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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>INTERVOL</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="intervolve"> intervolve, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -volved, -volving.<DL COMPACT><DD> to roll, wind, or involve, one within another. Ex. Mystical dance ... mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved (Milton). </DL> <A NAME="interwar"> interwar, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between wars. Ex. interwar history, the interwar years. </DL> <A NAME="interweave"> interweave, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -wove or -weaved, -woven or -wove or -weaved, -weaving.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to weave together; interlace; intertwine. Ex. to interweave bamboo strips to make a basket. The branches interwove to form an unbroken hedge. <DD> 2. to connect closely; mix together; blend; intermingle. Ex. to interweave truth with fiction in a story. Different impressions of the city interwove in his memory. noun interweaver. </DL> <A NAME="interweavement"> interweavement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of weaving together or intermingling intricately; intertexture. <DD> 2. an interwoven texture or structure. </DL> <A NAME="interwind"> interwind, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -wound, -winding.<DL COMPACT><DD> to wind together, one with another; intertwine. </DL> <A NAME="interwork"> interwork, verb, -worked or -wrought, -working.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to work together or combine, one with another. <DD>v.i. 1. to work, one upon another; interact. <DD> 2. to work or operate intermediately. </DL> <A NAME="interwound"> interwound, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense and past participle of interwind. </DL> <A NAME="interwove"> interwove, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> a past tense and past participle of interweave. </DL> <A NAME="interwoven"> interwoven, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. woven together. Ex. the interwoven strands of yarn in a blanket. <DD> 2. mixed together; blended; mingled. Ex. Its lacework of interwoven light and shade (Charles Kingsley). <DD>verb a past participle of interweave: Ex. Various strands were interwoven to create a colorful pattern. </DL> <A NAME="interwreathe"> interwreathe, transitive verb, -wreathed, -wreathing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to wreathe together; intertwine. </DL> <A NAME="interwrought"> interwrought, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> interworked; a past tense and a past participle of interwork. </DL> <A NAME="interzonal"> interzonal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> between zones. Ex. interzonal trade, interzonal traffic. </DL> <A NAME="interzone"> interzone, adjective. =interzonal.</DL> <A NAME="intestable"> intestable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> legally incompetent to make a will. </DL> <A NAME="intestacy"> intestacy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fact of being intestate at death. </DL> <A NAME="intestate"> intestate, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having made no will. Ex. to die intestate. <DD> 2. not disposed of by a will. <DD>noun a person who has died without making a will. </DL> <A NAME="intestinal"> intestinal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or in the intestines. Ex. intestinal worms. <DD> 2. affecting the intestines. adv. intestinally. </DL> <A NAME="intestinalfortitude"> intestinal fortitude,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) pluck; courage; tenacity. </DL> <A NAME="intestine"> intestine, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the lower part of the alimentary canal, that extends below the stomach; bowels. Food from the stomach passes into the intestine for further digestion and for absorption. In adult humans the small intestine is about twenty feet long; the large intestine is about five feet long. (SYN) entrails, guts. <DD> 2. (Biology.) the whole alimentary canal from the mouth downward in certain invertebrates. (SYN) entrails; guts. <DD>adj. within a country; internal; domestic. Intestine strife is civil war. (SYN) civil. expr. intestines, the intestine; bowels. Ex. The contents of the stomach and intestines were of a similar nature (British Medical Journal). </DL> <A NAME="inthrall"> inthrall or inthral, transitive verb, -thralled, -thralling.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) enthrall. </DL> <A NAME="inthrallment"> inthrallment or inthralment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) enthrallment. </DL> <A NAME="inthrone"> inthrone, transitive verb, -throned, -throning.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) enthrone. </DL> <A NAME="intifada"> intifada or intifadeh, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a popular uprising of Palestinian Arabs against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, begun in 1988. </DL> <A NAME="intima"> intima, noun, pl. -mae.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) the innermost membrane, coat, or lining of some organ or part, especially of a blood or lymphatic vessel. </DL> <A NAME="intimacy"> intimacy, noun, pl. -cies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the fact or condition of being intimate; close acquaintance; closeness. Ex. The intimacy with which the two friends talked showed how fond they were of one another. <DD> 2. a familiar or intimate act. (SYN) familiarity. <DD> 3. a euphemism for illicit sexual relations. </DL> <A NAME="intimate"> intimate (1), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. very familiar; known very well; closely acquainted. Ex. Although the governor knew many people, he had few intimate friends. The English colonists at Rome perforce became intimate, and in many cases friendly (Thackeray). <DD> 2. involving or resulting from close familiarity; close. Ex. intimate knowledge of a matter. Winter ... I crown thee King of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness (William Cowper). <DD> 3. very personal; most private. Ex. A diary is an intimate book. <DD> 4. far within; deepest; inmost; most inward; deep-seated. Ex. the most intimate recesses of the heart. <DD> 5. essential; intrinsic. Ex. the intimate structure of an organism. <DD> 6. maintaining illicit sexual relations. <DD>noun a very close friend or associate. Ex. The lawyer was an intimate of many in public office. adv. intimately. noun intimateness. </DL> <A NAME="intimate"> intimate (2), transitive verb, -mated, -mating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to suggest indirectly; hint; imply. Ex. Her smile intimated that she was pleased. He intimated that he was dissatisfied with his job. <DD> 2. to make known formally; announce; notify. Ex. The miners posted a notice intimating a strike unless their demands for pay were met. (SYN) state. noun intimater. </DL> <A NAME="intimation"> intimation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an indirect suggestion; hint. Ex. A frown is often an intimation of disapproval. <DD> 2. an announcement; notice. Ex. The official intimation of tax assessment was posted throughout the land. </DL> <A NAME="intime"> intime, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) intimate. Ex. ... anything that seats less than a couple of hundred or so is considered terribly intime (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="intimidate"> intimidate, transitive verb, -dated, -dating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to frighten; make afraid; overawe. Ex. to intimidate one's opponents with threats. (SYN) cow. <DD> 2. to influence or force by fear. Ex. to intimidate workers during a strike. The mayor's enemies accused him of trying to use policemen to intimidate voters on election day. adv. intimidatingly. </DL> <A NAME="intimidation"> intimidation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of intimidating; making afraid. <DD> 2. the state of being intimidated; being made afraid. Ex. Witnesses were kept from testifying by intimidation. </DL> <A NAME="intimidator"> intimidator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who intimidates. </DL> <A NAME="intimidatory"> intimidatory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of intimidating nature or tendency. Ex. Eighty-eight other longshoremen were reprimanded for alleged intimidatory conduct or violence (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="intimism"> intimism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a style of painting that shows scenes from ordinary, domestic life, as seen in the work of painters like Edouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard. </DL> <A NAME="intimist"> intimist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a painter who uses intimism. <DD>adj. having to do with intimism or intimists. </DL> <A NAME="intimity"> intimity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. intimate character or quality; closely personal nature; privacy. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) intimate association or intimacy. </DL> <A NAME="intinction"> intinction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Ecclesiastical.) the act of dipping the bread in water or wine in order to administer both together. </DL> <A NAME="intine"> intine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the inner membrane of a pollen grain. </DL> <A NAME="intitle"> intitle, transitive verb, -tled, -tling. =entitle.</DL> <A NAME="intitulation"> intitulation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the giving of a title to; entitling. </DL> <A NAME="intitule"> intitule, transitive verb, -uled, -uling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to give a title or designation to (now especially by an act of Parliament). </DL> <A HREF="into.dic">NEXT</A>