INS - definition of INS by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

INS

abbr.

1. Immigration and Naturalization Service

2. International News Service

INS

abbreviation for

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) International News Service

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun

INS - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security

United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol - the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States

bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Translations

ins

abbr of insurance → Vers.

abbr of inches

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
abroad BEd breeze in buzz in Early eye face face up to get In indoors ins. invite in jail leap out look down pack off put ship off	He never meddled with any other town, for he was afraid to venture into houses whose ins and outs he did not know and the habits of whose households he was not acquainted with. Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context All it needs is the herd, and I'll stampede a couple of hundred thousand people in here ins two years. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context It takes a big raskil to beat him; but there's bigger to be found, as know more o' th' ins and outs o' the law, else how came Wakem to lose Brumley's suit for him? The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context	inquisition Inquisitional Inquisitionary inquisitive inquisitively inquisitiveness inquisitor Inquisitor-General inquisitorial Inquisitorially Inquisitorious inquisitory Inquisiturient inquorate INR Inracinate Inrail Inregister INRI inro inroad inroads Inroll Inrunning inrush INS ins and outs ins. Insabbatati Insafety insalivate Insalivation insalubrious insalubriousness Insalubrity Insalutary Insanability Insanable Insanableness Insanably insane insane asylum insanely Insaneness Insaniate Insanie insanitary Insanitation insanity insanity plea Insapory	inroad inroad inroad Inroads Inroads Inroll inrolling Inrollment inros INRP INRr InRRDP INRS INRSS INRST INRUD inrumpere Inrunning inruptio inrush inrush inrush Inrush current Inrush current Inrush current Inrush current limiter inrushes inrushes inrushing inrushing INS ins and outs ins and outs INS Integrated Network Ins key Ins v chadha INS v. Chadha INS-GW ins. Ins.gov INS/MV Insa Insa Dong Insa-dong INSAAC Insaat Mühendisleri Odasi Insabbatati INSAC Insadong INSAE INSAET INSAF Insafety INSAFS INSAG insagacious

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

abroad
BEd
breeze in
buzz in
Early
eye
face
face up to
get
In
indoors
ins.
invite in
jail
leap out
look down
pack off
put
ship off

He never meddled with any other town, for he was afraid to venture into houses whose ins and outs he did not know and the habits of whose households he was not acquainted with.

Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context

All it needs is the herd, and I'll stampede a couple of hundred thousand people in here ins two years.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

It takes a big raskil to beat him; but there's bigger to be found, as know more o' th' ins and outs o' the law, else how came Wakem to lose Brumley's suit for him?

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context