ignominiousness
- n unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
idiopathy
- n any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause
idiosyncrasy
- n a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
idiot box
- n an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
idiot light
- n a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
idiot savant
- n person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
iditarod
- n an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail
iditarod trail
- n a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
iditarod trail dog sled race
- n an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail
idle pulley
- n a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
idle wheel
- n a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
idleness
- n having no employment
- n the quality of lacking substance or value
- n the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work
idler
- n person who does no work
- a not in action or at work
- s without a basis in reason or fact
- s not in active use
- s silly or trivial
- s lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
- s not yielding a return
- s not having a job
idler pulley
- n a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it