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in·ju·di·cious /ˌɪndʒuˈdɪʃəs/ adj fml (of an action or statement) not wise or sensible; showing bad judgment: an injudicious remark —ˌly adv —ˌness n [U]
In·jun /ˈɪndʒən/ n honest Injun spoken especially AmE used especially by children to make someone believe they are telling the truth
in·junc·tion /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ n [{against}] law a command or official order to do or not to do something: The court has issued an injunction forbidding them to strike for a week. | The financier took out an injunction against the magazine to prevent them from publishing the story.
in·jure /ˈɪndʒər/ v [T] 1 to cause physical harm to (a person or animal), especially in an accident; hurt seriously: Two people were killed and seven were injured, some of them seriously, when the car hit the bus. | He can't play today because he's injured his knee. | She was badly injured in the accident. | (fig.) I hope I didn't injure (=offend) her feelings. 2 to damage: His reputation will be badly injured by these vicious rumours. → see WOUND³ (USAGE)
in·jured /ˈɪndʒərd/ adj hurt: an injured knee | injured pride | [also n, the+P] Among the dead and injured were six children. → see WOUND³ (USAGE)
in·ju·ri·ous /ɪnˈdʒʊəriəs/ adj [(to)] fml causing injury; damaging: Smoking is injurious to health. —ˌly adv
in·ju·ry /ˈɪndʒəri/ n [(to)]· 1 [U] harm; damage to a living thing: insurance against injury at work | (fig.) injury to one's pride 2 [C] a physical hurt or wound, especially when caused accidentally: The driver of the car received/sustained serious injuries to the legs and arms. | Be careful lifting that heavy box – you'll do yourself an injury! → see also add insult to injury (ADD)
'injury ,time n [U] BrE additional time at the end of a match, especially in football, played to make up for time lost through injuries to players
in·jus·tice /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/ n 1 [U] the fact of not being just; unfairness 2 [C] an act or situation showing this: one of life's little injustices 3 do someone an injustice to judge someone in an unfair way and/or believe something bad about them which is untrue: You do him an injustice to say he's lazy; he's just a slow worker.
ink¹ /ɪŋk/ n [C;U] coloured liquid used for writing, printing, or drawing: written in ink | a bottle of ink | a selection of different-coloured inks → see also INDIAN INK
ink² v [T] to put ink on: He inked the printing plate.
ink sthg. ⇔ in phr v [T] to complete (something drawn in pencil or left unfilled) using ink: to ink in a pencil sketch
In·ka·tha /ɪnˈkɑːtə/ a political party in South Africa which represents the Zulu people and is led by Chief Buthelezi. Its full name is the Inkatha Freedom Party. In the 1980s and 1990s many people were killed in fights between supporters of Inkatha and supporters of the ANC.
ink·blot test /ˈɪŋkblɒt ˌtest/ n a PSYCHOLOGICAL test based on a person's reactions to marks (BLOTS) made by ink
ink·jet print·er /ˈɪŋkdʒet ˌprɪntər/ n an electronic printer, often connected to a small computer, which gets ink on the paper by shooting it through very small holes in a moving part
ink·ling /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ n [S(of, as to) usually in questions or negatives] a slight idea or suggestion: Could you give me an/some/any inkling of what the committee's findings are likely to be? | [+(that)] I didn't have the slightest inkling (=didn't know at all) that she was so ill. | [+wh-] He hasn't got an inkling how to do it.
ink·pad /ˈɪŋkpæd/ n a small box containing ink on a thick piece of cloth or other material, used for putting ink onto a marker (STAMP) that is to be pressed onto paper
ink·stand /ˈɪŋkstænd/ n a container for pens, pots of ink etc, usually kept on a desk
ink·well /ˈɪk-wel/ n an ink container which fits into a hole in a desk
ink·y /ˈɪŋki/ adj 1 marked with ink: inky fingers 2 very dark: I stared out into the inky blackness of the night. —iness n [U]
INLA, the /ˌaɪ en el ˈiː/ abbrev. for the Irish National Liberation Army, an illegal PARAMILITARY organization (=a group like an unofficial army) in Northern Ireland, which wants the two parts of Ireland to be united and uses violent methods to achieve its aims. The INLA is smaller than the IRA and regarded as more EXTREME. Unlike the IRA it did not support the Northern Ireland peace talks of 1996–98 or the peace agreement of 1998.
