interlanguage
- n a common language used by speakers of different languages
interleukin
- n any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system
interlingua
- n an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
interlingual rendition
- n a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
interlock
- n a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock - n the act of interlocking or meshing
an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check - v coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
- v hold in a locking position
- v become engaged or intermeshed with one another
interlocutor
- n the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
- n a person who takes part in a conversation
interlocutory injunction
- n injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
interloper
- n someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
interlude
- n an intervening period or episode
- n a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
- v perform an interlude
The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation
intermarriage
- n marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
- n marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
intermaxillary suture
- n the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone