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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state in midwestern United States
Synonyms:
Hoosier State; IN; Ind.; Indiana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "IN"):
Wabash; Wabash River (a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana)
South Bend (a city in northern Indiana)
Muncie (a town in east central Indiana)
Bloomington (a university town in south central Indiana)
Evansville (a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River)
Fort Wayne (a city in northeastern Indiana)
Gary (a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production)
capital of Indiana; Indianapolis (the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race)
Lafayette (a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River)
Holonyms ("IN" is a part of...):
Corn Belt (the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock)
middle west; Midwest; midwestern United States (the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America))
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Synonyms:
in; inch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("in" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Meronyms (parts of "in"):
em; pica; pica em (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
mil (a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire))
ligne (a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons)
mesh (the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles)
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("in" is a part of...):
foot; ft (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
Synonyms:
atomic number 49; In; indium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("In" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("In" is a substance of...):
blende; sphalerite; zinc blende (an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Currently fashionable
Example:
large shoulder pads are in
Classified under:
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Directed or bound inward
Example:
the in basket
Classified under:
Similar:
incoming (arriving at a place or position)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Holding office
Example:
the in party
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
successful (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To or toward the inside of
Example:
smash in the door
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Context examples:
An indication or description that an event or occurrence in an individual's medical history is continuing.
(Medical History Ongoing, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time that indicates the conclusion of a medical history event.
(Medical History End Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
And you hear that fellow with a frog in his throat—a steam schooner as near as I can judge, crawlin’ in from the Heads against the tide.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
An indication or description of a change in medical history.
(Medical History Modified Reported Term, NCI Thesaurus)
Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares?
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I wonder if he read that notion in my face; for, all at once, without speaking, he struck suddenly and strongly.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
However, the challenges in proving this link are similar to those of heart disease and cancer.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Thus much I thought proper to tell you in relation to yourself, and to the trust I reposed in you.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
You won’t want to get tangled up in Mercury’s mix-ups and miscommunications.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
