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intestinal colic
  • n  acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
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integument
  • n  an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
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intellect
  • n  knowledge and intellectual ability
    he has a keen intellect
  • n  the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
  • n  a person who uses the mind creatively
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intellection
  • n  the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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intellectual nourishment
  • n  anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
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intellectual property
  • n  intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights)
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intellectualisation
  • n  (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
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intellectualization
  • n  (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
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intelligence
  • n  the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  • n  a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
  • n  secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
    we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage
  • n  information about recent and important events
  • n  the operation of gathering information about an enemy
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intelligence activity
  • n  the operation of gathering information about an enemy
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intelligence agency
  • n  a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
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intelligence agent
  • n  a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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