in
adj 1: not out; "it's ten o'clock and the children are in"; "the
tide is in" [syn: {in(p)}] [ant: {out(p)}]
2: inside e.g. an organization; used as a combining form; "an
in-house editor"; "in-home nursing programs"
3: holding office; "the in party" [syn: {in(p)}]
4: directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
[syn: {in(a)}]
5: (informal) "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are
in"
n 1: a unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one
twelfth of a foot [syn: {inch}]
2: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small
quantities in sphalerite [syn: {indium}, {In}, {atomic
number 49}]
adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
[syn: {inwards}, {inward}]
2: inside an enclosed space [ant: {out}]