in·laid /ˌɪnˈleɪd/ adj [no comp.] 1 [(in, into)] set attractively into another substance: gold inlaid in(to) wood | inlaid gold 2 [(with)] having another substance set in it: wood inlaid with gold and precious stones | inlaid wood
in·land¹ /ˈɪnlənd/ adj [A no comp.] done or placed inside a country, not near the coast or near other countries: an inland sea | inland waterways | inland trade
in·land² /ɪnˈlænd/ adv towards or in the middle of the country: We drove/headed further inland. | There are mountains inland.
,Inland 'Revenue, the the government organization in the UK which is responsible for collecting taxes, especially INCOME TAX (based on how much money you earn) and CORPORATION TAX (based on how much profit a company makes). In the US there is a similar government organization called the IRS.
'in·laws n [P] infml one's relatives by marriage, especially the father and mother of one's husband/wife
in·lay /ˈɪnleɪ/ n 1 [C;U] an inlaid pattern, surface, or substance: wood with an inlay of gold 2 [C] a filling of a metal or another substance used in the inside of a decayed or damaged tooth
in·let /ˈɪnlet, ˈɪnlət/ n 1 a narrow stretch of water reaching from a sea, lake etc, into the land or between islands 2 a way in, especially for water or other liquid: a fuel inlet → compare OUTLET
,in-line 'skate n a type of ROLLER SKATE that is a special boot with a single row of wheels fixed under it from the toe to the heel
,in-line 'skating n [U] the activity or sport of moving on in-line skates
in lo·co pa·ren·tis /ɪn ˌləʊkəʊ pəˈrentɪs/ adv Lat fml having the responsibilities of a parent towards someone else's children: Teachers at a boarding school are in loco parentis.
in·mate /ˈɪnmeɪt/ n someone who lives in or especially is kept in a place, typically with many other people, such as a prisoner in a prison, a patient in a MENTAL HOSPITAL etc: One of the inmates has escaped.
in me·mo·ri·am /ɪn məˈmɔːriæm/ prep Lat (used before the name marked on a stone above a grave, or in a newspaper advertisement) in memory of: In Memoriam John Jones 1871–1956
in·most /ˈɪnməʊst/ also innermost adj [A no comp.] farthest inside: the inmost depths of the cave | (fig.) one's inmost feelings → opposite OUTERMOST
inn /ɪn/ n 1 especially BrE a small PUB or hotel, especially one built (in the style of) many centuries ago: an old country inn → see also INNS OF COURT. 2 no room at the inn quote a slightly changed phrase from the story in the Bible telling of the birth of Jesus. Jesus was born in a STABLE because there was no room for his mother, Mary, in an inn. → see also NATIVITY
British people use the word inn only when talking about a particular, old-style pub or hotel: I know a very nice little inn quite close to here. The usual word is pub or hotel: Let's find a pub and have a drink. | Where's the nearest hotel? In American English inn does not have any special meaning apart from hotel or restaurant and is sometimes used instead of them in the names of businesses wanting to appear old-fashioned.
in·nards /ˈɪnɑːdz/ n [P] infml the inner parts, usually of the stomach: a pain in her innards | He'd spread the innards of the engine all over the kitchen floor.
in·nate /ˈɪneɪt/ adj (of a quality) which someone was born with: innate kindness/laziness | an innate sense of fun | (fig.) the innate flaws in the plan —ˌly adv: innately kind
in·ner /ˈɪnər/ adj [A no comp.] 1 on the inside or close to the middle: the inner ear | an inner room | inner London 2 close to the centre of control: an inner circle (=group) of ministers. | the inner workings of government 3 not expressed; secret, especially if of the spirit: She suspected his