New words list: December 2011
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
- a due, adv.
- Aanderaa, n.
- aapa, n.
- Aaronid, n. and adj.
- Aaronite, n. and adj.
- Aaron’s bells, n.
- Aaron’s serpent, n.
- ab urbe condita, adv.
- ab, n.2
- ab-, prefix2
- abackwards, adv.
- abacost, n.
- abakwetha, adj. and n.
- abapical, adj.
- abasic, adj.2
- abatagati, n.
- abattle, v.2
- abbot-general, n.
- Abbott’s booby, n.
- abducens, n.
- abductive, adj.
- Abdul, n.
- Abdulla, n.
- abeat, adv. (and adj.)
- abecedarium, n.
- abelia, n.
- abeng, n.
- Aberginian, n.
- aberglaube, n.
- Abernethian, adj.
- Abert’s squirrel, n.
- abetalipoproteinaemia | abetalipoproteinemia, n.
- abfrontal, adj.
- abhesive, adj. and n.
- abhinaya, n.
- abhisheka, n.
- abhorful, adj.
- abhuman, adj. and n.
- abhyanga, n.
- absotively, adv.
- absquatulize, v.
- abt., prep.
- abud, adj.
- abuela, n.
- abuelita, n.
- abuelo, n.
- abundante cautela, adv.
- aburn, adj.
- abusing, adj.
- abustle, adj.
- abuttal, v.
- abyssopelagic, adj.
- Acacian, n. and adj.
- academy school, n.
- acallosal, adj. and n.
- acalypha, n.
- Acanthamoeba | Acanthameba, n.
- acanthin, n.
- acanthocytosis, n.
- acara, n.
- acardia, n.
- acaridian, adj. and n.
- Acarnanian, n. and adj.
- acarology, n.
- acatalasia, n.
- acause, conj. (and adv.)
- accablé, adj.
- acceding, adj.
- accelerans, n.
- acceptee, n.
- accessorized, adj.
- acclaimed, adj.
- acclimating, n.
- acclimator, n.
- accolade, v.
- accollé, adj.
- accommodatable, adj.
- accommodational, adj.
- accompagnato, adj. and n.
- accompanied, adj.
- accomplishing, adj.
- accordatura, n.
- accordion, v.
- accordioned, adj.
- accoster, n.
- accouri, n.
- accoutring | accoutering, n.
- accra, n.
- accreditated, adj.
- accrementitious, adj.
- acculturalization, n.
- acculturated, adj.
- acculturating, adj.
- acculturational, adj.
- acculture, v.
- accultured, adj.
- accurize, v.
- accursing, adj.
- accusatorily, adv.
- accusive, adj.
- acedious, adj.
- Acene, n.1
- acene, n.2
- acephaly, n.
- acequia madre, n.
- aces, adj. (and int.)
- acetuous, adj.
- acorum, n.
- acourse, adv.1
- acousticolateral, adj.
- acousticolateralis, adj.
- acqua alta, n.
- acquaintanced, adj.
- acquiree, n.
- acquiring, adj.
- acquiror, n.
- acquitting, adj.
- Acrasian, adj.
- acridology, n.
- acridone, n.
- acrodermatitis enteropathica, n.
- acrodermatitis, n.
- acronic, adj.2
- acronymania, n.
- acronymous, adj.
- acrosomal, adj.
- acryloyl, n.
- activin, n.
- acultural, adj.
- acute-angled, adj.
- acyanogenic, adj.
- acyloin, n.
- ad aperturam libri, adv.
- ad arbitrium, adv.
- ad bene placitum, adv.
- ad clerum, adv.
- ad crumenam, adv. (and adj.)
- ad damnum, adv. and n.
- ad deliquium, adv.
- ad extra, adv. and adj.
- ad extremum, adv.
- ad factum praestandum, adv.
- ad intra, adv. and adj.
- ad limina apostolorum, adv.
- ad limina, adv. and adj.
- ad loc., adv.
- ad locum, adv.
- ad majorem Dei gloriam, adv.
- ad placitum, adv.
- Adam Tiler, n.
- Adam, n.3
- adamantoblast, n.
- Adamatic, adj.
- Adametic, adj.
- adamine, n.
- Adamish, adj.2
- Adamism, n.
- adam’s fig, n.
- Adam’s wine, n.
- adaptationism, n.
- adaptationist, n. and adj.
- adaptionist, n. and adj.
- adaptivity, n.
- adarces, n.
- Adcock, n.
- adductory, adj.
- ade, n.
- Adelaide, n. and adj.
- Adelaidean, n. and adj.
- adelgid, n. and adj.
- Adenese, n. and adj.
- Adeni, n. and adj.
- adeno-associated, adj.
- adenohypophysial, adj.
- adenomyosis, n.
- adenosis, n.
- adenosyl, n.
- adenylate, n.
- adenylic, adj.
- adenylyl, n.
- adenylylated, adj.
- adenylylating, adj.
- ad-extrant, adj.
- adfrontal, adj. and n.
- adhan, n.
- adhocratic, adj.
- Adi Granth, n.
- adianthus, n.
- adigar, n.
