5-Letter Words with I: page 3

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I

• ikura9n. Synonym of red caviar.
• ileal5adj. Of or pertaining to the ileum.
• ileum7n. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the...
• ileus5n. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
• iliac7adj. Relating to the ilium.
• ilium7n. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the...
• image8n. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in...
• imago8n. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing...
• imani7n. Faith (in the context of African-American culture).
• imari7n. Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from...
• imbue9v. To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or...
• imide8n. A form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl...
• imine7n. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula...
• imino7n. The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.
• immer9n. A bird in genus Gavia.
• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• impex16n. Import and export.
• imply12v. To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a...
• impro9n. Improv (improvisation).
• inane5adj. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
• inapt7adj. Not apt.
• inari5n. A type of sushi with rice wrapped in a pouch of fried tofu (aburaage).
• inbox14n. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
• incap9n. Any incapacitant.
• incar7n. A car completely inside of a garage, or the portion of a car that is...
• incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
• inchi10n. The takay nut tree (Caryodendron orinocense).
• incog8adj. Incognito.
• incur7v. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something...
• incus7n. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
• indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
• index13n. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
• indic8adj. Of or relating to indium.
• indie6adj. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
• indin6n. A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo...
• indio6n. A member of one of various indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific...
• indri6n. One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.
• inept7adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
• inert5adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
• infer8v. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by...
• infix15v. To instill.
• influ8n. Influenza.
• infra8adv. Discussed later.
• ingle6n. A catamite; a male lover.
• ingot6n. A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily...
• inion5n. A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull...
• inked10adj. Having a tattoo or tattoos.
• inker9n. A person or device that applies ink.
• inkle9n. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces.
• inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
• inlay8v. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form...
• inlet5n. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
• inner5adj. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located...
• innie5n. A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one...
• inode6n. A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory...
• input7n. The act or process of putting in; infusion.
• insee5v. To see into; to observe acutely.
• inset5v. To set in; infix or implant.
• intel5n. Intelligence (secret information).
• inter5v. To bury in a grave.
• intro5n. An introduction.
• inula5n. Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
• inure5v. To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires...
• invar8n. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low...
• ionic7adj. Of, relating to, or containing ions.
• ippon9n. The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent...
• irate5adj. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
• irene5n. The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
• irian5adj. Of or relating to the iris.
• irked10adj. Annoyed.
• iroko9n. Hardwood obtained from the species Milicia excelsa and, less...
• irons5n. Shackles.
• irony8n. The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually...
• ishan8n. Title of Sufi leaders in Central Asia.
• islay8n. Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern...
• islet5n. A small island.
• issei5n. A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North...
• issue5n. The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal...
• itchy13adj. Characterized by itching. (of a condition).
• iunno5interj. I don't know.
• ivory11n. The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants...
• ixnay15interj. No.
• ixora12n. Any of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.
• izard15n. A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
• izzat23n. Honour, pride; reputation.

J

• jagir13n. An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or...
• jaish15n. An army or legion.
• jakie16n. A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having...
• jiffy21n. A very short, unspecified length of time.
• jiggy17adj. Resembling or suggesting a jig.
• jihad16n. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
• jimmy19n. Sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
• jingo13n. One who supports policy favouring war.
• jings13interj. An exclamation of surprise.
• jinja19n. A Shinto place of worship.
• jinks16interj. Indication of surprise or amazement; jinkies.
• jinky19adj. Mazy, windy, zigzagging in its motion.
• jirga13n. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially...
• jizya24n. A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim...
• joint12adj. United, combined.
• joist12n. A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which...
• josei12n. A class of manga written for an older female audience.
• joshi15n. Japanese women's professional wrestling.
• juice14n. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• juicy17adj. Having lots of juice.
• julio12n. A former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
• juvia15n. The brazil nut.
• juvie15n. Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

