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in British & World English

expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else

IN British & World English

Indiana (in official postal use)

In British & World English

the chemical element indium

in-1 British & World English

(added to adjectives) not

in-2 British & World English

in; into; towards; within

-in1 British & World English

forming names of organic compounds, pharmaceutical products, proteins, etc.

-in2 British & World English

denoting a gathering of people having a common purpose, typically as a form of protest

In in indium British & World English

the chemical element of atomic number 49, a soft silvery-white metal occurring naturally in association with zinc and some other metals

in on in in British & World English

privy to (a secret)

in re British & World English

in the legal case of; with regard to

add-in British & World English

a device or piece of software that can be added to a computer to give extra features or functions

in all in all British & World English

in total number; altogether

all-in British & World English

inclusive of everything

in bud in bud1 British & World English

(of a plant) having newly formed buds

buy-in British & World English

a purchase of shares by a broker after a seller has failed to deliver similar shares, the original seller being charged any difference in cost

cut in in cut British & World English

interrupt someone while they are speaking

cut-in British & World English

a shot in a film that is edited into another shot or scene

die-in British & World English

a demonstration in which people lie down as if dead

eat-in British & World English

(of a kitchen) designed for eating in as well as cooking

fan-in British & World English

the number of inputs that can be connected to a circuit

fit in in fit1 British & World English

be socially compatible with other members of a group

fly-in British & World English

a meeting or other event attended by people who arrive by air

in fun in fun British & World English

not intended seriously; as a joke

get in in get British & World English

(of a train, aircraft, or other transport) arrive at its destination

hop in or out in hop1 British & World English

get into (or out of) a vehicle

in-bye (also in-by) British & World English

(of farmland or farming) situated or carried out near to the farm buildings

in-car British & World English

occurring, situated, or carried in a car

in-law British & World English

a relative by marriage

in-off British & World English

the pocketing of the cue ball (a scoring stroke in billiards, a foul in snooker) by bouncing it off another ball

in rem British & World English

made or availing against or affecting a thing, and therefore other people generally; imposing a general liability

at or in law in law British & World English

according to or concerned with the laws of a country

in lay in lay1 British & World English

(of a hen) laying eggs regularly

lie in in lie1 British & World English

remain in bed after the normal time for getting up

lie-in British & World English

a prolonged stay in bed in the morning

log in or on in log1 British & World English

go through the procedures to begin use of a computer, database, or system

opt in in opt British & World English

choose to participate in something

in pig in pig British & World English

(of a sow) pregnant

in pup in pup British & World English

(of a bitch) pregnant

put in in put British & World English

interrupt in a conversation or discussion

put-in British & World English

an act or the right of putting the ball into a scrum

run-in British & World English

the approach to an action or event

set in in set1 British & World English

(of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue

set-in British & World English

(of a sleeve) made separately and inset into a garment

sit in in sit British & World English

(of a group of people) occupy a place as a form of protest

sit-in British & World English

a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met