- adinkra, n.
- adipokine, n.
- adiponectin, n.
- adipsia, n.
- Adirondack, n. and adj.
- Adirondacker, n.
- adither, adj.
- Adjar, n. and adj.
- Adjarian, n. and adj.
- adjectivization, n.
- adjigo, n.
- adjoining, n.
- adjourning, adj.
- Adjt., n.
- adjudging, adj.
- adjudicated, adj.
- adjudicating, adj.
- adjudicatory, adj. and n.
- adjugate, adj. and n.
- adjurator, n.
- adjuring, n.
- adjustability, n.
- adjustably, adv.
- adjusting, adj.
- adjustmental, adj.
- adjuvance, n.
- adjuvanted, adj.
- adlect, v.
- adlection, n.
- administrador, n.
- administratory, adj.
- administrivia, n.
- admiral, v.
- admiralcy, n.
- admissable, adj.
- admissory, n.
- admittatur, n.
- admurmuring, n.
- adnascency, n.
- adolescently, adv.
- adonite, n.
- adoptor, n.
- adoratory, adj.
- adornate, adj.
- adposition, n.
- adprep, n.
- adradius, n.
- adrenalectomize, v.
- adrenalize, v.
- adrenalized, adj.
- adrenarche, n.
- adrenoleukodystrophy, n.
- Adrian, adj.
- Adriatic, adj. and n.
- Adriatical, adj.
- adstratal, adj.
- adstrate, n. and adj.
- adult child, n.
- adulticide, n.
- adultlike, adj.
- adultoid, n. and adj.
- adune, v.
- Advaita, n.
- advantage point, n.
- adverbal, adj. and n.
- adversariness, n.
- advertisable, adj.
- advertisingese, n.
- advisingly, adv.
- advocated, adj.
- advocater, n.
- Adyghe, n. and adj.
- adynaton, n.
- adzed, adj.
- adzing, n.
- aechmea, n.
- aedeagus, n.
- Aedes, n.
- Aeginetan, n. and adj.
- Aegipan, n.
- aeolid, n. and adj.
- Aeolus, n.
- Aesopical, adj.
- Aesopically, adv.
- aesthesic | esthesic, adj.
- aestheticization, n.
- aestheticizing, n.
- aestivating | estivating, adj.
- aestivating | estivating, n.
- aetiologic | etiologic, adj.
- Aetolian, n. and adj.
- aetomorphic, adj.
- amakwetha, n.
- amatagati, n.
- andrachne, n.
- bibimbap, n.
- biennium, n.
- boon coon, n.
- challan, v.
- chemtrail, n.
- chermoula, n.
- Dalit, n.
- death slide, n.
- earworm, n.
- enterobacterium, n.
- ex abundante cautela, adv.
- fibronectin, n.
- Garifuna, n. and adj.
- Garinagu, n.
- general-adjutant, n.
- gordita, n.
- hendecad, n.
- j’accuse, n.
- munter, n.2
- non-admissible, adj.
- non-admissibleness, n.
- over-accessorized, adj.
- posilutely, adv.
- stitch and bitch, n.
- traceur, n.
- turbinado, n.
- va-jay-jay, n.
New sub-entries
- abactinally
- abapically
- abatement notice
- abatement officer
- abbey piece
- Abbot of Unrest
- abbot sovereign
- abbot-bishop
- abbreviatedly
- ABC class
- abdication crisis
- Aberdeen hook
- aberrationally
- absorptiometrically
- absorption centre
- absquatulating
- absquatulator
- abstinence programme
- abstinence symptom
- abstract algebra
- abstracter of titles
- abstractor of titles
- abuse allegation
- abuse case
- abuse charge
- abuse counselling
- abuse counsellor
- abuse of notation
- abuse victim
- abutting joint
- abyssal plain
- academic calendar
- academical year
- academicization
- academization
- academy director
- Academy member
- academy player
- academy programme
- acarine disease
- acceleration clause
- acceleration due to gravity
- acceleration of gravity
- accelerator board
- accelerator card
- accelerator mass spectrometry
- accent mark
- accent neume
- accent sign
- accentedness
- acceptance in lieu
- acceptance letter
- acceptance speech
- access code
- access course
- access provider
- accessary after the fact
- accessary before the fact
- accession day
- accessory after the fact
- accessory before the fact
- accessory plume
- accessory shoe
- accident black spot
- accident compensation
- accident damage
- accident inquiry
- accident investigation
- accident investigator
- accident prevention
- accident record
- accident report
- accident risk
- accident scene
- accident site
- accident statistic
- accident victim
- accommodation coach
- accommodation land
- accommodation theory
- accomplished fact
- accordion file
- accordion fold
- accordion folder
- accordion player
- accordion-like
- accoucheurship
- account administrator
- account balance
- account clerk
- account holder
- account keeper
- account keeping
- account ledger
- account management
- account manager
- account name
- account number
- account officer
- accounting audit
- accounting auditor
- accounting board
- accounting clerk
- accounting day
- accounting department
- accounting manager
- accounting officer
- accounting period
- accounts administrator
- accounts clerk
- accounts manager
- accounts officer
- accoutrement shop
- accreting
- accretion rate
- accretionary prism
- accretionary wedge
- accrual accounting
- accruals accounting
- accruals basis
- accumulation point
- accumulation unit
- accurized
- accurizing
- accusative absolute
- accusativity