K

• kadai10n. Synonym of karahi (“cooking vessel”).
• kadhi13n. A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with...
• kadin10n. A woman of a sultan's harem.
• kaiju16n. A fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese...
• kaisa9n. A variant of the game billiards played chiefly in Finland and Russia.
• kaiso9n. A style of music popular in the Caribbean, a precursor to calypso music.
• kaito9n. A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.
• kaizo18n. A philosophy of game design distinguished by very high difficulty...
• kalbi11n. A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef.
• kalif12n. A rank in the Ku Klux Klan.
• kalis9n. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.
• kamik15n. A mukluk.
• kanji16n. The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters.
• karri9n. The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western...
• kauri9n. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia...
• kefir12n. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to...
• keiki13n. Child or offspring.
• kendi10n. A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold...
• kexin16n. A yeast serine peptidase.
• kgosi10n. A tribal chief among the Tswana people of southern Africa.
• khair12n. The tree Senegalia catechu from which cutch is obtained.
• khaki16n. A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
• kiang10n. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
• kiawe12n. Prosopis pallida, a species of mesquite tree.
• kicks15n. Shoes.
• kicky18adj. Lively, exciting, thrilling.
• kiddo11n. A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
• kiddy14n. A small kid (young goat).
• kikar13n. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica, formerly Acacia...
• kikyo16n. A Japanese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus).
• kilat9adj. Impressive, top-notch or outstanding.
• kilig10adj. Excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to...
• kilim11n. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
• kilty12n. A flap of fringed leather covering part of a boot's tongue and lace.
• kimbo13v. To position (the arms) akimbo.
• kinda10adv. Kind of; somewhat.
• kings10n. A pair of kings (playing cards).
• kingy13n. The kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.
• kinin9n. Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid...
• kinky16adj. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
• kiosk13n. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or...
• kirin9n. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.
• kissa9n. Synonym of kissaten, a type of Japanese café.
• kissy12adj. Sentimentally affectionate.
• kitab11n. An Islamic book.
• kited10adj. Of a cheque: made out on an account with insufficient funds, either to...
• kiter9n. One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the...
• kitty12n. A young cat; a kitten.
• kiver12n. A shallow wooden vessel or tub.
• kizzy30n. Only used in no kizzy.
• klick15n. A kilometer.
• klieg10n. Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography.
• knife12n. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of...
• knish12n. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a...
• knits9n. Small particles of ore.
• kohai12n. A junior member of a group in Japanese arts; mentee.
• koine9n. A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact...
• kojic18adj. Only used in kojic acid.
• kombi13n. A minivan.
• korin9n. A small gazelle native to West Africa, Eudorcas rufifrons.
• kothi12n. A bungalow.
• kovil12n. A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.
• krait9n. Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus...
• kriek13n. A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries.
• krige10v. To perform kriging of data.
• krill9n. Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order...
• kriya12n. A technique or practice within a yoga discipline.
• kubie11n. Kubasa, especially when served on a hot dog bun.
• kukri13n. A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters; many...
• kukui13n. Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree.
• kulfi12n. A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling...
• kunai9n. A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel...
• kunik13n. Synonym of Eskimo kiss.
• kursi9n. A stand for holding the Qur'an for readings.
• kylie12n. A boomerang.
• kylix19n. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad...
• kyrie12n. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning...

L

• labia7n. The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval...
• laika9n. A type of hunting dog from Russia.
• laine5n. An area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
• laird6n. A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
• lairy8adj. Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
• laith8n. Shed, barn.
• laity8n. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
• lakin9n. A toy.
• lamia7n. A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children...
• lamin7n. Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate...
• lanai5n. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lapin7n. Rabbit fur.
• larin5n. Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins...
• lassi5n. A drink made with yogurt diluted with water and flavoured with salt or...
• lathi8n. A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
• legit6n. A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
• leigh9n. A meadow.
• lenis5adj. Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced...
• lesbi7adj. Lesbian.
• levin8n. Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
• lewis8n. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used...
• lexie12n. A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment.
• lexis12n. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of...
• liana5n. A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
• liang6n. Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a...
• liard6n. A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
• libel7n. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage...
• liber7n. Synonym of phloem.
• libra7n. A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
• libre7adj. With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the...
• licit7adj. Unforbidden; permitted.
• licky14adj. Prone to licking.
• lidar6n. The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to...
• liege6n. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a...
• lifer8n. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
• liger6n. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
• light9n. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human...
• ligne6n. Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).
• liked10adj. Viewed favorably, held in high regard.
• liken9v. Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or...
• liker9n. One who likes.
• likin9n. A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or...
• lilac7n. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris...
• lilin5n. A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in...
• liman7n. A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers...
• limax14n. A slug or slug-like creature.
• limba9n. A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for...
• limbo9n. A speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the...
• limen7n. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological...
• limes7n. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
• limey10adj. Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
• limit7n. A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
• limpa9n. Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.
• limpy12adj. Having or resembling a limp.
• linac7n. A linear particle accelerator.
• linch10n. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
• lindy9n. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
• linea5n. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
• lined6adj. Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
• linen5n. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
• liner5n. Someone who fits a lining to something.
• lines5n. Words spoken by the actors.
• liney8adj. Resembling or characterised by lines.
• linge6v. To work hard.
• lingo6n. Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or...
• linin5n. The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the...
• links9n. A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
• linne5n. Flax.
• linty8adj. Covered with lint.
• linux12n. Any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
• lipid8n. Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes...
• lipin7n. Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.
• lippy12adj. Having prominent lips.
• lisle5n. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
• lispy10adj. Tending to lisp when speaking.
• lisse5n. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in...
• listy8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a list, or tending to use lists.
• litas5n. The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.
• litch10adv. Literally, actually.
• lithe8adj. Slim but not skinny.
• litho8v. To lithograph.
• litre5n. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol...
• litty8adj. Little.
• lived9adj. Having a specified duration of life.
• liven8v. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
• liver8n. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients...
• livet8n. A good diet.
• livid9adj. Having a dark, bluish appearance.
• livin8n. A particular protein that inhibits apoptosis.
• livor8n. Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
• livre8n. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or...
• liwan8n. A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes...
• logic8adj. Logical.
• logie6n. A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc.
• login6n. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password...
• logit6n. The inverse of the sigmoid or logistic function used in mathematics...
• loins5n. The pubic region.
• loris5n. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae...
• lotic7adj. Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing...
• louis5n. Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to...
• loxia12n. Crossbill (finch of genus Loxia).
• luchi10n. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
• lucid8adj. Clear; easily understood.
• ludic8adj. Playful.
• lumia7n. A certain pear-shaped citrus fruit.
• lungi6n. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India...
• lupin7n. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• lurid6adj. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or...
• lying9n. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
• lyric10adj. Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that...
• lysin8n. Any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of...
• lysis8n. A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
• lytic10adj. Of, relating to, or causing lysis.

