Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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insert
inserts inserting inserted verb
to put one thing
inside another.

inside
preposition
in the interior of.

Inside the box.

inside
adverb
in or into something.
Come inside!
inside noun

insist
insists insisting insisted verb

to say something very firmly.
She insisted that she had seen
a ghost.
insistence noun
insistent adjective

inspect
inspects inspecting inspected
verb

to check something carefully.

Cars are inspected for faults
before leaving the factory.
inspection noun

instant
adjective
immediate.
She was an instant success.

instead
adverb
in place of.
I chose the red pen instead
of the blue one.

instruction

instructions noun

information about something.

Read the instructions before

you use the machine.

instruct verb

instrument

instruments noun

a device or tool that

has a special use.

A navigational instrument.

insult

insults insulting insulted verb

to upset someone by saying

unpleasant things to them

or about them.

insult noun

intelligent

adjective

quick to learn, think,

and understand.

She was intelligent, so she

solved the puzzle quickly.

intelligence noun

interest

interests interesting interested

verb

to hold the attention of.

Anything to do with space

interests me.

interesting adjective

interfere

interferes interfering interfered

verb

to involve yourself in

something that doesn’t have

anything to do with you.

She kept interfering as

he tried to prepare lunch.

interior

interiors noun

the part that is inside

something.

interior of a doll’s house

interior adjective

interjection

interjections noun

a word such as “good-bye”

or “hey” that can be

used on its own.

internal

adjective

on the inside.

The internal workings

of a pocket watch.

N opposite external

internally adverb

international

adjective

involving several countries.

An international event.

internet

noun

a worldwide computer

network for sharing

information and

sending messages.

interrupt

interrupts interrupting

interrupted verb

1 to stop someone from

talking by breaking into

the conversation.

Please don’t interrupt while

I’m speaking!

2 to stop something from

happening temporarily.

The tennis match was

interrupted by rain.

intersection

intersections noun

a place where lines or

roads cross each other.

A busy road intersection.

intersection

instinct

instincts noun

a strong, natural feeling that makes

animals or people do things that

they haven’t learned.

Birds have a pecking instinct.