English words starting with inc - page 3

Meanings of Inches:

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

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

Usage examples:

He inched away as i approached

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 Incidental:

adjective

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

Usage examples:

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

noun

An incidental expense, event, etc.

Usage examples:

An allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals

Meanings of Incidentally:

adverb

Used to add a further comment or a remark unconnected to the current subject; by the way.

Usage examples:

Incidentally, it was many months before the whole truth was discovered

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 Incidents:

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 Incinerate:

verb

Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

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 Incipient:

adjective

Beginning to happen or develop.

Usage examples:

He could feel incipient anger building up

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 Incircle:

noun

A circle inscribed in a triangle or other figure so as to touch (but not cross) each side.

Usage examples:

The three lines through the incircle and the circumcircle of triangles aib, bic, and cia meet at a …