inulgence.html - n.
(also Innuit) (pl. same or Inuits) a N. American Eskimo. [Eskimo inuit people]

inulgence.html - v.tr.
(often foll. by with)
1 flood.
2 overwhelm (inundated with enquiries).

inundation n. [L inundare flow (as IN-(2), unda wave)]

inulgence.html - v.
1 tr. (often in passive; foll. by to) accustom (a person) to something esp. unpleasant.
2 intr. Law come into operation; take effect.

inurement n. [ME f. AF eneurer f. phr. en eure (both unrecorded) in use or practice, f. en in + OF e(u)vre work f. L opera]

inulgence.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} Used also with "ears", "elbows", "eyes" or "knees" instead of "chin", and with a possessive instead of "the". 1. Having a big or important part in; guilty of; not innocent of; deeply in. * /Was Tom mixed up in that trouble last night? He was up to his ears in it./ * /Mr. Johnson is up to the eyes in debt./ * /Mrs. Smith is in debt up to her chin./ Compare: TO THE HILT. 2. Very busy with; working hard at. * /Bob is up to his neck in homework./ * /They are up to their elbows in business before Christmas./ 3. Having very much or many of; flooded with. * /Mary was up to her knees in invitations to go to parties./ Compare: KNEE-DEEP.

inulgence.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} In an embarrassing or difficult position; in some trouble. * /When the restaurant cook left at the beginning of the busy season, it put the restaurant owner in a hole./ Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, IN THE HOLE.

inulgence.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} In an embarrassing or difficult position; in some trouble. * /When the restaurant cook left at the beginning of the busy season, it put the restaurant owner in a hole./ Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, IN THE HOLE.