June 2002 update
13 June 2002 saw the publication of the range of entries mis-mitzvah in the New Edition. In addition to revised versions of Second Edition entries, this range contains the entries listed below. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.
List of new words
- mis, n.2
- misadight, a.
- misadjust, v.
- misadvising, n.2
- misaffecting, a.
- misaimed, a.
- misaiming, a.
- misalign, v.
- misallocate, v.
- misarrange, v.
- misbegetten, a.
- misbind, v.
- misbrand, v.
- misbranded, a.
- misbranding, n.
- misc., n.
- misc., a.
- miscalibrate, v.
- miscalibration, n.
- miscanthus, n.
- miscast, a.
- mischarged, a.
- mischarging, n.2
- mischarging, a.
- Mischling, n.
- misclassify, v.
- misclosure, n.
- miscommunicate, v.
- miscommunication, n.
- miscomprehending, a.
- misconnection, n.
- misconstrual, n.
- misconstructer, n.
- misconstructing, n.
- misconverting, n.
- miscoveting, n.
- miscrediting, n.
- miscue, n.2
- miscue, v.2
- misdating, n.
- misdeclaration, n.
- misdemeaning, a.
- misdeserving, a.
- misdevelopment, a.
- misdevote, v.
- misdial, n.
- misdialled, a.
- misdialling, n.
- misdialling, a.
- misdirecting, n.
- misdirecting, a.
- misdispended, a.
- misdispending, n.
- misdistinguishing, n.
- misdivided, a.
- misedify, v.
- miseducative, a.
- mise en abyme, n.
- mise en place, n.
- misère ouverte, n.
- miseure, n.
- misexpounder, n.
- misexpressed, a.
- misfeed, n.
- misfold, v.
- misfolded, a.
- misfolding, n.
- misfunction, n.
- misgauge, v.
- misguess, n.
- mishaving, n.
- mishersing, n.
- Mishmi, n.
- mishpocha, n.
- misidentified, a.
- misincorporate, v.
- misincorporated, a.
- misincorporation, n.
- misintent, n.
- misjoined, a.
- miskey, v.
- miskoek, n.
- misl, n.
- mislearned, a.2
- mislick, n.
- mislocalization, n.
- mislocalize, v.
- misloving, n.2
- mismarket, v.
- mismarketing, n.
- mismothering, n.
- misnamer, n.
- misnomed, a.
- misnomered, a.
- misnote, v.2
- misnurture, n. and a.
- misobservancy, n.
- misobservation, n.
- misogamous, a.
- misogynean, a.
- misonidazole, n.
- misopaedia, n.
- misoprostol, n.
- misorientated, a.
- misoriented, a.
- misoshiru, n.
- mispair, n.2
- mispair, v.
- mispaired, a.
- mispairing, n.
- misper, n.
- mispersoning, n.
- misplacer, n.
- misplay, v.
- misportray, v.
- misprice, v.
- mispricing, n.
- mispronounced, a.
- misprove, v.
- mispunctuated, a.
- misread, a.
- misrecall, v.
- misrecognize, v.
- misremembered, a.
- misroute, v.
- misrouted, a.
- missalette, n.
- miss-and-out, n.
- missaying, a.
- mis-selection, n.
- mis-sell, v.
- mis-selling, n.
- mis-set, a.
- misshaping, n.
- missifical, a.
- missikins, n.
- missileer, n.
- missionar, n.
- missionarying, n.
- missionaryizing, n.
- mission civilisatrice, n.
- missioneering, a.
- missionization, n.
- missionized, a.
- Mississippi plan, n.
- missitting, a.
- Miss Lucy, n.
- Miss Mollyish, a.
- mis-sold, a.
- missorting, n.
- missounding, n.
- Missourium, n.
- misspeaker, n.
- misspelled, a.
- misspoken, a.
- misspringing, n.
- misstrike, n.
- misstruck, a.
- missuing, n.
- mist, n.4
- Mistassini, n.
- mistelle, n.
- mistemperure, n.
- mistified, a.
- mistrack, v.
- mistracking, n.
- mistraist, n.
- mistreater, n.
- mistype, v.
- misworking, n.
- mitasses, n.
- Mitbestimmung, n.
- Mitchell, n.2
- miteology, n.
- mithai, n.
- mithramycin, n.
- miticidal, a.
- mito-, comb. form
- mitochondrially, adv.
- mitogenesis, n.
- mitogenicity, n.
- mitose, v.
- mitout, prep.
- Mitsuda, n.
- mitt, v.
- mitteleuropäisch, a.
- Mitterrandism, n.
- Mitterrandist, n.
- mittful, n.
In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:
- (Under misally, v.)
- misallied
- (Under misbehave, v.)
- misbehaver
- (Under misbestow, v.)
- misbestowed
- (Under mischristen, v.)
- mischristened
- (Under miscibility, n.)
- miscibility gap
- (Under misconduct, n.)
- misconduct penalty
- (Under misdeem, v.)
- misdeemed
- (Under misdiagnose, v.)
- misdiagnosed
- (Under misery, n.)
- misery guts
- misery index
- misery whip
- (Under misfit, v.)
- misfitted
- (Under mishear, v.)
- misheard
- (Under mishit, v.)
- mishit
- (Under misinform, v.)
- misinforming
- (Under misinterpret, v.)
- misinterpreted
- (Under misjoin, v.)
- misjoining
- (Under miskick, v.)
- miskicking
- (Under misnurture, n. and a.)
- misnurtureness
- (Under miso, n.)
- miso soup
- (Under miso-, comb. form)
- misozoic
- (Under mispay, v.)
- mispaying
- (Under misprint, v.)
- misprinted
- (Under misquote, v.)
- misquoted
- (Under misrate, v.)
- misrated
- (Under misremember, v.)
- misremembering
- (Under miss, n.2)
- Miss Emma
- Miss Fidditch
- Miss Laycock
- Miss Thing
- (Under missed, a.)
- missed approach
- (Under mis-set, v.)
- missetting
- (Under missile, n. and a.)
- missile age
- missile defence
- missile shield
- Missile Technology Control Regime
- (Under missing, a. and n.2)
- missing heir
- missingness
- (Under mission, n.)
- mission bell
- mission boy
- mission creep
- mission-critical
- mission family
- Mission grape
- mission impossible
- mission Indian
- mission statement
- (Under missionary, n. and a.)
- Missionary Baptist
- missionary barrel
- missionary zeal
- (Under Mississippi, n.)
- Mississippi Bubble
- Mississippi kite
- Mississippi mud pie
- Mississippi rifle
- Mississippi Scheme
- Mississippi Territory
- (Under Missouri, n. and a.)
- Missouri canary
- Missouri currant
- Missouri gooseberry
- Missouri gourd
- Missouri primrose
- Missouri sucker
- Missouri toothpick
- (Under mistake, n.)
- mistake-prone
- (Under mistraist, v.)
- mistraisting
- (Under mistress, n. and a.)
- Mistress of the World
- (Under mistype, v.)
- mistyped
- (Under mither, v.)
- mithered
- mithering
- (Under mithridate, n.)
- mithridate cress
- mithridate pennywort
- (Under mitochondrial, a.)
- mitochondrial DNA
- mitochondrial Eve
- (Under mitotic, a.)
- mitotic figure
- mitotic index
- mitotic spindle
- (Under mitral, a. and n.)
- mitral cell
- (Under mitre, n.1)
- mitre horn
- (Under mitre, n.2)
- mitre-gate
- mitre gear
- mitre saw
- (Under mitred, a.1)
- mitred headdress
- (Under mitten, n.)
- mitten string
Out-of-sequence new entries
13 June 2002 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:
- ABD, n.
- aliyah, n.
- amateur dramatic, a.
- amateur dramatics, n.
- am-dram, a. (n.)
- America, n.
- America First, n.
- America Firster, n.
- Americana, n.
- America’s Cup, n.
- AOR, n.
- Asperger, n.
- A-team, n.
- barbie, n.
- B-boy, n.
- big chill, n.
- bitching, a. (and int.) and adv.
- BITNET, n.
- blag, n.2
- blag, v.2
- blagger, n.2
- blokeish, a.
- blokeishness, n.
- blokey, a.
- blokie, n.
- bonkbuster, n.
- bonkbusting, a.
- e-mailer, n.
- e-mailing, n.
- extropian, n. and a.
- Extropianism, n.
- extropy, n.
- fajita, n.
- fleadh, n.
- fleadh cheoil, n.
- Four-H, n.
- Four-H’er, n.
- gateway, v.
- gatewayed, a.
- gatewaying, n.
- killing field, n.
- killing ground, n.
- new jack, n. and a.
- new jill, a. and n.
- non-scene, a.
- probiotic, a.1 and n.
- Schengen, n.
- Schengenland, n.
- shout-out, n.
- Tardis, n.
- trance dance, n.
- trance dancer, n.
- trance dancing, n.
- trancey, a.
- underwired, a.
- V-chip, n.
In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:
- (Under A)
- from A to B
- (Under adventure, n.)
- adventure story
- adventure game
- adventure gaming
- adventure holiday
- adventure tour
- adventure travel
- adventure trip
- adventure training
- adventure camp
- adventure centre
- (Under air, n.1)
- air mile
- air quality
- air quote
- (Under amen, adv., int., n.)
- amen to that
- (Under antigen, n.)
- antigen-presenting cell
- (Under arm, n.1)
- the strong arm of the law
- the long arm of the law
- (one) would give one’s right arm (for or to do something)
- good arm
- to go (also come) with the arm
- to put the arm on (a person)
- an arm and a leg
- to cost an arm and a leg
- (Under audio-)
- audiobook
- (Under audit, n.)
- Audit Commission
- audit committee
- (Under ballistic, a.)
- to go ballistic
- (Under balsamic, a. and n.)
- balsamic vinaigrette
- balsamic vinegar
- (Under bang, v.1)
- to bang up
- to bang away
- to bang on
- to bang out
- (Under banging, vbl. n.1)
- banging on
- (Under beat, n.1)
- to miss (also skip) a beat
- not to miss a beat
- one’s heart misses (also skips) a beat
- (Under bee, n.1)
- bee-stung
- (Under big, a.)
- big on
- to be (also go) big on
- big admirer
- big believer
- big fan
- big drinker
- big eater
- big spender
- big cat
- big E
- to give (a person) the big E
- Big Easy
- big fish
- big fish in a small pond
- big government
- big hair
- big picture
- big sleep
- (Under bikini, n.)
- bikini briefs
- bikini line
- (Under blouse, n.)
- big girl’s blouse
- (Under Bolivian, a. and n.)
- Bolivian haemorrhagic fever
- (Under bus, n.2)
- bus lane
- (Under buy, v.)
- to buy into
- (Under chance, n., a., and adv.)
- is there any chance of –?
- any chance of –?
- chance would be a fine thing
- to be in with a chance
- (Under check, v.1)
- check it out
- to check for
- (Under class, n.)
- class action
- class suit
- (Under cut, v.)
- to cut it
- to cut to the chase
- (Under death, n.)
- death futures
- death metal
- (Under disabled, ppl. a.)
- disabled badge
- disabled sticker
- disabled access
- (Under drive-)
- drive time
- (Under elbow, n.)
- to give (a person) the elbow
- (Under energy, n.)
- energy audit
- (Under face, n.)
- one’s face fits
- off (or out of) one’s face
- face time
- (Under fair-trade, n.)
- fair-traded
- (Under four, a. and n.)
- 4×4
- 4WD
- (Under frequent, a.)
- frequent flyer
- (Under Goa, n.1)
- Goa trance
- (Under hæmorrhagic, a.)
- haemorrhagic fever
- (Under helper, n.)
- helper cell
- helper T cell
- (Under lady, n.)
- ladies who lunch
- (Under lethal, a. and n.)
- lethal injection
- (Under P)
- PMS
- PMT
- (Under panties, n. pl.)
- panty line
- visible panty line
- panty liner
- (Under premenstrual, a.)
- premenstrual syndrome
- (Under Q)
- QA
- QC
- (Under quality, n.)
- quality assurance
- (Under R)
- RDA
- RDI
- RSI
- (Under ready, a., adv., and n.)
- ready meal
- (Under recipe, n.)
- recipe dish
- (Under recommended, a.)
- recommended daily allowance
- recommended dietary allowance
- (Under repetitive, a.)
- repetitive strain injury
- (Under scene, n.)
- scene queen
- (Under shout, n.2)
- to give (a person) a shout
- big shout
- in with a shout
- (Under social, a. and n.)
- social care
- social cleansing
- social exclusion
- social market
- social market economy
- social marketing
- social phobia
- (Under sustainable, a.)
- sustainable city
- sustainable development
- sustainable tourism
- (Under tough, a. (adv., n.))
- tough love
- (Under trans-, prefix)
- trans-fat
- trans-fatty acid
- (Under V)
- VCAM
- VPL
- (Under viatical, a. and n.)
- viatical settlement
Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:
- adventure, n.
- audit, n.
- beat, n.1
- bikini, n.
- check, v.1
- commit, v.
- directive, a. (n.)
- doss, n.2
- doss, v.2
- fold, n.3
- fold, v.1
- folded, ppl. a.
- folding, vbl. n.1
- freak, n.1
- gateway, n.1
- kernel, n.1
- prebiotic, a.
- present, v.
- scene, n.
- sustainable, a.
- trance, n.1
- viatical, a. and n.