IN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does IN mean? 

• IN (noun)
  The noun IN has 3 senses:

1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
2. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
3. a state in midwestern United States

  Familiarity information: IN used as a noun is uncommon.

• IN (adjective)
  The adjective IN has 3 senses:

1. holding office
2. directed or bound inward
3. currently fashionable

  Familiarity information: IN used as an adjective is uncommon.

• IN (adverb)
  The adverb IN has 1 sense:

1. to or toward the inside of

  Familiarity information: IN used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN (noun)

Meaning:

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

in; inch

Hypernyms ("in" is a kind of...):

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 opening per 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; GB; 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)

Holonyms ("in" is a part of...):

foot; ft (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard)

Meaning:

A rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

indium; atomic number 49; In

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)

Meaning:

A state in midwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Hoosier State; Indiana; IN

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)

Lafayette (a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River)

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)

Gary (a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production)

Fort Wayne (a city in northeastern Indiana)

Evansville (a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River)

Bloomington (a university town in south central Indiana)

Holonyms ("IN" is a part of...):

middle west; Midwest; midwestern United States (the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America))

• IN (adjective)

Meaning:

Holding office

Context example:

the in party

Similar:

successful (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome)

Meaning:

Directed or bound inward

Context examples:

took the in bus / the in basket

Similar:

incoming (arriving at a place or position)

Meaning:

Currently fashionable

Context examples:

the in thing to do / large shoulder pads are in

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)

• IN (adverb)

Meaning:

To or toward the inside of

Synonyms:

in; inwards; inward

Context examples:

come in / smash in the door