Words that start with I

List of things that start with the letter I.

Icy iguanas ignite Indian ink in an igloo.

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Ice

Photo of ice cubes.

Ice is what happens to water when it is so cold that it freezes. You can see ice as snow in winter. Snow is just tiny bits of ice. In summer, people make their drinks cooler by putting ice in them.

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Ice skates

Photo of a child ice skating

Iceskates are a special kind of shoe with a blade underneath them. They are designed so you can slide along ice wearing them.

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Iceberg

Photo of an iceberg

Icebergs are huge chunks of ice that break off from the ice collected around land, or from glaciers that reach the sea. They float, but most of them is underwater and you can't see it, which has coined the phrase "tip of the iceberg" meaning that you can only see a small part of something and the problem is actually a lot bigger than it seems.

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Icecream

Photo of an icecream

Ice cream is a dessert made from frozen milk or cream. Icecream is usually flavoured with sugar, vanilla, fruit or chocolate. Icecream is made by freezing the milk or cream slowly and stirring it frequently so it stays smooth. If you don't stir it, it will be full of crunchy ice crystals and will not be as nice. Icecream is sometimes served in a cone.

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Idea

Photo of someone having an idea

An idea is something you think of inside your head. Often, an idea is something new that you haven't thought of before, and when an idea comes on suddenly it can solve a problem you have been thinking about.

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Identical

Photo of identical twins

Two or more things are identical if they look exactly the same. The two men in the photo are identical twins.

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Identification

Photo of some identification

Identification, or ID, is something you use to prove to other people that you are who you say you are. Most identification has a photograph of you on it. People generally carry some form of identification in their wallet.

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Igloo

Photo of an igloo

An igloo is a house made from blocks of snow. They are made by people who live in very cold areas, such as Inuit Eskimos and the people in Canada's north and Greenland.

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Ignite

Photo of a lighter igniting

You ignite something when you set it on fire. The picture is of the gas in a cigarette lighter igniting.

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Iguana

Photo of an iguana
Scientific name: 
iguana iguana

The iguana is a kind of medium-sized vegetarian lizard from South America. They are a popular pet.

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