| Italian |
When something is Italian, it is from the country of Italy, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Italy. [2 definitions] |
| italic |
Italic is a style for producing typed alphabet letters, numbers, and symbols. In Italic, the letters slant to the right. Italic looks like this. When we talk about a piece of text being in this style, we often use the plural form, "italics." We say that the text is "in italics." Names of books and movies are often put in italics, like "The Hobbit" and "Spider-Man." |
| italicize |
to print in italic type. |
| Italy |
Italy is a country in Europe. Most of Italy is a peninsula that sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea. If you look at Italy on a map, you can see that it has the shape of a tall boot. Italy is famous for its beautiful cities, its art and music, and its food. Foods from Italy such as spaghetti and pizza are popular all over the world. People in Italy speak a language called Italian. |
| itch |
When some part of your body itches, you have a feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it a little or scratch it with your fingernails. If a mosquito bites you, your skin usually itches later. [5 definitions] |
| itchy |
When your skin or body is itchy, you have the feeling that you want to scratch it. Also, when we say that something like a sweater is itchy, we mean it makes us want to scratch our skin. |
| item |
An item is any one thing in a group or list. |
| itemize |
to say or write each item of. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| it'll |
"It'll" is a short way to say or write "it will." |
| its |
"Its" is a word like "my," "his," or "her." We use these words when we are talking about something that belongs to a person or thing or is a part of a person or thing. When you are talking about a dog and you say "its tail," you are talking about the tail that is part of that dog. |
| it's |
"It's" is a short way to say or write "it is" or "it has." |
| itself |
We often wash our dogs, but we don't usually wash our cats. A cat usually washes itself with its tongue. This means the cat does its own washing and nobody else washes the cat. [2 definitions] |
| -ity |
a suffix that means "condition" or "quality." |
| IV |
an apparatus for giving medicine or nutrients through the veins. IV is an abbreviation for intravenous. |
| -ive |
a suffix that means likely to do something, connected with, or performing an action. |
| I've |
I've is a short way to say or write "I have." |
| ivory |
Ivory is what the tusks of elephants and certain other animals are made of. It is a white and hard substance similar to teeth. People sometimes kill elephants in order to get ivory to sell. Ivory is carved into things like jewelry or works of art and sold to customers. [3 definitions] |
| Ivory Coast |
a country in western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. Yamoussoukro is the capital of the Ivory Coast. The Ivory Coast is now more commonly called Côte d'Ivoire. |
| ivy |
a woody vine that has shiny evergreen leaves, and black berries, and that often climbs walls or buildings. [2 definitions] |
| j |
the tenth letter of the English alphabet. |