New words list: June 2012

List of new word entries

In addition to revised versions of Second Edition entries, these ranges contain the following new entries:

New word entries
New sub-entries
New senses

New word entries

• acidulum, n.
• Aftonian, adj. and n.
• apatosaur, n.
• Apatosaurus, n.
• aptronym, n.
• aptronymic, n. and adj.
• araneid, n. and adj.
• arene, n.
• Babalawo, n.
• bimble, n.
• bimble, v.
• BitTorrent, n.
• blacked-up, adj.
• blacking up, n.
• blacktop, v.
• bling, v.
• bogan, n.
• bustler, n.2
• capitalism, n.1
• carpet-bomb, v.
• chondral, adj.
• command line, n.
• conservatress, n.
• cortado, n.
• crureus, n.
• cybercast, n.
• cybercast, v.
• cybercasting, n.
• dance-off, n.
• deinonychosaur, n.
• Deinonychus, n.
• digipak, n.
• dogfighter, n.
• dogleg, v.
• dogsbody, v.
• dogsbodying, n.
• dogtrot, v.
• dom, n.4 (and adj.)
• earthlike, adj.
• earthscape, n.
• earth-stopping, n.
• echinacea, n.
• falcial, adj.
• folate, n.
• galaktoboureko, n.
• Gallimimus, n.
• Gaysoc, n.
• Godwin’s Law, n.
• half-caf, n. and adj.
• Hooverian, adj. and n.
• H-R diagram, n.
• hypergranulation, n.
• iguanodontid, n. and adj.
• i-mind, n.
• Irishy, n.
• Kennedyesque, adj.
• Kennedyism, n.
• Kennedyite, n. and adj.
• khanda, n.
• MRS, n.2
• oppo, n.2
• paywall, n.
• quantitative easing, n.
• retcon, n.
• retcon, v.
• sauropodomorph, n. and adj.
• Scotchgarding, n.
• semispecies, n.
• spirulina, n.
• sriracha, n.
• Struthiomimus, n.
• sub clover, n.
• sub tegmine fagi, adv.
• sub, n.11 (and adj.)
• sub, prep.
• sub, v.5
• subadditivity, n.
• subalternate, v.
• subalternated, adj.
• subatmospheric, adj.
• sub-band, n.2
• subbing, n.4
• sub-branched, adj.
• subcanopy, n.
• subcentric, adj.
• sub-chantry, n.
• subchondral, adj.
• subcingle, n.
• subcloning, n.
• sub-commandant, n.
• subcommander, n.
• subcommunity, n.
• subcontinuous, adj.
• subcool, v.
• sub-county, n.
• subcrystalline, adj.
• subdelegating, n.
• subdial, n.
• subdirectory, n.
• subdomain, n.
• subducting, n.
• Suberite, n. and adj.
• sub-ether, n.
• sub-etheric, adj.
• subfix, n.
• subfix, v.
• subform, n.
• subimpose, v.
• subinvoluted, adj.
• subinvolution, n.
• subirrigated, adj.
• subjecter, n.
• subjectivization, n.
• subjector, n.
• subjunctivity, n.
• subleased, adj.
• sublet, adj.
• sublicence | sublicense, n.
• sublicense, v.
• subluminary, adj.
• submacroscopic, adj.
• submarine, v.
• submergent, adj. and n.
• submerse, adj.
• submicron, n. and adj.
• submodifier, n.
• submove, n.
• subnet, n.
• subnival, adj.
• subobscured, adj.
• suborder, v.
• subordinal, adj.
• subordinate, v.1
• suboscine, n. and adj.
• subpar, adj.
• subperitoneo-, comb._form
• subpersonality, n.
• subprimal, adj. and n.
• subprocess, n.
• sub-protector, n.
• subrecent, adj.
• sub-rented, adj.
• sub-renter, n.
• sub-renting, n.
• sub-scribe, n.
• subserosal, adj.
• subserving, n.
• subshaft, n.2
• subsidation, n.2
• subsidist, n.
• subsign, n.
• subsistence allowance, n.
• substand, v.
• substantiated, adj.
• substantivate, v.
• substitute teach, v.
• substitute teacher, n.
• substitute teaching, n.
• substituting, n.
• substration, n.2
• subsultatory, adj.
• subterposed, adj.
• subterrean, adj.
• subtractable, adj.
• subtractible, adj.
• subtractively, adv.
• subtribal, adj.
• subtropically, adv.
• subungulate, adj. and n.
• subunist, n.
• subventive, adj.
• subverser, n.
• subvertor, n.
• subvocalized, adj.
• super heavyweight, n. and adj.
• super PAC, n.
• super, n.13
• superacidified, adj.
• superannuant, n.
• superantigen, n.
• superatom, n.
• superbabe, n.
• superbad, adj.
• superbase, n.
• superboy, n.
• supercalendering, n.
• supercarbonate, n.
• supercavitating, adj.
• supercavitation, n.
• supercentenarian, n.
• super-chilled, adj.
• superclass, n.
• supercold, adj.
• super-compact, adj. and n.
• supercomputing, n.
• supercross, n.
• superculture, n.
• superdelegate, n.
• superelevated, adj.
• superencipher, v.
• superencipherment, n.
• super-eruption, n.
• super-fact, n.
• Supergirl, n.
• superglue, v.
• superhive, v.
• superintelligence, n.
• superior court, n.
• superkingdom, n.
• superlight, adj.1
• superlight, adj.2
• supermania, n.
• super-maximum, adj.
• supermolecular, adj.
• supermom, n.
• supermum, n.
• supernaturalizing, n.
• superordinated, adj.
• superparamagnetic, adj.
• superparamagnetism, n.
• superparasitism, n.
• superplasticizer, n.
• superpowered, adj.
• superrotate, v.
• superrotation, n.
• Supersaurus, n.
• superscalar, adj.
• superseding, adj.
• supersessionism, n.
• supersessionist, n. and adj.
• superstock, n.
• superstrate, n.
• supertaster, n.
• supertitle, n.
• supertitle, v.
• supertwist, n.
• supertwisted, adj.
• superuser, n.
• supervillain, n.
• supervolcano, n.
• suplex, n.
• suppeditation, n.1
• suppl., adj.
• Suppl., n.
• Supplex, n. and adj.
• supplicating, n.
• supposingly, adv.
• suprascrive, v.
• supremism, n.
• tumoricidal, adj.
• Ultrasaurus, n.
• Urbanite, n.1 and adj.1
• urbanscape, n.
• usen, v.
• -verse, comb._form

