1. One who is in office; — the opposite of Ant: out.
2. A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner. Ins and outs, nooks and corners; twists and turns. All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. D. Jerrold.
IN
In, v. t.
Defn: To inclose; to take in; to harvest. [Obs.] He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop. Shak.
INABILITY
In`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabileté.
See Able, and cf. Unable.]
Defn: The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. Blair.
Syn. — Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability.
INABLE
In*a"ble, v. t.
Defn: See Enable.
INABLEMENT
In*a"ble*ment, n.