M

• machi12n. A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of...
• mafia10n. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal...
• mafic12adj. Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and...
• magic10n. The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult...
• magis8n. The philosophy of striving to do more for Jesus Christ, associated with...
• maida8n. A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making...
• maika11n. A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as...
• maiko11n. An apprentice geisha.
• maile7n. A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used...
• mails7n. The mail delivery system.
• maily10adj. Rough, rugged.
• mains7n. The domestic electrical power supply, especially as connected to a...
• maire7n. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
• maize16n. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
• majid15n. Any of the family Majidae of sea spiders or spider crabs.
• makai11adv. Seaward, towards the sea.
• malai7n. An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole...
• malia7n. A passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
• malic9adj. Pertaining to apples.
• malik11n. A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan...
• mandi8n. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using...
• mania7n. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
• manic9adj. Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
• manip9n. Manipulation.
• manis7n. The pangolin.
• manji14n. A captain or skipper of a boat.
• manti7n. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian...
• maoli7n. A species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia...
• maqui16n. A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian...
• maril7n. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from...
• marri7n. Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
• matai7n. A Samoan chief.
• matie7n. A fat herring with undeveloped roe.
• matin7adj. Of or relating to matins.
• mauri7n. Life force, according to Maori beliefs.
• mavis10n. Song thrush.
• maxim16n. A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or...
• mbari9n. A ceremonial clay shrine filled with clay models of humans or deities...
• mbira9n. A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted...
• media8n. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is...
• medic10adj. Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
• medio8n. A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.
• melic9adj. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse.
• melik11n. A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities...
• menil7adj. Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
• merci9interj. Thank you.
• merit7n. A claim to commendation or a reward.
• mesic9adj. Characterized by an intermediate degree of moisture, in between xeric...
• methi10n. Fenugreek.
• metic9n. In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the...
• metis7n. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
• miang8n. Fermented tea leaves, often chewed after meals in Thailand.
• miaow10n. UK spelling of meow.
• micro9adj. Very small in scale or scope.
• middy12n. A midshipman.
• midge9n. Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family...
• midst8n. A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or...
• miffy16adj. Easily irritated or offended.
• migas8n. Any of various traditional Spanish or Portuguese dishes made with...
• might11n. Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
• mikan11n. An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan...
• milah10n. The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later...
• milam9n. Synonym of dream yoga.
• milch12adj. Used to produce milk; dairy.
• miler7n. An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or...
• miles7n. A great distance in space or time.
• milko11n. A milkman or milkwoman.
• milky14adj. Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
• milla7n. Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to...
• milpa9n. A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
• milty10adj. Resembling or characteristic of milt.
• mimeo9n. An unpublished academic paper.
• mimer9n. Someone who mimes during a performance of a song.
• mimic11v. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
• mimsy12adj. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.
• minar7n. A minaret.
• mince9n. Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
• minch12n. A nun.
• mincy12adj. Mincing; affectedly dainty.
• mindy11n. Knife.
• mined8adj. That has been mined (in various senses).
• miner7n. A person who works in a mine.
• minge8n. The pubic hair and vulva.
• mingi8adj. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
• mingy11adj. Mean, miserly, stingy.
• minie7n. A Minié ball.
• minim9n. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
• minky14adj. Of or pertaining to minks.
• minny10n. A minnow.
• minor7adj. Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or...
• minty10adj. Having a flavor or essence of mint.
• minum9n. A minim.
• minus7prep. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or...
• mired8adj. Stuck in mud; plunged or fixed in mud.
• mirek11n. A unit of measurement for color temperature.
• mirex14n. The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a...
• mirin7n. A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in...
• mirna7n. MicroRNA.
• mirth10n. The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
• mirza16n. An educated man in India or Iran (Persia); an official, a clerk.
• misal7n. An Indian dish of vegetables in a spicy gravy.
• miser7n. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

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