ISLANDER
I'SLANDER, noun i'lander. An inhabitant of an ieland.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ISLE
ISLEILE, noun ile. [Latin insula.]1. A tract of land surrounded by water, or a detached portion of land embosomed in the ocean, in a lake or river.The isles shall wait for his l...
ISLET
ISLET, noun i'let. A little ieland.
ISOCHRONAL
ISOCH'RONALISOCH'RONOUS, adjective [Gr. equal, and time.] Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times.An isochronal line, is that in which a heavy body is supposed ...
ISOCHRONOUS
ISOCH'RONOUS, a. [Gr. equal, and time.] Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times.An isochronal line, is that in which a heavy body is supposed to descend without...
ISOLATE
IS'OLATE, verb transitive To place in a detached situation; to place by itself; to insulate.
ISOLATED
IS'OLATED, participle passive or adjective Standing detached from others of a like kind; placed by itself or alone.
ISOLATING
IS'OLATING, participle present tense Placing by itself or detached like an isle.
ISOMORPHISM
ISOMORPH'ISM, noun [Gr. like, and form.] The quality of a substance by which it is capable of replacing another in a compound, without an alteration of its primitive form.
ISOMORPHOUS
ISOMORPH'OUS, adjective Capable of retaining its primitive form in a compound.
ISONOMY
IS'ONOMY, noun [Gr. equal, and law.]Equal law; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
ISOPERIMETRICAL
ISOPERIMET'RICAL, adjective [See Isoperimetry.]Having equal boundaries; as isoperimetrical figures or bodies.
ISOPERIMETRY
ISOPERIM'ETRY, noun [Gr. equal, around, and measure.]In geometry, the science of figures having equal perimeters or boundaries.
ISOSCELES
ISOS'CELES, adjective [Gr. equal, and leg.] Having two legs only that are equal; as an isosceles triangle.
ISOTHERMAL
ISOTHERM'AL, adjective [Gr. equal, proper, and heat.] Having an equal degree of heat, or a like temperature.
ISOTONIC
ISOTON'IC, adjective [Gr. equal, and tone.] Having equal tones. The isotonic system, in music, consists of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there...
ISRAELITE
IS'RAELITE, noun A descendant of Israel or Jacob; a Jew.
ISRAELITIC
ISRAELIT'ICISRAELI'TISH, adjective Pertaining to Israel.
ISRAELITISH
ISRAELI'TISH, a. Pertaining to Israel.
ISSUABLE
IS'SUABLE, adjective [from issue.] That may be issued. In law, an issuable term, is one in which issues are made up.
ISSUE
ISSUE, noun ish'u.1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out of any inclosed place; egress; applied to water or other fluid, to smoke, to a body of men, etc. We say, an ...
ISSUED
IS'SUED, participle passive Descended; sent out.
ISSUELESS
IS'SUELESS, adjective Having no issue or progeny; wanting children.
ISSUING
IS'SUING, participle present tense Flowing or passing out; proceeding from, sending out.IS'SUING, noun A flowing or passing out.1. Emission; a sending out, as of bills or notes.
ISTHMUS
ISTHMUS, noun ist'mus. [Latin] A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland. Such is the Neck, so calle...
IT
IT, pronoun [Latin id.]1. A substitute or pronoun of the neuter gender, sometimes called demonstrative, and standing for any thing except males and females, 'Keep thy heart with...
ITALIAN
ITAL'IAN, adjective Pertaining to Italy.ITAL'IAN, noun A native of Italy.1. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.