tiː 'viː/ trademark abbrev. for Independent Television; one
of the five main television stations in the UK, which
consists of a group of independent television companies
that are paid for by advertisements: Is there anything good on
ITV tonight? → compare BBC, THE, CHANNEL 4, CHANNEL 5
IUD /ˌaɪ juː 'diː/ also coil n abbrev. for intrauterine device; a
small plastic or metal object fitted inside a woman's UTERUS
(=the part of the body where a baby develops) as a CONTRA-
CEPTIVE (=something that allows a woman to have sex with-
out becoming PREGNANT): She's had an IUD fitted.
IV /ˌaɪ 'viː/ n AmE medical equipment that is used to put liquid
directly into your blood; DRIP² BrE
I·van·hoe /'aɪvənhəʊ/ the main character in the novel Ivan-
hoe (1819) by Sir Walter SCOTT, set in England in the 12th
century. Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is a brave KNIGHT who has
many adventures.
I·van the Ter·ri·ble /ˌaɪvən ə 'terɪbəl/ (1530–84) the first
Russian ruler to take the title TSAR, remembered for his cruel
and unfair leadership
I've /aɪv/ usually spoken the short form of 'I have': I've never
been here before.
IVF /ˌaɪ viː 'ef/ n [U] abbrev. for in vitro fertilization; a process
by which a human egg is taken from a woman's body and
united with a man's SPERM in a LABORATORY. The egg is then
returned to the woman's body, where it develops into a baby
in the usual way. A baby that is born in this way is often
called a 'test-tube baby', and this method has been used since
1978 to help people who have difficulty in having children.
i·vied /'aɪvid/ adj especially lit covered with ivy: the ancient ivied
walls
i·vo·ry /'aɪvəri/ n 1 [U] the hard white substance of which an
elephant's TUSKS are made. Ivory can be used to make
valuable things, such as jewellery, and in many places the
sale of it has been forbidden to prevent people from illegally
killing elephants to obtain the ivory from their tusks. 2 [U]
the colour of this substance; creamy white 3 [C often pl.]
something made of this substance, especially a small figure
of a person or thing: my collection of Chinese ivories → see
also tickle the ivories (TICKLE¹)
,Ivory 'Coast the English name for Côte d'Ivoire; a country
in West Africa
'Ivory Soap trademark a BRAND (=type) of soap used for
washing your body and face. It is made and sold in the US
by the Procter and Gamble company.
,ivory 'tower n often derog an imaginary place where it is
thought that very clever people (INTELLECTUALS) hide to avoid
the difficult realities of ordinary life: university professors in
their ivory towers
I, Vow To Thee My 'Country a British PATRIOTIC song,
the music for which was written by Gustav HOLST, which is
often played at school ceremonies and similar events in the
UK
i·vy /'aɪvi/ n [U] a climbing
plant with shiny three- or
five-pointed leaves → see
also POISON IVY
'Ivy League, the a group
of old and very respected
universities in the eastern
part of the US, consisting of
Brown University, Columbia
University, Cornell, Harvard,
Princeton, Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Dart-
mouth. → compare OXBRIDGE —Ivy League adj: Ivy League
students
CULTURAL NOTE Ivy League colleges are generally
considered to be some of the most respected and
impressive places to study in the US. They claim to offer a
very high standard of education, and they tend to choose
their students very carefully. Most of the students who are
accepted at these colleges have earned very high grades
in high school, have very impressive skills and talents in
sports, music etc, have a parent or relative who went to
the same college, or come from a rich and successful
family. GRADUATES from the Ivy League tend to become
successful, powerful people in US society, especially in
professions such as law, politics, and business. Ivy
League colleges are also some of the oldest, most
expensive, and most traditional institutions in the US.
Because of this, they are sometimes considered to be too
proud of their high social position.
I·wo Ji·ma /ˌiːwə 'dʒiːmə/ an island in the Pacific Ocean
belonging to Japan, where US forces won a very difficult
battle in World War II. There is a statue in Washington, D.C.,
of US MARINES raising the US flag on Iwo Jima after they had
won the battle.