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inlay
  • n  (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
  • n  a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
  • v  decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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inlet
  • n  an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
  • n  an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
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inlet manifold
  • n  manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders
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inmarriage
  • n  marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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inmate
  • n  one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
  • n  a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
  • n  a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
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innards
  • n  internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity)
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innate immunity
  • n  immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
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innate reflex
  • n  an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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inner circle
  • n  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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inner city
  • n  the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
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inner ear
  • n  a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
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