New sub-entries

• BCS
• blinging
• chicken supreme
• cloud computing
• subfixed
• subjugating
• superglued
• supervised
• supinated
• endostylar
• subluxated
• sub-imposed
• superconsciously
• superparamagnetically
• expiratory reserve volume
• genital wart
• grid computing
• heather line
• i-mind-day
• multiple superparticular
• SP
• SSI
• sub bench
• subacute bacterial endocarditis
• subalpine warbler
• subangled wave
• subatomic particle
• sub-commissar
• sub-commissary
• sub-curator
• subdiversified
• subjectified
• substantivated
• subtidally
• subfolder
• subject header
• subject line
• sublicence agreement
• sublivid
• submammalian
• submarine canyon
• submarine meadow
• submarine tackle
• submenu
• submicrometer
• subnotebook
• subolivaceous
• subpixel
• sub-postmistress
• subs bench
• subscription seat
• subsector
• subsidy publisher
• subsidy publishing
• subspecialist
• subspecialization
• subspecialize
• substance abuser
• substance-free
• substantive rationality
• substitute bench
• substituted service
• substitutes' bench
• substitutional service
• substrain
• subterranean clover
• subthalamic nucleus
• subtherapeutic
• subtonicity
• subventricular
• subway car
• subway fare
• subway platform
• subway ride
• subway rider
• subway riding
• Subway Series
• subway stop
• subway ticket
• suited-booted
• super soap
• superabsorbent
• superaffuse
• superb blue wren
• superb fairy wren
• superb lily
• superb lyrebird
• superb parrot
• superbaby
• superbank
• superbitch
• superbrand
• supercapacitor
• supercarnal
• supercasino
• supercentre
• superchef
• superchip
• supercollider
• supercruise
• supercruiser
• superdeformation
• superdeformed
• superelevating
• super-easy
• super-efficient
• superfish
• super-fit
• superforce
• superformicine
• superfortress
• super-fresh
• superfruit
• superfund
• supergod
• supergraphic
• superhard
• superhero cartoon
• superhero comic
• superhero comic book
• superhero comic strip
• superhero costume
• superhero film
• superhero genre
• superhero movie
• super-hip
• superhiving
• super-hot
• superhunk
• super-injunction
• superkid
• superlative absolute
• superlative relative
• supermajority
• supermarket giant
• supermarket tabloid
• super-maximum security
• super-myth
• super-obese
• super-obesity
• superomedial
• superordinate goal
• superparamagnetic limit
• superpartner
• superphylum
• superpipe
• superplume
• superquarry
• supersaver
• supersedure cell
• super-self
• super-smart
• super-soft
• supersolary
• superspreader
• superstorm
• superstrain
• super-strength
• super-submarine
• supertask
• supertree
• super-variety
• supervision order
• supervisory board
• supper gong
• supper hall
• supper plate
• supple silk
• Supplemental Security Income
• supply–demand
• suppositiousness
• support act
• support service
• suppression order
• suppressive fire
• supra-ethnic
• supragingival
• supra-historically
• supra-individualism
• supra-individually
• supraphysiological
• suprasensitivity
• supratidal
• supreme bench
• supreme good
• sursumduct
• VGA
• water footprint
• white supremism
• white supremist

New senses

• cacique, n.
• cloud, n.
• domain, n.
• dominant, adj.and n.
• emergent, adj.and n.
• folder, n.
• granulation, n.
• gyre, n.
• inscription, n.
• insertion, n.
• luminal, adj.
• suited, adj.
• taster, n.1
• thread, n.
• threading, n.
• vulnerable, adj.