<B>insecure, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>exposed as to danger, loss, or attack; not secure; unsafe. <BR> <I>Ex. a region where life is insecure.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>liable to give way; not firm. <BR> <I>Ex. an insecure support, an insecure hold, an insecure lock.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>lacking confidence; not sure of oneself; fearful; timid. <BR> <I>Ex. an insecure person.</I> adv. <B>insecurely.</B> noun <B>insecureness.</B> </DL>
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<B>insecurity, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of security; being insecure; unsafe condition. (SYN) precariousness. <DD><B> 2. </B>something insecure. (SYN) hazard. </DL>
<A NAME="inselberg">
<B>inselberg, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stump or core of a mountain left rising above a surrounding plain primarily by the process of wind erosion. </DL>
<B>insensibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of feeling; unawareness. (SYN) apathy. <DD><B> 2. </B>lack of consciousness; senselessness. </DL>
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<B>insensible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>not sensitive; not able to feel or notice. <BR> <I>Ex. insensible to cold. A blind man is insensible to colors.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>without emotion; unmoved; callous. <BR> <I>Ex. a cold, insensible man. A lifetime as a soldier had not made him insensible to the suffering and sorrow of war.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not aware; indifferent. <BR> <I>Ex. The boys in the boat were insensible of the danger. Nothing disturbs the tranquillity of their souls, equally insensible to disasters and to prosperity (Washington Irving).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>not able to feel anything; unconscious; senseless. <BR> <I>Ex. The man hit by the truck was insensible for four hours.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not easily felt; too slow to be noticed; imperceptible. <BR> <I>Ex. The room grew cold by insensible degrees as the sun went down.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B><B>=nonmaterial.</B> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Obsolete.) unintelligible. adv. <B>insensibly.</B> </DL>
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<B>insensitive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not sensitive; without feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. an insensitive area of the skin, insensitive to light.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>slow to feel or notice. <BR> <I>Ex. insensitive to the power of music.</I> adv. <B>insensitively.</B> noun <B>insensitiveness.</B> </DL>
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<B>insensitivity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> insensitive condition or quality. </DL>
<B>insentient, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unable to feel; inanimate; lifeless. <BR> <I>Ex. She had seen herself sunning on deck ... insentient with ease (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>inseparability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being inseparable. </DL>
<A NAME="inseparable">
<B>inseparable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that cannot be separated; not separable. <BR> <I>Ex. inseparable parts. Heat is inseparable from fire.</I> (SYN) indivisible. <DD><B> 2. </B>constantly together. <BR> <I>Ex. The two friends are inseparable companions.</I> noun <B>inseparableness.</B> adv. <B>inseparably.</B> </DL>
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<B>inseparables, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> inseparable persons or things. </DL>
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<B>insert, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to put in; set in; introduce. <BR> <I>Ex. He inserted the key into the lock. He inserted a letter into the misspelled word.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something set in or to be set in. <BR> <I>Ex. The book contained an insert of several pages of pictures.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Journalism.) material written for insertion in the body of a completed story. noun <B>inserter.</B> </DL>
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<B>inserted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Botany.) attached to or common with some part. <BR> <I>Ex. The calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted on the receptacle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Anatomy.) joined at a specific point; attached, as a muscle. </DL>
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<B>insertion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of inserting. <BR> <I>Ex. The insertion of one word can change the meaning of a whole sentence.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>something inserted. <DD><B> 3. </B>a band of lace or embroidery to be sewed at each edge between parts of other material. <DD><B> 4. </B>each printing of an advertisement, as in a newspaper. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Biology.) the place or manner of attachment of an organ, part, or tissue. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Anatomy.) the part of a muscle attached to the bone or some other part that it moves. <DD><B> 7. </B>the act or process of placing a spacecraft into orbit; injection. </DL>
