involucrate
— Adjective
– English
～ having an involucre
involucre
— Noun
– English
～ a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
involuntarily
— Adverb
– English
～ against your will; "he was involuntarily held against his will"
involuntariness
— Noun
– English
～ the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
involuntary
— Adjective
– English
～ not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
involuntary
— Adjective
– English
～ controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"
involute
— Adjective
– English
～ (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
involute
— Adjective
– English
～ especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
involution
— Noun
– English
～ the action of enfolding something
involution
— Noun
– English
～ marked by elaborately complex detail
involution
— Noun
– English
～ reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
involution
— Noun
– English
～ the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
involution
— Noun
– English
～ the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
involution
— Noun
– English
～ a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
involutional depression
— Noun
– English
～ a major depressive episode associated with the climacteric
involve
— Verb
– English
～ occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
involve
— Verb
– English
～ engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
involve
— Verb
– English
～ contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
involve
— Verb
– English
～ make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
involve
— Verb
– English
～ connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"