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3 — used as an anticipatory subject or object <~'s good to see you>

2it noun : the player in a game who performs the principal action of the game (as trying to find others in hide-and-seek)

It abbreviation Italian; Italy

ital abbreviation italic; italicized

Ital abbreviation Italian

Ital·ian noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Italy

2 : the language of Italy

— Italian adjective

ital·ic adjective : relating to type in which the letters slope up toward the right (as in “italic”)

— italic noun

ital·i·cise British variant of ITALICIZE

ital·i·cize verb -cized; -ciz·ing : to print in italics

— ital·i·ci·za·tion noun

1itch noun 1 : an uneasy irritating skin sensation that evokes a desire to scratch the affected area

2 : a skin disorder accompanied by an itch

3 : a persistent desire

— itchy adjective

Synonyms

appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, longing, lust, passion, thirst, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE

2itch verb 1 : to have an itch; also : to produce an itchy sensation

2 : to have a restless desire or hankering for something

Synonyms

ache, die, hanker, hunger, long, pant, pine, sigh, thirst, yearn

-ite noun suffix 1 : native : resident

2 : adherent : follower

3 : product

4 : mineral : rock

item noun [ORIGIN: L, likewise, also]

1 : a separate particular in a list, account, or series : ARTICLE

2 : a separate piece of news (as in a newspaper)

Synonyms

[1] article, constituent, detail, element, feature, ingredient, particular, point

[2] intelligence, news, story, tidings, word—more at NEWS

item·ise British variant of ITEMIZE

item·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to set down in detail

— item·i·za·tion noun

Synonyms

detail, enumerate, inventory, list, numerate—more at LIST

it·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : REITERATE, REPEAT

it·er·a·tion noun 1 : REPETITION; especially : a computational process in which a series of operations is repeated until a condition is met

2 : one repetition of the series of operations in iteration

itin·er·ant adjective : traveling from place to place; especially : covering a circuit

Synonyms

errant, nomad, peripatetic, roaming, vagabond, vagrant; also drifting, footloose, meandering, rambling; sauntering, strolling, traipsing, walking

itin·er·ary noun, plural -ar·ies 1 : the route of a journey or the proposed outline of one

2 : a travel diary

3 : GUIDEBOOK

its adjective : of or relating to it or itself

it·self pronoun : that identical one — used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions

-ity noun suffix : quality : state : degree

IUD noun : INTRAUTERINE DEVICE

IV noun [ORIGIN: intravenous]

: an apparatus used to administer a fluid (as of nutrients) intravenously; also : a fluid administered by IV

-ive adjective suffix : that performs or tends toward an (indicated) action

ivo·ry noun, plural -ries [ORIGIN: ME ivorie, fr. AF ivoire, ivurie, fr. L eboreus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory]

1 : the hard creamy-white material composing the tusks of an elephant or walrus

2 : a pale yellow color

3 : something made of ivory or of a similar substance

ivory tower noun 1 : an impractical lack of concern with urgent problems

2 : a place of learning

ivy noun, plural ivies : a trailing woody evergreen vine with small black berries that is related to ginseng

IWW abbreviation Industrial Workers of the World

-ize verb suffix 1 : cause to be or conform to or resemble : cause to be formed into

2 : subject to a (specified) action

3 : saturate, treat, or combine with

4 : treat like

5 : become : become like

6 : be productive in or of : engage in a (specified) activity

7 : adopt or spread the manner of activity or the teaching of

J

1j noun, plural j's or js often cap :