Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 75
Irritate (v. t.) (Physiol.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to cause to contract. See {Irritation}, n., 2.
Irritate (v. t.) (Med.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse bandage.
Syn: To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex; exasperate; anger; incense; enrage.
Usage: To Irritate, Provoke, Exasperate. These words express different stages of excited or angry feeling. Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at something unendurable. Whatever comes across our feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes; whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates. "Susceptible and nervous people are most easily irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and fiery people are soonest exasperated." -- Crabb.
Irritate (v. t.) To render null and void. [R.] -- Abp. Bramhall.
Irritate (v.) Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex}, {chafe}, {devil}].
Irritate (v.) Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" [ant: {soothe}].
Irritate (v.) Excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf".
Irritate (v. t.) To excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
Irritate (v. t.) Physiology, Biology. To excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function.
Irritate (v. t.) Pathology. To bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
Irritate (v. i.) 引起惱怒；引起不愉快 To cause irritation or become irritated.
Irritate (a.) Excited; heightened. [Obs.]
Irritation (n.) 激怒，惱怒，生氣 [U] [（+at/ with）]；刺激物；惱人事 [C] The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion; provocation; annoyance; anger.
The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery for the irritation and development of the human intellect. -- De Quincey.
Irritation (n.) (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
Irritation (n.) (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
Irritation (n.) The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: {irritation}, {annoyance}, {vexation}, {botheration}]
Irritation (n.) A sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: {pique}, {temper}, {irritation}].
Irritation (n.) (Pathology) Abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the stomach".
Irritation (n.) The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: {excitation}, {innervation}, {irritation}].
Irritation (n.) An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress [syn: {discomfort}, {soreness}, {irritation}].
Irritation (n.) Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: {aggravation}, {irritation}, {provocation}].
Irritation (n.) The act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: {annoyance}, {annoying}, {irritation}, {vexation}].
Irritation (n.) [ C or U ] (Anger) (C2) 激怒，惱火 The feeling of being angry or annoyed, or something that makes you feel like this.
// That kind of behaviour is sure to cause irritation.
// Traffic noise is just one of several minor irritations (= small problems).
Irritation (n.) [ C or U ] (Sore feeling) 發炎；疼痛 A painful or sore feeling in a part of the body.
// It is an antiseptic cream suitable for minor skin irritations.
// The strap had rubbed against his skin and caused irritation.
Irritative (a.) Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; as, an irritative agent.
Irritative (a.) Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation; as, an irritative fever. -- E. Darwin.
Irritative (a.) (Used of physical stimuli) Serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent" [syn: irritating, irritative].
Irritatory (a.) Exciting; producing irritation; irritating. [R.] -- Hales.
Irrorated (imp. & p. p.) of Irrorate.
Irrorating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Irrorate.
Irrorate (v. t.) To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. [Obs.]
Irrorate (a.) (Zool.) Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand.
Irroration (n.) The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with dew. [Obs.] -- Chambers.
Irrotational (a.) (Physics) Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass. -- Sir W. Thomson.
Irrubrical (a.) Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical.
Irrugate (v. t.) To wrinkle. [Obs.]
Irrupted (a.) Broken with violence.
Irruption (n.) 衝進；闖入 A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.
Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. -- Milton.
Irruption (n.) A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. -- Addison.
Syn: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See {Invasion}.
Irruption (n.) A sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners".
Irruption (n.) A sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population.
Irruption (n.) A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: {outbreak}, {eruption}, {irruption}].
Irruptive (a.) 侵入的；急劇增加的；爆發的 Rushing in or upon.
Irruptive (a.) Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro [syn: irruptive, plutonic].
Irvingite (n.) (Eccl.) [宗] 使徒公教會信徒（自稱伊爾文派信徒） The common designation of one a sect founded by the Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ.
Is- () See Iso-.
Is (v. i.) The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.
Note: In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old English, is was used for all persons of the singular.
For thy is I come, and eke Alain. -- Chaucer.
Aye is thou merry. -- Chaucer.
Note: The idiom of using the present for future events sure to happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future had the same form; as, this year Christmas is on Friday.
To-morrow is the new moon. -- 1 Sam. xx. 5. Isabel
Iso-, Is-, () A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality; the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous, isochromatic. Specif.:
Iso-, Is-, () (Chem.) Applied to certain compounds having the same composition but different properties; as in isocyanic.
Iso-, Is-, () (Organic Chem.) Applied to compounds of certain isomeric series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane.
ISO
International Standards Organisation [International Organization for Standardization] (org.)
International Organization for Standardization
International Organisation for Standardisation
ISO
(ISO) A voluntary, nontreaty organisation founded in 1946, responsible for creating international standards in many areas, including computers and communications. Its members are the national standards organisations of 89 countries, including the American National Standards Institute.
ISO produced the OSI seven layer model for network architecture.
The term "ISO" is not actually an acronym for anything. It is a pun on the Greek prefix "iso-", meaning "same". Some ISO documents say ISO is not an acronym even though it is an anagram of the initials of the organisation's name.
(1999-06-22)
IS
International Standard (ISO)
IS
International Supplement (ODT)
IS
Intermediate System (ATM)
IS
International Standard.
