insulate
— Verb
– English
～ protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
insulate
— Verb
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～ place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
insulation
— Noun
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～ the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
insulation
— Noun
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～ the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
insulation
— Noun
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～ insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
insulator
— Noun
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～ a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
insulin
— Noun
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～ hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells
insult
— Verb
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～ treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
insult
— Noun
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～ a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
insult
— Noun
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～ a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
insulting
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing extreme contempt
insultingly
— Adverb
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～ in a disrespectful and insulting manner; "he behaves insultingly toward his parents"
insultingly
— Adverb
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～ in an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists"
insuperable
— Adjective
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～ incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes"
insuperable
— Adjective
– English
～ impossible to surmount
insuperably
— Adverb
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～ to an insuperable degree; "these various courses all seemed insuperably difficult to the student"
insupportable
— Adjective
– English
～ incapable of being justified or explained
insurability
— Noun
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～ the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)
insurable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being insured or eligible to be insured
insurance
— Noun
– English
～ protection against future loss