Search results for 'in':

in bed with (adjective) : Engaged in corrupt malpractice in the government and/or commercial organizations for personal gains.

The Muncipal Corporation is in bed with that notorious building contractor who gets the tenders easily. —Michael Crichton, Airframe

Submitted by: Ashok from California on Jun. 29, 2007 15:20

in someone's bubble (verb) : too close to someone; in their "personal space"

Kid, you're in my bubble.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Apr. 14, 2007 12:37

in the weeds (adjective) : physically and mentally overwhelmed to the point of insanity esp. in a work environment.

Help! I'm in the weeds! Please give me assistance NOW! Or I will sit down in the middle of the busy restaurant and blubber, "I am so overwhelmed!"

Submitted by: WEEDY McWeedy from Indiana on Aug. 06, 2007 03:31

in vitro meat (noun) : scientific synonym for "cultured meat" [in vitro means "in glass" lit'ly, and "in the lab" fig'ly] [see open defn for cultured meat]

The efforts to streamline the new in vitro meat technologies for market competition are nascent in the U.S., where they may meet some resistance from agribusiness and other concerns. —jks, www.new-harvest.org, 2005

Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 29, 2005 18:22

In2une (adjective) : having a harmonious relationship within one's being, having one's state of being brought into harmony

"If your mind and body were more In2une with one another, you would be able to function more as one".

Submitted by: Steve Spooner from California on Nov. 21, 2006 19:23

inbeaut

(adjective) : a person who is just beautiful inside.

An inbeaut person looks lovely with her dress.

Submitted by: Janpiper smith from Philippines on Oct. 22, 2007 00:37

incalcitrant (adjective) : 1. Stubborn, defiant. 2. Resistant with regard to medical treatment. SEE ALSO "recalcitrant".

We have recently employed a scheme in which bioinformatics was used to break a particularly incalcitrant protein into 7 domains, which were expressed in all the various contiguous combinations to make 24 different proteins. —Dominic Esposito, Ph.D. - National Cancer Institute at Frederick; Protein Expression Laboratory, http://mcl1.ncifcrf.gov/nihxray/..., 08/14/2004

Submitted by: Jay Medina from New Jersey on Nov. 10, 2005 09:06

incapetent (adjective) : A person is both incapable and incompetent.

The person we got to do the work was incapetent.

Submitted by: Raj from United Kingdom on Apr. 02, 2007 08:18

incentify (verb) : To incite to determination or action. The act of offering an incentive or reward.

Car dealers incentify consumers to purchase automobiles by offering rebates.

Submitted by: Jonathan Watson from North Carolina on Sep. 17, 2007 15:20

incentivising (noun) : to give incentive to;

properly incentivising the channel, will bring better results for the company —not applicable, commonly used at the office, not applicable

Submitted by: sadat adnan ahmad from Bangladesh on Oct. 03, 2007 14:42

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