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immigrant
  • n  a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
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immigrant class
  • n  recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds
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immigration
  • n  migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
  • n  the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
    the increased immigration strengthened the colony
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immigration and naturalization service
  • n  an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
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imminence
  • n  the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
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imminency
  • n  the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
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imminent abortion
  • n  the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
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imminentness
  • n  the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
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immobilisation
  • n  fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
  • n  the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
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immobility
  • n  remaining in place
  • n  the quality of not moving
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immobilization
  • n  fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
    immobilization of the injured knee was necessary
  • n  the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
    the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team
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immobilizing
  • n  the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
  • v  hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
  • v  to hold fast or prevent from moving
  • v  make defenseless
  • v  convert (assets) into fixed capital
  • v  prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
  • v  cause to be unable to move
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immoderateness
  • n  the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
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immoderation
  • n  the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
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immodesty
  • n  the trait of being vain and conceited
  • n  the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
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