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<B>in-service, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> taking place or acquired on the job. <BR> <I>Ex. ... an extensive in-service training program for men and women already employed (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>insessorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>habitually perching, as certain birds do. <DD><B> 2. </B>adapted for perching. <BR> <I>Ex. insessorial feet.</I> </DL>
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<B>inset, </B>verb, <B>-set,</B> <B>-setting,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to set in; insert. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something inserted: <DD><B> a. </B>a smaller map, picture, or diagram inserted within the border of a larger one. <DD><B> b. </B>an extra leaf or leaves inserted in a folded sheet or a book before binding. <DD><B> c. </B>a piece of cloth inserted into a garment. <DD><B> 2. </B>an inflow; influx. </DL>
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<B>inseverable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be severed. adv. <B>inseverably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inshallah">
<B>inshallah, </B>interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Arabic.) God willing. </DL>
<A NAME="insheathe">
<B>insheathe, </B>transitive verb, <B>-sheathed,</B> <B>-sheathing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to cover with a sheath; ensheathe. </DL>
<A NAME="inshoot">
<B>inshoot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Baseball.) an incurve. </DL>
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<B>inshore, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> near the shore. <BR> <I>Ex. inshore fishing.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> in toward the shore. <BR> <I>Ex. driven inshore by the winds.</I> </DL>
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<B>inside, </B>noun, adjective, adverb, preposition.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the part within; inner surface. <BR> <I>Ex. the inside of a house. The inside of a sidewalk is the part farthest from the road. The inside of a seat or row of seats is the part away from the window or the aisle. The inside of the box was lined with colored paper.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the contents. <BR> <I>Ex. The inside of the book was more interesting than the cover.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(Figurative.) the members, employees, or officers who make up a government, or other organization. <BR> <I>Ex. If the movement had to be cleaned up it should be done from the inside (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the inward nature or meaning. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) those in a position of authority or in a position to know about something. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Printing.) the side of a sheet containing the second page. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>being on the inside. <BR> <I>Ex. an inside seat, inside layers.</I> (SYN) internal. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or used for the inside. <BR> <I>Ex. an inside paint.</I> (SYN) interior. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>done or known by those inside; secret; private. <BR> <I>Ex. inside information. The police thought that the theft was an inside job.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Slang.) working within a group or company as an emissary or spy. <BR> <I>Ex. an inside man.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>barely within the utmost limit; smallest. <BR> <I>Ex. an inside chance of winning.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>working indoors; indoor. <DD><B> 6. </B>that is nearer the center of a curve. <BR> <I>Ex. The left-hand wheels are the inside wheels in a turn to the left.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Baseball.) <DD><B> a. </B>(of a pitch) close to the batter and missing the strike zone. <DD><B> b. </B>(of a part of home plate) on the same side as the batter. <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>on or to the inside; within; in the inner part. <BR> <I>Ex. Please step inside.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=indoors.</B> <DD><I>prep. </I> inside of; within the limits of; in. <BR> <I>Ex. The nut is inside the shell.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>inside of,</B> </I>(Informal.) in; within the limits of. <BR> <I>Ex. They should be back inside of an hour.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>inside out,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>so that what should be inside is outside; with the inside showing. </I> <I>Ex. He turned his pocket inside out.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>completely; thoroughly. <BR> <I>Ex. We know the D major and the "Emperor" inside out, backwards and forwards (Harper's).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>insides,</B> </I>(Informal.) the parts inside the body, especially the stomach and bowels. noun <B>insideness.</B> </DL>
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<B>insider, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who belongs to a certain club, society, organization, political party, or other group. <DD><B> 2. </B>a major stockholder, director, or officer of a company. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who has private or secret information about something not known to most others. <BR> <I>Ex. Washington insiders.</I> </DL>
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<B>insider crime,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a crime committed by members or trusted associates of an organization or group. <BR> <I>Ex. the growing problem of insider crime [where] recent thefts ... have turned out to be the work of trusted staff members ... (New York Times).</I> </DL>
