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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: inpour - insalivate</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="inpour"> inpour, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a pouring in; influx. (SYN) inflow, inrush. <DD>v.i., v.t. to pour in. </DL> <A NAME="inpraesenti"> in praesenti,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) at the present time. </DL> <A NAME="inprocess"> in-process, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> during or in the process of manufacturing. Ex. to carry a greater proportion of in-process work inventory than formerly (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="inpropriapersona"> in propria persona,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in one's own person; in person; in one's own character. </DL> <A NAME="input"> input, noun, verb, -put, -putting.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. what is put in or taken in. Ex. Get all the reluctant variables under control and measure the ... intellectual and emotional input (Saturday Review). <DD> 2. the power supplied to a machine. <DD> 3. coded information put into a computer. <DD> 4. the point of putting in or taking in something such as information or power. <DD> 5. (Scottish.) a contribution. <DD>v.t., v.i. to put or be put into a computer or any system like that of a computer. Ex. Part of the reason for the much faster rates at which data can be accepted by computers than by man is that data is carefully preprocessed before being input to a computer, whereas man has to extract information from the buzzing confusion of the real world (Science Journal). </DL> <A NAME="inputoutputanalysis"> input-output analysis,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Economics.) a method for studying the interdependence of all parts of the economy by analyzing the relationship between the total output of each industry and the size of its inputs, such as the raw materials and machinery used in production; interindustry analysis. </DL> <A NAME="inputoutputcoefficient"> input-output coefficient,<DL COMPACT><DD> a coefficient used in input-output tables to measure the value of the purchases by one industry of another industry's products that are needed to produce $1000 worth of sales by the first industry. </DL> <A NAME="inputoutputtable"> input-output table,<DL COMPACT><DD> a numerical table which breaks down the economy into various industrial groups, used in input-output analysis. </DL> <A NAME="inquest"> inquest, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a legal inquiry, especially before a jury. Ex. An inquest was held to determine whether his death was the result of a crime. <DD> 2. a jury appointed to hold such an inquiry. <DD> 3. the finding of a jury in such an inquiry. <DD> 4. an investigation. Ex. The Republican Party held an inquest on the causes of its candidates' failure at the polls. </DL> <A NAME="inquietude"> inquietude, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> uneasy feeling; restlessness. (SYN) anxiety, uneasiness. </DL> <A NAME="inquiline"> inquiline, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) <DD>noun an animal that lives in the nest or shell of another, such as certain hymenopterous insects that inhabit the galls made by true gall insects; a commensal. <DD>adj. living in the nest or shell of another. </DL> <A NAME="inquilinity"> inquilinity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition or the way of life of an inquiline. </DL> <A NAME="inquilino"> inquilino, noun, pl. -nos.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tenant farmer on a large estate in Chile. </DL> <A NAME="inquilinous"> inquilinous, adjective. =inquiline.</DL> <A NAME="inquire"> inquire, verb, -quired, -quiring.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to try to find out by questions; ask. Ex. to inquire a person's name. The detective went from house to house, inquiring whether anyone had seen the lost boy. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) to search for. Ex. Well known to me the palace you inquire (Alexander Pope). <DD> Also, enquire. <DD>v.i. 1. to try to find out something by questions; ask. Ex. If you lose your way, inquire at a service station. <DD> 2. to make a search for information, knowledge, or truth. Ex. The man read many old documents while inquiring into the history of the town. (SYN) search, seek. expr. inquire after, to ask how (a person) is; ask about one's welfare or health. Ex. Everyone has been inquiring after you during your illness. noun inquirer. adv. inquiringly. </DL> <A NAME="inquiry"> inquiry, noun, pl. -quiries.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of inquiring; asking. Ex. Inquiry of the operator will get you the right telephone number. (SYN) interrogation. <DD> 2. a search for information, knowledge, or truth. Ex. The research and inquiry into the whereabouts of the old treasure took years of work. (SYN) search, research, examination. <DD> 3. a question. Ex. The guide answered all our inquiries. <DD> Also, enquiry. </DL> <A NAME="inquisition"> inquisition, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a thorough investigation; searching inquiry. Ex. It is dangerous to institute an inquisition into the motives of individuals (Edward Everett). (SYN) examination, research. <DD> 2. an official investigation; judicial inquiry. (SYN) inquest. <DD> 3. the finding in such an investigation. <DD> 4. the document recording such an investigation and its result. </DL> <A NAME="inquisition"> Inquisition, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a court appointed by the Roman Catholic Church about 1229-1231 to discover and suppress heresy, and to punish heretics. It was abolished in the 1800's. <DD> 2. the activities of this court. