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introversion
  • n  the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
  • n  the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
  • n  (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
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introvert
  • n  (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
  • v  fold inwards
  • v  turn inside
    He introverted his feelings
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intruder
  • n  someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
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intrusion
  • n  any entry into an area not previously occupied
  • n  entrance by force or without permission or welcome
  • n  the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
  • n  rock produced by an intrusive process
  • n  entry to another's property without right or permission
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intrusiveness
  • n  aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
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intubation
  • n  the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
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intuition
  • n  instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
  • n  an impression that something might be the case
    he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
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intuitionism
  • n  (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition
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intumescence
  • n  swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
  • n  the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
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intumescency
  • n  swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
  • n  the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
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intussusception
  • n  the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
  • n  (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
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