All English words - page 2675

Meanings of Insubordination:

noun

Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.

Usage examples:

He was dismissed for insubordination

Meanings of Insubstantial:

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

Usage examples:

The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

Meanings of Insufferable:

adjective

Too extreme to bear; intolerable.

Usage examples:

The heat would be insufferable by july

Meanings of Insufferably:

adverb

In a way that is very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable, and therefore extremely difficult to bear

Usage examples:

He was an insufferably boring man., the house is insufferably hot in summer.

Meanings of Insufficiencies:

noun

The condition of being insufficient.

Usage examples:

Insufficiency of adequate housing

Meanings of Insufficiency:

noun

The condition of being insufficient.

Usage examples:

Insufficiency of adequate housing

Meanings of Insufficient:

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

Meanings of Insufficiently:

adverb

To an inadequate degree; not enough.

Usage examples:

A number of important issues were covered insufficiently

Meanings of Insufflate:

verb

Blow or breathe (air, vapour, or a powdered medicine) into or through a body cavity.

Usage examples:

Gas is insufflated through the catheter at various flow rates.

Meanings of Insufflated:

verb

Blow or breathe (air, vapour, or a powdered medicine) into or through a body cavity.

Usage examples:

Gas is insufflated through the catheter at various flow rates.

Meanings of Insufflating:

verb

Blow or breathe (air, vapour, or a powdered medicine) into or through a body cavity.

Usage examples:

Gas is insufflated through the catheter at various flow rates.

Meanings of Insufflator:

noun

A device for blowing powder on to a surface in order to make fingerprints visible.

Usage examples:

I'm sure you'd be horribly disappointed if they didn't clutter this room up with insufflators and t…

Meanings of Insula:

noun

(in ancient rome) a tenement in a city.

Usage examples:

In the reign of hadrian a forum/basilica complex was constructed, and slightly later a set of publi…

Meanings of Insulae:

noun

(in ancient rome) a tenement in a city.

Usage examples:

In the reign of hadrian a forum/basilica complex was constructed, and slightly later a set of publi…

Meanings of Insulant:

noun

An insulating material.

Usage examples:

In order to perform effectively as an insulant a material must restrict heat flow by any of the thr…

Meanings of Insulants:

noun

An insulating material.

Usage examples:

In order to perform effectively as an insulant a material must restrict heat flow by any of the thr…

Meanings of Insular:

adjective

Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

Usage examples:

A stubbornly insular farming people

Meanings of Insularity:

noun

Ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

Usage examples:

An example of british insularity

Meanings of Insulate:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulated:

adjective

Protected by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

An insulated loft

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulates:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulating:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulation:

noun

The action of insulating something.

Usage examples:

Keep your home warmer through insulation

Meanings of Insulations:

noun

The action of insulating something.

Usage examples:

Keep your home warmer through insulation

Meanings of Insulator:

noun

A substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.

Usage examples:

Cotton is a poor insulator