- ace boon coon
- ace of hearts
- ace of spades
- ace-deuce
- ace-face
- acorn woodpecker
- acoustic guitar
- acoustic guitarist
- acoustic shock
- acoustical guitar
- acoustical guitarist
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- acquisition accounting
- acquisitional
- acre money
- acremanland
- acridine orange
- acridological
- acronymaniac
- acrophonically
- acupunctural
- acute abdomen
- acute myeloid leukaemia
- acylated
- acylating
- adaptation product
- adaptive expectations
- adaptive immunity
- adaptive zone
- adenylate kinase
- adenylyl cyclase
- adhesion contract
- adhesive bandage
- adhesive organ
- adhesive plaster
- adiabatic lapse rate
- adiaphorous spirit
- adipoceriform tumour
- adipose eyelid
- adipose membrane
- adiposis dolorosa
- Adirondack boat
- Adirondack chair
- Adirondack guide boat
- Adirondack shelter
- Adirondack shelter-camp
- adjacency matrix
- adjacency pair
- adjective compound
- adjective-forming
- adjectiveless
- adjective-like
- adjudication board
- adjudication committee
- adjudication hearing
- adjudication officer
- adjudication panel
- adjustable spanner
- adjustable wrench
- adjustable-rate
- adjusted gross income
- adjusting entry
- adjustment disorder
- adjuvanticity
- administration assistant
- administration fee
- administrative assistant
- administrative law
- administrative receiver
- administrative receivership
- admiral’s mast
- Admiralty brass
- admiralty law
- Admiralty metal
- admission day
- adonization
- adoption centre
- adoption counsellor
- adoption law
- adoption lawyer
- adoption paper
- adoption record
- adoption registry
- adoptive Act
- adpositional
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal medulla
- adrenaline junkie
- adrenaline rush
- adrenalizing
- adrenergic receptor
- adrenomedullary
- Adriatic Sea
- adsorption chromatography
- adsorptively
- adult student
- adulticidal
- advance price
- advanced gas-cooled reactor
- Advanced Subsidiary
- Advanced Subsidiary level
- Advanced Supplementary
- Advanced Supplementary Level
- advantage court
- advantage law
- advantage line
- advantage rule
- Advent image
- Advent wreath
- adverb class
- adverb clause
- adverb particle
- adverb phrase
- adverb placement
- adverbialization
- adversativeness
- advertisement campaign
- advertisement copy
- advertisement hoarding
- advertisement jingle
- advertisement slogan
- advertising account
- advertising banner
- advertising billboard
- advertising board
- advertising budget
- advertising campaign
- advertising cart
- advertising copy
- advertising copywriter
- advertising department
- advertising director
- advertising dollar
- advertising editor
- advertising executive
- advertising expenditure
- advertising hoarding
- advertising industry
- advertising jingle
- advertising magazine
- advertising man
- advertising manager
- advertising message
- advertising people
- advertising person
- advertising pitch
- advertising pitchman
- advertising poster
- advertising producer
- advertising revenue
- advertising sign
- advertising signboard
- advertising slogan
- advertising space
- Advertising Standards Authority
- advertising strategy
- advertising watchdog
- advertising writer
- advice bureau
- advice column
- advice columnist
- advice line
- advice slip
- advisory opinion
- advisory period
- advisory teacher
- adze-eye
- adze-eye hammer
- aedeagal
- Aeginetan marbles
- Aeginetan school
- Aeginetan sculptures
- Aeolus’s harp
- aestheticized
- aesthetic-looking
- Aetolian Confederacy
- Aetolian League
- appropriate adult
- battery acid
- battery charger
- battery pack
- best fit
- boron nitride
- bulbospongiosus
- bulbospongiosus muscle
- BZP
- cAMP
- career adviser
- careers adviser
- carpal tunnel
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- central nervous system
- chenille plant
- communication accommodation theory
- contract of adhesion
- cyclic AMP
- day of accounting
- deuce court
- doctor fish
- early adapter
- file snake
- fixed-rate
- futuro-adaptationist
- gain line
- gigapixel
- God particle
- late adapter
- late adopter
- letter of accreditation
- locked-in syndrome
- notice of abandonment
- Schrödinger’s cat
- sovereign wealth fund
- speech accommodation theory
- stone cress
- testicular cancer
- variable-rate
- white acajou
- worried well
- zero emission
- zero-emission vehicle
- zip line
- zip wire
- zipped
New senses
- axile, adj.
- banner, n.1
- bison, n.
- bruising, n.
- capsule, n. and adj.
- charger, n.2
- cruise, v.
- donate, v.
- fascia, n.
- footfall | foot-fall, n.
- guy, n.2
- Jacob’s ladder, n.
- let, v.1
- speculate, v.
- spike, v.1
- unzip, v.
- vacuum, n.
- warrant, v.
- zip, n.1
- zip, v.