in¹ (ĭn)

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

prep. 

1. 1. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden.
   2. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket.
2. To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love.
3. 1. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.
   2. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.
4. 1. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.
   2. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.
5. With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat.
6. 1. By means of: paid in cash.
   2. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
7. With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit.
8. With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment.
9. Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten.

adverb 

1. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in.
2. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in.
3. Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in.
4. Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else.
5. So as to be available or under one's control: We can proceed when all the evidence is in.
6. So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites.
7. So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in.
8. In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor.

adjective 

1. Located inside; inner.
2. Incoming; inward: took the in bus.
3. Holding office; having power: the in party.
4. Informal
   1. Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season.
   2. Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See synonyms at fashionable
5. Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference.

noun 

1. One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs.
2. Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities.

idioms

in for

Guaranteed to get or have: You're in for a big surprise.

in on

Informed about; participating in: Only one business partner was not in on the illegal scheme.

in that

For the reason that.

abbreviation 

inch

The symbol for the element indium

abbreviation 

Indiana

inch¹ (ĭnch)

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[Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin ūncia, one twelfth of a unit.]

noun 

1. A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to of a foot (2.54 centimeters).
2. A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.
3. A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C.
4. A very small degree or amount: won't budge an inch.

intr. & tr.v.: inched, inch·ing, inch·es. 

To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees: inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.

idioms

every inch

In every respect; entirely: “Ay, every inch a king!” (Shakespeare)

inch by inch

Very gradually or slowly.

within an inch of

Almost to the point of: came within an inch of death.

In·di·an·a (ĭńdē-ăńə)

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A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 19th state in 1816. The area was controlled by France until 1763 and by Great Britain until 1783. The Indiana Territory was formed in 1800. Indianapolis is the capital and the largest city.

derivatives

Ińdi·ańan

adjective noun

in·di·um (ĭńdē-əm)

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[ind(igo), + –ium (so called from the indigo-blue lines in its spectrum).]

noun 

A soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic element found primarily in ores of zinc and tin, used as a plating over silver in making mirrors, in plating aircraft bearings, and in compounds for making transistors. Atomic number 49; atomic weight 114.82; melting point 156.61°C; boiling point 2,080°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 1, 2, 3.