inquiry
- n a search for knowledge
- n an instance of questioning
- n a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
inquisition
- n a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
- n a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
inquisitor
- n a questioner who is excessively harsh
- n an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
inr
- n an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
inroad
- n an encroachment or intrusion
they made inroads in the United States market - n an invasion or hostile attack
ins
- n an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
- n a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- n a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
- n a state in midwestern United States
insalubriousness
- n the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating