inter|fer|ence / I ntə r f I ə rəns/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Interference by a person or group is their unwanted or unnecessary involvement in something. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ from ] Airlines will be able to set cheap fares without interference from the government.
2 N‑UNCOUNT When there is interference , a radio signal is affected by other radio waves or electrical activity so that it cannot be received properly. □ …electrical interference.
inter|fer|ing / I ntə r f I ə r I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe someone as interfering , you are criticizing them because they try to get involved in other people's affairs or to give them advice, especially when the advice is not wanted. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …interfering neighbours.
in|ter|im ◆◇◇ / I ntər I m/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Interim is used to describe something that is intended to be used until something permanent is done or established. □ She was sworn in as head of an interim government in March. □ …an interim report.
2 PHRASE In the interim means until a particular thing happens or until a particular thing happened. [FORMAL ] □ But, in the interim, we obviously have a duty to maintain law and order. SYNONYMS interim ADJ 1
temporary: His job here is only temporary.
provisionaclass="underline" …the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government.
makeshift: …the cardboard boxes and makeshift shelters of the homeless.
acting: …the new acting President.
stopgap: This would be no more than a stopgap measure.
in|te|ri|or ◆◇◇ / I nt I ə riə r / (interiors )
1 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] The interior of something is the inside part of it. □ The boat's interior badly needed painting.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] You use interior to describe something that is inside a building or vehicle. □ The interior walls were painted green.
3 N‑SING [oft with poss] The interior of a country or continent is the central area of it. □ The Yangzi river would give access to much of China's interior.
4 ADJ [ADJ n] A country's interior minister, ministry, or department deals with affairs within that country, such as law and order. □ The French Interior Minister has intervened in a scandal over the role of a secret police force.
5 N‑SING A country's minister or ministry of the interior deals with affairs within that country, such as law and order. □ An official from the Ministry of the Interior said six people had died. SYNONYMS interior NOUN 1
inside: I painted the inside of the house.
centre: A large wooden table dominates the centre of the room.
heart: …a busy dentists' practice in the heart of London's West End.
middle: Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee.
core: …the earth's core.
in|te |ri|or deco|ra |tion N‑UNCOUNT Interior decoration is the decoration of the inside of a house.
in|te |ri|or de co|ra|tor (interior decorators ) N‑COUNT An interior decorator is a person who is employed to design and decorate the inside of people's houses.
in|te |ri|or de|si gn N‑UNCOUNT Interior design is the art or profession of designing the decoration for the inside of a house.
in|te |ri|or de|si gn|er (interior designers ) N‑COUNT An interior designer is a person who is employed to design the decoration for the inside of people's houses.
inter|ject / I ntə r dʒe kt/ (interjects , interjecting , interjected ) VERB If you interject something, you say it and interrupt someone else who is speaking. [FORMAL ] □ [V with quote] 'Surely there's something we can do?' interjected Palin. □ [V n] He listened thoughtfully, interjecting only the odd word. [Also V ]
inter|jec|tion / I ntə r dʒe kʃ ə n/ (interjections )
1 N‑COUNT An interjection is something you say which interrupts someone else who is speaking. □ [+ of ] …the moronic and insensitive interjections of the disc jockey.
2 N‑COUNT In grammar, an interjection is a word or expression which you use to express a strong feeling such as surprise, pain, or horror.
inter|laced / I ntə r le I st/ ADJ If things are interlaced , parts of one thing go over, under, or between parts of another. [WRITTEN ] □ During my whole report, he sat with his eyes closed and his fingers interlaced. □ [+ with ] …languid women, their flowing locks interlaced with flowers and vines.
inter|link / I ntə r l I ŋk/ (interlinks , interlinking , interlinked ) VERB Things that are interlinked or interlink are linked with each other in some way. □ [be V -ed] Those two processes are very closely interlinked. □ [be V -ed + with ] The question to be addressed is interlinked with the question of human rights. □ [V ] …a more integrated transport network, with bus, rail, and ferry services all interlinking.
inter|lock / I ntə r lɒ k/ (interlocks , interlocking , interlocked )
1 VERB Things that interlock or are interlocked go between or through each other so that they are linked. □ [V ] The parts interlock. □ [V n] Interlock your fingers behind your back. [Also V with n]
2 VERB If systems, situations, or plans are interlocked or interlock , they are very closely connected. □ [be V -ed] The problems of the two countries were tightly interlocked. □ [V ] The tragedies begin to interlock. □ [V + with ] Your girlfriend's fear seems to interlock with your fear. [Also V n]