an advocate of irredentism
<noun.person>

irredentist

irridentist

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

irrigate

water

sample sentences

"Water the fields"

supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
<verb.body>

irrigate

sample sentences

"irrigate the wound"

supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

irrigation

(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
<noun.act>

irrigation

a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially
<noun.artifact>

irrigation ditch

an irritable petulant feeling
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choler

crossness

fretfulness

fussiness

irritability

peevishness

petulance

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

biliousness

irritability

peevishness

pettishness

snappishness

surliness

temper

sample sentences

"his temper was well known to all his employees"

excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

excitability

irritability

easily irritated or annoyed
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cranky

fractious

irritable

nettlesome

peckish

peevish

pettish

petulant

scratchy

techy

testy

tetchy

sample sentences

"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

capable of responding to stimuli
<adj.all>

excitable

irritable

abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
<adj.all>

irritable

recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
<noun.state>

irritable bowel syndrome

mucous colitis

spastic colon

in a petulant manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

irritably

pettishly

petulantly

testily

sample sentences

"he said testily: `Go away!'"

in an irritable manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

irritably

sample sentences

"she had become irritably exact"

something that causes irritation and annoyance
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

irritant

thorn

sample sentences

"he's a thorn in my flesh"

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

annoy

bother

chafe

devil

get at

get to

gravel

irritate

nark

nettle

rag

rile

vex

sample sentences

"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

irritate

sample sentences

"Aspirin irritates my stomach"

excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
<verb.change>

irritate

sample sentences

"irritate the glands of a leaf"

aroused to impatience or anger
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

annoyed

irritated

miffed

nettled

peeved

pissed

pissed off

riled

roiled

steamed

stung

sample sentences

"made an irritated gesture"
"feeling nettled from the constant teasing"
"peeved about being left out"
"felt really pissed at her snootiness"
"riled no end by his lies"
"roiled by the delay"

causing irritation or annoyance
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

annoying

bothersome

galling

irritating

nettlesome

pesky

pestering

pestiferous

plaguey

plaguy

teasing

vexatious

vexing

sample sentences

"tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"
"aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"
"found it galling to have to ask permission"
"an irritating delay"
"nettlesome paperwork"
"a pesky mosquito"
"swarms of pestering gnats"
"a plaguey newfangled safety catch"
"a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"
"a vexatious child"
"it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

causing physical discomfort
<adj.all>

irritating

painful

sample sentences

"bites of black flies are more than irritating
they can be very painful"

(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
<adj.all>

irritating

irritative

sample sentences

"an irritative agent"

in an irritating manner
<adv.all>

irritatingly

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

annoyance

botheration

irritation

vexation

a sudden outburst of anger
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

irritation

pique

temper

sample sentences

"his temper sparked like damp firewood"

the act of troubling or annoying someone
<noun.act>

annoyance

annoying

irritation

vexation

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

aggravation

irritation

provocation

an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
<noun.feeling>

discomfort

irritation

soreness

the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
<noun.state>

excitation

innervation

irritation

(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation
<noun.state>

irritation

sample sentences

"any food produced irritation of the stomach"

(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
<adj.all>

irritating

irritative

sample sentences

"an irritative agent"

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
<verb.change>

explode

irrupt

sample sentences

"The population of India is exploding"
"The island's rodent population irrupted"

erupt or intensify suddenly
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

break open

burst out

erupt

flare

flare up

irrupt

sample sentences

"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

enter uninvited
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

intrude

irrupt

sample sentences

"They intruded on our dinner party"
"She irrupted into our sitting room"

a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

irruption

sample sentences

"the recent irruption of bad manners"

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

eruption

irruption

outbreak

sample sentences

"the outbreak of hostilities"

a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
<noun.process>

irruption

of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro
<adj.all>

irruptive

plutonic

a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
<noun.location>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

isarithm

isogram

isopleth

local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
<noun.state>

ischaemia

ischemia

relating to or affected by ischemia
<adj.pert>

ischaemic

ischemic

the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
<noun.state>

ischaemic stroke

ischemic stroke

local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
<noun.state>

ischaemia

ischemia

relating to or affected by ischemia
<adj.pert>

ischaemic

ischemic

anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
<noun.state>

ischemic anoxia

stagnant anoxia

hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
<noun.state>

ischemic hypoxia

stagnant hypoxia

the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
<noun.state>

ischaemic stroke

ischemic stroke

one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
<noun.body>

ischial bone

ischium

os ischii

one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
<noun.body>

ischial bone

ischium

os ischii

with unchanging entropy; at constant entropy
<adj.pert>

isentropic