IS
Intermediate System.
IS
The country code for Iceland. (1999-01-27)
Isabel () Alt. of Isabel color.
Isabel color () See Isabella.
Isabella () Alt. of Isabella color.
Isabella color () A brownish yellow color.
Isabel, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 108
Housing Units (2000): 53
Land area (2000): 0.251222 sq. miles (0.650662 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.251222 sq. miles (0.650662 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34550
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.468706 N, 98.551325 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67065
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Isabel, KS
Isabel
Isabel, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
Population (2000): 239
Housing Units (2000): 125
Land area (2000): 0.888116 sq. miles (2.300210 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.888116 sq. miles (2.300210 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32140
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 45.393756 N, 101.430471 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57633
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Isabel, SD
Isabel
Isabella grape (Bot.) A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See Fox grape, under Fox.
Isabella moth () (Zool.) A common American moth ({Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and hedgehog caterpillar, is densel favorite y covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.
Isabelline (a.) Of an isabel or isabella color.
Isagelous (a.) Containing the same information; as, isagelous sentences. "The coded message and the original, though appearing entirely unlike, are completely isagelous." -- Bacon "The complementary strands have isagelous sequences." -- J. D. Watson.
Isagel (n.) One of two or more objects containing the same information.
Isagoge (n.) An introduction. [Obs.] -- Harris. Isagogic
Isagogic (a.) Alt. of Isagogical.
Isagogical (a.) Introductory; especially, introductory to the study of theology.
Isagogics (n.) (Theol.) That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.
Isagon (n.) (Math.) A figure or polygon whose angles are equal.
Isapostolic (a.) Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the apostles of their teachings. Isatic
Isatic (a.) Alt. of Isatinic.
Isatinic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, isatin; as, isatic acid, which is also called trioxindol.
Isatide (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by the partial reduction of isatin. [Written also isatyde.]
Isatin (n.) (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, isatine.]
Isatis (n.) (Bot.) A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
Isatis (n.) Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad [syn: Isatis, genus Isatis].
Isatogen (n.) (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H4NO2, regarded as the essential residue of a series of compounds, related to isatin, which easily pass by reduction to indigo blue. -- I*sat`o*gen"ic, a.
Isatropic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine, and isomeric with cinnamic acid.
Ischiac (a.) (Anat.) See Ischial.
Ischiadic (a.) (Anat.) Ischial. [R.]
Ischiadic passion or Ischiadic disease (Med.), A rheumatic or neuralgic affection of some part about the hip joint; -- called also sciatica.
Ischial (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ischium or hip; ischiac; ischiadic; ischiatic.
Ischial callosity (Zool.), One of the patches of thickened, hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on the buttocks of many apes, as the drill.
Ischiatic (a.) (Anat.) Same as Ischial.
Ischiocapsular (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of the hip joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament.
Ischiocerite (n.) (Zool.) The third joint or the antennae of the Crustacea. Ischion
Ischion (n.) Alt. of Ischium.
Ischium (n.) (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.
Ischium (n.) (Zool.) One of the pleurae of insects.
Ischiopodite (n.) (Zool.) The third joint of the typical appendages of Crustacea.
Ischiorectal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and ishial tuberosity.
Ischuretic (a.) Having the quality of relieving ischury.
Ischuretic (n.) An ischuretic medicine.
Ischury (n.) (Med.) A retention or suppression of urine.
-ise () See -ize.
Isentropic (a.) (Physics) Having equal entropy.
Isentropic lines, Lines which pass through points having equal entropy.
Isethionic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is derivative of sulphuric acid.
-ish () A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white.
-ish () A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
Ishmaelite (n.) A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." -- Gen. xvi. 12.
Ishmaelite (n.) One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. -- Thackeray.
Ishmaelite (n.) See Ismaelian.
Ishmaelitish (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the Ishmaelites.
Isiac (a.) Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries.
Isicle (n.) A icicle. [Obs.]
Isidorian (a.) Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in the ninth century.
Isinglass (n.) A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.
Isinglass (n.) (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets.
Compare: Mica
Mica (n.) (Min.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer.
Note: The important species of the mica group are: muscovite, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including damourite (also called hydromica and muscovy glass); biotite, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; lepidomelane, iron, mica, black; phlogopite, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; lepidolite, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac.
Mica (Usually muscovite, also biotite) Is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; biotite is common in many eruptive rocks; phlogopite in crystalline limestone and serpentine.
Mica diorite (Min.), An eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.
Mica powder, A kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica.
Mica schist, Mica slate (Geol.), A schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.
Isis (n.) (Myth.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture.
Isis (n.) (Zool.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea.
Isis (n.) (Astron.) One of the asteroids.
Isis-K - or to give it its more accurate name, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) -- (n.) 伊斯蘭國地區分支 -- 呼羅珊伊斯蘭國 Is the regional affiliate of Isis (or so-called Islamic State) that is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It is the most extreme and violent of all the jihadist militant groups in Afghanistan.
It was set up in January 2015 at the height of IS' power in Iraq and Syria, before its self-declared caliphate was defeated and dismantled by a US-led coalition.
