1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: {one}, {1}, {ane}] n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and i...

1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC [syn: {1 Chronicles}]

1: a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians}, {First Epistle to the Corinthians}]

1: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah [syn: {1 Esdras}]

1: the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of John}]

1: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel [syn: {1 Kings}]

1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus [syn: {1 Maccabees}]

1: the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle [syn: {First Epistle of Peter}]

1: the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David [syn: {1 Samuel}]

1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians}, {First Epistle to the Thessalonians}]

1: a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters [syn: {First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy}, {First Epistle to Timothy}]

1: girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'

1: English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) [syn: {Richards}, {Ivor Armstrong Richards}]

1: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: {Stone}, {Isidor Feinstein Stone}]

1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: {Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]

1: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: {ID}]

1: that is to say; in other words [syn: {ie}, {id est}, {that is}]

1: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100) [syn: {intelligence quotient}, {IQ}]

1: a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War ...

1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye State}]

1: a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots [syn: {indoleacetic acid}] 2: Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and elimin...

1: the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy [syn: {International Atomic Energy Agency}]

1: the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife

1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iambus}] [also: {iambi} (pl)]

{iamb}

1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" n : a verse line consisting of iambs

1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: {iamb}]

1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Smith}]

1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Lancaster Fleming}]

1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: {Fleming}, {Ian Fleming}]

1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: {Smith}, {Ian Douglas Smith}]

1: English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944) [syn: {Wilmut}]

1: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman" [syn: {comfort woman}]

1: (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology

1: induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)

1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ibidem}]

1: a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university

1: a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberian Peninsula}]

1: of or relating to the Iberian peninsula or its inhabitants

1: a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: {Iberia}]

1: Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft [syn: {genus Iberis}]

1: sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds

1: French composer (1890-1962) [syn: {Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert}]

1: wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns [syn: {Capra ibex}] [also: {ibices} (pl)]

{ibex}

1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ib.}, {ibidem}]

1: in the same place (used when citing a reference) [syn: {ibid.}, {ib.}]

1: wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills

1: Old World wood ibis [syn: {wood ibis}, {wood stork}]

1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan Podenco}]

1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}]

1: an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040) [syn: {Alhaze...

1: king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) [syn: {Hussein}, {Husain}, {Husayn}, {King Hussein}]

1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: {Averroes}, {Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd}]

1: Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037) [syn: {Avicenna}, {Abu Ali al-H...

{igbo}

1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibota privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]

1: fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium [syn: {ibolium privet}, {Ligustrum ibolium}]

1: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abrah...

1: a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments [syn: {International Bank for Reconstruction and Development}, {World Bank}]

1: realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) [syn: {Henrik Ibsen}, {Henrik Johan Ibsen}]

1: of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright Henrik Ibsen

1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic [syn: {isobutylphenyl propionic acid}, ...

1: being nine more than ninety [syn: {ninety-nine}, {99}] n : a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Di...

1: small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit [syn: {coco plum}, {coco plum tree}, {cocoa plum}, {Chrysobalanus icaco}] 2: plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves;...

1: the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation [syn: {International Civil Aviation Organization}]

1: (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drow...

1: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another [syn: {intercontinental ballistic missile}]

1: a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the firs...

1: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" [syn: {water ice}] 2: the frozen part of a body of water 3: diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: {sparkler}] 4: a fl...

1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene" [syn: {glacial period}, {glacial epoch}]

1: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: {ice axe}, {piolet}]

1: an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice [syn: {ice ax}, {piolet}]

1: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice pack}]

1: white bear of arctic regions [syn: {polar bear}, {Ursus Maritimus}, {Thalarctos maritimus}]

1: a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) [syn: {icecap}]

1: a refrigerator for cooling liquids [syn: {cooler}]

1: strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream [syn: {iced coffee}]

1: frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring

1: small crystals of ice [syn: {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {ice needle}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

1: a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks

1: a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea

1: a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea [syn: {floe}]

1: a dense winter fog containing ice particles [syn: {pogonip}]

1: a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks [syn: {hockey}, {hockey game}]

1: an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice-hockey rink}]

1: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" [syn: {lolly}, {lollipop}, {popsicle}]

1: an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes

1: an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes

1: a large mass of ice

1: similar to ice cream but made of milk

1: small crystals of ice [syn: {ice crystal}, {snow mist}, {diamond dust}, {poudrin}, {frost snow}, {frost mist}]

1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}]

1: a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling [syn: {ice bag}] 2: a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {pack ice}]

1: pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice [syn: {icepick}]

1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice [syn: {icicle plant}, {Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}]

1: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: {ice-skating rink}, {ice}]

1: ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea [syn: {shelf ice}]

1: any entertainment performed by ice skaters

1: skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole v : move along on ice skates

1: skating on ice

1: a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice [syn: {silver storm}]

1: strong tea served over ice [syn: {iced tea}]

1: tongs for lifting blocks of ice

1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" [syn: {frost over}, {ice over}]

1: (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door [syn: {ice-wagon}]

1: water served ice-cold or with ice

1: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice [syn: {iceboat}, {scooter}]

1: obstructed by ice; "ice-clogged rivers"

1: as cold as ice

1: ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America [syn: {Inga edulis}]

1: ice cream molded to look like a cake [syn: {icebox cake}]

1: ice cream in a crisp conical wafer

1: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream soda}, {float}]

1: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: {ice-cream float}, {float}]

1: ice cream served with a topping [syn: {sundae}]

1: free of ice and open to travel; "an ice-free channel in the river"

1: an athlete who plays hockey [syn: {hockey player}]

1: an ice rink for playing ice hockey [syn: {ice hockey rink}]

1: someone who engages in ice skating