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitional"> inquisitional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =inquisitorial. <DD> 2. of or having to do with the Inquisition. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitionist"> inquisitionist, noun. =inquisitor.</DL> <A NAME="inquisitive"> inquisitive, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. asking many questions; curious. Ex. Children are usually inquisitive. <DD> 2. too curious; prying into other people's affairs. Ex. The old lady was very inquisitive about what her neighbors were doing. The police are, I believe, proverbially inquisitive (Lord Dunsany). <DD>noun an inquisitive person. adv. inquisitively. noun inquisitiveness. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitor"> inquisitor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who makes inquisition; official investigator. <DD> 2. an inquisitive person. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitor"> Inquisitor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the Inquisition. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitorgeneral"> inquisitor general,<DL COMPACT><DD> a chief official of the court of Inquisition. Ex. Tomas de Torquemada was appointed inquisitor general in 1483 and directed the Inquisition in most Spanish lands for 15 years. </DL> <A NAME="inquisitorial"> inquisitorial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of an inquisitor or inquisition. <DD> 2. making searching inquiry; thorough. <DD> 3. unduly curious; prying. <DD> 4. (Law.) <DD> a. having to do with a court proceeding in which the court is concerned with trying to discover if a fact is true. <DD> b. having to do with a trial in which a person or group acts as both judge and prosecutor, or in which prosecution is conducted secretly. adv. inquisitorially. noun inquisitorialness. </DL> <A NAME="inre"> in re,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in the matter of; concerning. </DL> <A NAME="inrem"> in rem,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) against a thing or person generally, as a right of property (used especially of a legal proceeding). </DL> <A NAME="inrerumnatura"> in rerum natura,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in the nature of things. </DL> <A NAME="inresidence"> in-residence, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> residing in the place of duty or active work; resident. Ex. an in-residence physician. Several [universities] now have professional schools staffed by in-residence acting companies (Time). </DL> <A NAME="inresidency"> in-residency, noun, pl. -cies.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position of an in-residence professional or group of professionals. Ex. ... the many "in-residencies" on campuses by major American dance artists (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="inri"> I.N.R.I. or INRI (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (Latin, Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum). </DL> <A NAME="inro"> inro, noun, pl. -ro.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small ornamental nest of boxes, used to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and carried at the waist by Japanese. </DL> <A NAME="inroad"> inroad, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. an attack or raid. (SYN) incursion. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) encroachment by force. Ex. The expenses of her illness made inroads upon the money that she had saved. <DD>v.i. to make inroads. </DL> <A NAME="inrun"> inrun, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or fact of running in; inrush. <DD> 2. (Skiing.) the incline leading to the take-off for a jump. Ex. The hollow, rising hum of skies on the 130-foot-long wooden inrun ended ... as the jumper became airborne in the New Hampshire sky (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="inrush"> inrush, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or fact of rushing in; inflow. Ex. The inrush of water soon filled the pool. The Roman Imperial system dissolved under the barbarian inrush (H. G. Wells). </DL> <A NAME="inrushing"> inrushing, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. rushing in; entering with force or speed. Ex. inrushing currents, an inrushing crowd. <DD>noun =inrush. </DL> <A NAME="ins"> ins, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under in. </DL> <A NAME="ins"> ins.,<DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD> 1. inches. <DD> 2. inspector. <DD> 3a. insulated. <DD> b. insulation. <DD> 4. insurance. </DL> <A NAME="insaeculasaeculorum"> in saecula saeculorum,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) forever and ever; for ages and ages. </DL> <A NAME="insalivate"> insalivate, transitive verb, -vated, -vating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to mix (food) with saliva in the chewing process. noun insalivation. </DL> <A HREF="insalubr.dic">NEXT</A>