English words starting with inc - page 2

Meanings of Incessantly:

adverb

Without interruption; constantly.

Usage examples:

She talked about him incessantly

Meanings of Incest:

noun

Sexual relations between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other.

Usage examples:

The theme of incest and sexual abuse is, unfortunately, a common one throughout the book.

Meanings of Incestuous:

adjective

Involving or guilty of incest.

Usage examples:

The child of an incestuous relationship

Meanings of Incestuously:

adverb

In a way that involves sexual activity between people who are closely related and not legally allowed to marry

Usage examples:

It was claimed that he was incestuously attracted to his sister., the population of the village is …

Meanings of Inch-by-inch:

idiom

In great detail and in many very small stages

Usage examples:

Detectives searched the area around the murder scene inch by inch.

Meanings of Inched:

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

Usage examples:

He inched away as i approached

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)

Usage examples:

The toy train is four inches long

Meanings of Inching:

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

Usage examples:

He inched away as i approached

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)

Usage examples:

The toy train is four inches long

Meanings of Inchmeal:

adverb

By inches; little by little.

Usage examples:

Inchmeal, he advanced up the slope

Meanings of Inchoate:

adjective

Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

Usage examples:

A still inchoate democracy

Meanings of Inchoative:

adjective

Denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord.

Usage examples:

A hundred and forty years later, the inchoative generalization of the verb has shown up in the new …

noun

An inchoative verb.

Usage examples:

Is he saying that our genes have been programmed by evolution to resist inchoatives that involve be…

Meanings of Inchworm:

noun

A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body; a looper.

Usage examples:

I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves.

Meanings of Inchworms:

noun

A caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body; a looper.

Usage examples:

I imagined little creatures - frogs, crickets, and inchworms - busying themselves.

Meanings of Incidence:

noun

The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or other undesirable thing.

Usage examples:

An increased incidence of cancer

The relative frequency of occurrence of something

Meanings of Incident:

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development

Meanings of Incidentals:

noun

An incidental expense, event, etc.

Usage examples:

An allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals

adjective

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

Usage examples:

For the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental

plural noun

Unimportant facts

Usage examples:

She may be wrong on incidentals, but she’s never wrong in substance., i need money for incidentals …

Meanings of Incinerated:

verb

Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

Meanings of Incinerates:

verb

Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

Meanings of Incinerating:

verb

Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

Meanings of Incineration:

noun

The destruction of something, especially waste material, by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste disposal by incineration

Meanings of Incinerations:

noun

The destruction of something, especially waste material, by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste disposal by incineration

Meanings of Incinerator:

noun

An apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.

Usage examples:

Burning of waste material in incinerators produce dioxin like gases and produce serious health prob…

Meanings of Incinerators:

noun

An apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.

Usage examples:

Burning of waste material in incinerators produce dioxin like gases and produce serious health prob…

Meanings of Incipit:

noun

The opening of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text.

Usage examples:

The resolution of the facsimile at high magnification is not clear enough to see the detail of the …

Meanings of Incipits:

noun

The opening of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text.

Usage examples:

The resolution of the facsimile at high magnification is not clear enough to see the detail of the …

Meanings of Incise:

verb

Mark or decorate (an object or surface) with a cut or cuts.

Usage examples:

A button incised with a skull