It recruits from both Afghan and Pakistani jihadists, especially defecting members of the Afghan Taliban who don't see their own organisation as extreme enough.
Islam (n.) The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.
Islam (n.) The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy.
Mohammedanism, Mohammedism (prop. n.) The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism; Islam. The term Islam is preferred by most Moslems, and some find the term Mohammedanism to be offensive, as they worship Allah, not Mohammed.
Islam (n.) [ U ] 伊斯蘭教；伊斯蘭教信徒；伊斯蘭教國家 The Muslim religion, and the people and countries who believe in it.
Islamism (n.) The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islam.
Islamist (n.) [ C ] (Scholar) 伊斯蘭教學者；(Fundamentalist) 伊斯蘭教徒 A person who believes strongly in Islam, especially one who believes that Islam should influence political systems.
Islamite (n.) 穆斯林（即伊斯蘭教徒） A Mohammedan.
Islamite (n.) (pl. -s)A Muslim.
Islamite (a.) (Not comparable) 回教徒的；穆斯林的；伊斯蘭教的 Islamic.
Islamitic (a.) 伊斯蘭的；伊斯蘭教的（= Islamic） Of or pertaining to Islam; Mohammedan.
Islamized (imp. & p. p.) of Islamize.
Islamizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Islamize.
Islamize (v. i. & t.) （使）伊斯蘭化；（使）皈依伊斯蘭教 To conform, or cause to conform, to the religion of Islam.
Islamize (v.) Cause to conform to Islamic law; "Islamize the dietary laws" [syn: Islamize, Islamise].
Islamize (v.) Convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century" [syn: Islamize, Islamise].
Island (n.) [C] 島；島狀物；安全島；雙面月臺 A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
Island (n.) Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice.
Island (n.) (Zool.) See Isle, n., 2.
Islands of the blessed (Myth.), Islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
Island (v. t.) 使成島；使孤立 To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an island or islands of; to isle. -- Shelley.
Island (v. t.) To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island the deep. -- Southey.
Island (n.) A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.
Island (n.) A zone or area resembling an island.
Island (Heb. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification (Isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, comp. Jer. 47:4), but more frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast (Isa. 20:6, R.V.," coastland;" 23:2, 6; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6, 7). (See CHITTIM.) The shores of the Mediterranean are called the "islands of the sea" (Isa. 11:11), or the "isles of the Gentiles" (Gen. 10:5), and sometimes simply "isles" (Ps. 72:10); Ezek. 26:15, 18; 27:3, 35; Dan. 11:18).
Island. () A piece of land surrounded by water.
Island. () Islands are in the sea or in rivers. Those in the sea are either in the open sea, or within the boundary of some country.
Island. () When new islands arise in the open sea, they belong to the first occupant: but when they are newly formed so near the shore as to be within the boundary of some state, they belong to that state.
Island. () Islands which arise in rivets when in the middle of the stream, belong in equal parts to the riparian proprietors when they arise. mostly on one side, they will belong to the riparian owners up to the middle of the stream. Bract. lib. 2, c. 2; Fleta, lib. 3, c. 2, s. 6; 2 Bl. 261; 1 Swift's Dig. 111; Schult. Aq. R. 117; Woolr. on Waters: 38; 4 Pick. R. 268; Dougl. R. 441; 10 Wend. 260; 14 S. & R. 1. For the law of Louisiana, see Civil Code, art. 505, 507.
Island. () The doctrine of the common law on this subject, founded on reason, seems to have been borrowed from the civil law. Vide Inst. 2, 1, 22; Dig. 41, 1, 7; Code, 7; 41, 1.
Island -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000): 71558
Housing Units (2000): 32378
Land area (2000): 208.433586 sq. miles (539.840486 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 308.953023 sq. miles (800.184622 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 517.386609 sq. miles (1340.025108 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 48.181864 N, 122.587342 W
Headwords:
Island
Island, WA
Island County
Island County, WA
Island, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 435
Housing Units (2000): 210
Land area (2000): 0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39700
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.442444 N, 87.146633 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 42350
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Island, KY
Island
Islander (n.) An inhabitant of an island.
Islander (n.) An inhabitant of an island [syn: islander, island-dweller].
Islandy (a.) Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands. -- Cotgrave.
Isle (n.) [Obs.] See Aisle.
Isle (n.) An island. [Poetic]
Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. -- Milton.
Isle (n.) (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
Isle (v. t.) To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island. [Poetic]
Isled in sudden seas of light. -- Tennyson.
Isle (n.) A small island [syn: isle, islet]
Isle, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 707
Housing Units (2000): 414
Land area (2000): 2.104090 sq. miles (5.449567 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.439577 sq. miles (1.138500 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.543667 sq. miles (6.588067 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31472
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.140666 N, 93.466735 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56342
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Isle, MN
Isle
Islet (n.) A little island.
Islet (n.) A small island [syn: isle, islet].
Ism (n.) A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory. -- E. Everett.
The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which no man can number. -- S. G. Goodrich. Ismaelian
-ism () A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.
Ism (n.) A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism].
Ismaelian (n.) Alt. of Ismaelite.