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   I. M. Pei
         n 1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn:
               {Pei}, {I. M. Pei}, {Ieoh Ming Pei}]

English Dictionary: imp by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
iamb
n
  1. a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: iamb, iambus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ianfu
n
  1. a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman"
    Synonym(s): comfort woman, ianfu
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imbue
v
  1. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
    Synonym(s): permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
  2. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"
    Synonym(s): soak, imbue
  3. suffuse with color
    Synonym(s): imbue, hue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
IMF
n
  1. a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
    Synonym(s): International Monetary Fund, IMF
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imp
n
  1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp]
  2. one who is playfully mischievous
    Synonym(s): imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
info
n
  1. a message received and understood [syn: information, info]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inweave
v
  1. weave together into a fabric or design
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Iamb \I"amb\, n. [Cf. F. iambe. See {Lambus}.]
      An iambus or iambic. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Iambus \I*am"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L.
      iambus, Gr. [?]; prob. akin to [?] to throw, assail (the
      iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere
      to throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.)
      A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one,
      as in [acr]m[be]ns, or of an unaccented syllable followed by
      an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under
      {Iambic}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imbay \Im*bay"\, v. t.
      See {Embay}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imbow \Im*bow"\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + bow. Cf. {Embow}.]
      To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.
      [bd]Imbowed windows.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imbue \Im*bue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Imbuing}.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused
      simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. {Imbibe}.]
      1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes
            thoroughly imbued with black.
  
      2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or
            penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good
            principles.
  
                     Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their
                     sweetness no satiety.                        --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imp \Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan.
      ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[d3]n, impit[d3]n, G. impfen. See
      {Imp}, n.]
      1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
  
      2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to
            splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to
            extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip. [Archaic]
  
                     Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.
  
                     Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
                                                                              --Fuller.
  
                     Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
                                                                              --Holmes.
  
                     Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the
                     scorpions that should whip this age.   --Cleveland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imp \Imp\, n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw.
      ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. [?] engrafted, innate, fr.
      [?] to implant; [?] in + [?] to produce; akin to E. be. See
      1st {In-}, {Be}.]
      1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.]
            --Chaucer.
  
      2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]
  
                     The tender imp was weaned.                  --Fairfax.
  
      3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a
            puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.
  
                     To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps.
                                                                              --Beattie.
  
      4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen
            it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a
            feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of
            twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Imphee \Im"phee\, n. (Bot.)
      The African sugar cane ({Holcus saccharatus}), -- resembling
      the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Few \Few\ (f[umac]), a. [Compar. {Fewer}; superl. {Fewest}.]
      [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[a0], pl. fe[a0]we; akin to OS.
      f[be]h, OHG. f[omac] fao, Icel. f[be]r, Sw. f[86], pl., Dan.
      faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.
      {Paucity}.]
      Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; --
      indicating a small portion of units or individuals
      constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few
      people. [bd]Are not my days few?[b8] --Job x. 20.
  
               Few know and fewer care.                        --Proverb.
  
      Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them.
  
      {A few}, a small number.
  
      {In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak.
  
      {No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper.
  
      {The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the
            majority.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inhive \In*hive"\, v. t.
      To place in a hive; to hive.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inhoop \In*hoop"\, v. t.
      To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop. [R.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inweave \In*weave"\, v. t.
      To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by
      weaving; to interlace.
  
               Down they cast Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and
               gold.                                                      --Milton.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   IMAP
  
      {Internet Message Access Protocol}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   IMP
  
      1. {IMProved Mercury autocode}.
  
      2. An extensible dialect of {ALGOL 60}, for {CDC
      1604}.
  
      ["Experience with an Extensible Language", Edgar T. Irons,
      CACM 13(1):31-39, Jan 1970].
  
      3. {Interpretive Menu Processor}.
  
      4. {IMPlementation language}.
  
      5. {Interface Message Processor}.
  
      (1996-04-07)
  
  
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