Ins

//ɪnz// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of isolated neutron star. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    plural of in form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of Insert. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  4. 4
    a former agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of inertial navigation system. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    insert
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Immigration and Naturalization Service. US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 2
    Clipping of Instagram. China, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "Ins story"

  3. 3
    Initialism of Indian Naval Ship. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
bureaucracydirectoratehierarchyhigher echelonshigher-upshmis

Example

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"I am not familiar with the ins and outs of all this."

Related phrases

ins and outsisolated neutron star

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