Ironwork (n.) Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts or pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.
Iron works () See under Iron, a.
Ironwort (n.) An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis), supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.
Irony (a.) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.
Irony (a.) Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
Irony (n.) Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
Irony (n.) A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.
Iroquois (n. sing. & pl.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.
Irous (a.) Irascible; passionate.
Irp (n.) Alt. of Irpe
Irpe (n.) A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body.
Irp (a.) Making irps.
Irradiance (n.) Alt. of Irradiancy
Irradiancy (n.) The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
Irradiancy (n.) That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor; irradiation; brilliancy.
Irradiant (a.) Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon.
Irradiated (imp. & p. p.) of Irradiate
Irradiating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Irradiate
Irradiate (v. t.) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
Irradiate (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind.
Irradiate (v. t.) To animate by heat or light.
Irradiate (v. t.) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
Irradiate (v. i.) To emit rays; to shine.
Irradiate (a.) Illuminated; irradiated.
Irradiation (n.) Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
Irradiation (n.) Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.
Irradiation (n.) Fig.: Mental light or illumination.
Irradiation (n.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.
Irradicate (v. t.) To root deeply.
Irrational (a.) Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.
Irrational (a.) Not according to reason; absurd; foolish.
Irrational (a.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots. See Surd.
Irrationality (n.) The quality or state of being irrational.
Irrationally (adv.) In an irrational manner.
Irrationalness (n.) Irrationality.
Irrebuttable (a.) Incapable of being rebutted.
Irreceptive (a.) Not receiving; incapable of receiving.
Irreclaimable (a.) Incapable of being reclaimed.
Irrecognition (n.) A failure to recognize; absence of recognition.
Irrecognizable (a.) Not recognizable.
Irreconcilability (n.) The quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness.
Irreconcilable (a.) Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements.
Irreconcile (v. t.) To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.
Irreconcilement (n.) The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement.
Irreconciliation (n.) Want of reconciliation; disagreement.
Irrecordable (a.) Not fit or possible to be recorded.
Irrecoverable (a.) Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.
Irrecuperable (a.) Irrecoverable.
Irrecured (a.) Incurable.
Irrecusable (a.) Not liable to exception or rejection.
Irredeemability (n.) The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness.
Irredeemable (a.) Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder.
Irreducibility (n.) The state or quality of being irreducible.
Irreducible (a.) Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia.
Irreducible (a.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression; as, an irreducible formula.
Irreflection (n.) Want of reflection.
Irreflective (a.) Not reflective.
Irrefromable (a.) Incapable of being reformed; incorrigible.
Irrefragability (n.) The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted.
Irrefragable (a.) Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.
Irrefrangibility (n.) The quality or state of being irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness.
Irrefrangible (a.) Not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium to another.
Irrefutable (a.) Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable.
Irregeneracy (n.) Unregeneracy.
Irregeneration (n.) An unregenerate state.
Irregular (a.) Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. Regular.
Irregular (n.) One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
Irregularist (n.) One who is irregular.
Irregularities (pl. ) of Irregularity
Irregularity (n.) The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.
Irregularly (adv.) In an irregular manner.
Irregulate (v. t.) To make irregular; to disorder.
Irregulous (a.) Lawless.
Irrejectable (a.) That can not be rejected; irresistible.
Irrelapsable (a.) Not liable to relapse; secure.
Irrelate (a.) Irrelative; unconnected.
Irrelation (n.) The quality or state of being irrelative; want of connection or relation.
Irrelative (a.) Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected.
Irrelavance (n.) Irrelevancy.
Irrelavancy (n.) The quality or state of being irrelevant; as, the irrelevancy of an argument.
Irrelavant (a.) Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not bearing upon or serving to support; foreign; extraneous; as, testimony or arguments irrelevant to a case.
Irrelievable (a.) Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.
Irreligion (n.) The state of being irreligious; want of religion; impiety.
Irreligionist (n.) One who is irreligious.
Irreligious (a.) Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impious.
Irreligious (a.) Indicating a want of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious speech.
Irreligiously (adv.) In an irreligious manner.
Irreligiousness (n.) The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.
Irremeable (a.) Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way.
Irremediable (a.) Not to be remedied, corrected, or redressed; incurable; as, an irremediable disease or evil.
Irremediableness (n.) The state or quality of being irremediable.
Irremediably (adv.) In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction.
Irremissible (a.) Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes.
Irremission (n.) Refusal of pardon.
Irremissive (a.) Not remitting; unforgiving.
Irremittable (a.) Not capable of being remitted; irremissible.
Irremobability (n.) The quality or state of being irremovable; immovableness.
Irremovable (a.) Not removable; immovable; inflexible.
Irremoval (n.) Absence of removal.
Irremunerable (a.) Not remunerable; not capable of remuneration.