| Amur | Used attrib. to designate plants and animals native to or originating from the Amur… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| anarcho-syndicalism | = syndicalism n. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| anoretic | = anorectic adj. 1 2. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| antipasto | Hors d'œuvre. Also fig. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| anyplace | Anywhere. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| appraisive | Of language, etc.: used in making, or of the type used in making, appraisals or valuations. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| archive | trans. To place or store in an archive; in Computing, to transfer to a… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| atraumatic | Not causing trauma or injury; applied spec. to surgical instruments or techniques that minimize injurious effects. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| attendee | One who (merely) attends a meeting, conference, etc.; = attendant adj. 4. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| authoritarianism | Authoritarian principles. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| banally | In a banal manner. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| bierstube | A German tavern, taproom or bar. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| bipartisan | Of, representing, or composed of members of, two (political or other) parties. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| blondish | Somewhat blonde; rather light-coloured. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| bouvier | A breed of dog (see quots. 1934 1947). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| brachiate | intr. (See quot. 1948.) | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| bratty | Of a child or adolescent: spoiled, badly-behaved; of an adult: immature, given to behaving like a spoiled child. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| braze | The process of brazing; a brazed joint. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| Briard | A sheep-dog of a breed of French origin. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| brutalist | One who exhibits brutalism; spec. an exponent of brutalism in art, architecture, or literature. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| bulgur | A cereal food consisting of whole wheat partially boiled and then dried and crushed. Also attrib. Cf. burgoo n. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| capeskin | A soft leather made from South African hair sheepskin. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| causational | Belonging to the law or doctrine of causation. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| chagal | A water-bottle usually of canvas or leather. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| chemoautotrophically | By chemoautotrophy, in a chemoautotrophic manner. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| circumlunar | Revolving about, surrounding, or flying round the moon. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| comicry | Comic action or practice. | 1850 | Go To Quotation |
| complementarily | In a complementary manner. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| conflictual | Of, pertaining to, or characterized by conflict; of a situation, etc.: having conflict as an essential component. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| congresswoman | A woman holding a seat in the U.S. Congress. | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| contaminant | That which contaminates. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| contraflow | Of road traffic: flow or movement alongside and in a direction contrary to an established… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| copyboard | (See quot. 1968.) | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| cordoba | The principal monetary unit of Nicaragua, equivalent to one hundred centavos. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| cosmogenic | = cosmogenetic adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| counsellee | One who receives professional counselling (esp. in Psychol.). See counselling n. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| crispen | trans. To make (more) crisp. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| curate | trans. To act as curator of (a museum, exhibits, etc.); to look after and preserve. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| cyanogenic | Capable of producing (hydrogen) cyanide; containing a cyanogen group in the molecule. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| cyclize | trans. To make (a compound) cyclic (cyclic adj. 7); intr. to undergo cyclization, become cyclic. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| decaffeinate | trans. To remove the caffeine from, or to reduce the quantity of, caffeine in (coffee). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| deflocculate | trans. and intr. To undergo, or to cause to undergo, deflocculation. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| dépaysé | Removed from one's habitual surroundings; = déraciné adj. Also as n. = exile n. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| desalt | trans. To remove salt or salts from. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| descriptivism | Philos. The doctrine that value-words, and hence value-judgements, are equivalent in… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| desize | trans. To remove size from (textiles). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| destabilize | trans. To deprive of stability, to render unstable. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| dewater | trans. To remove the water from. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| deworm | trans. = worm v. 4b. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| dichromasy | = dichromatism n. 2. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| diffractometer | An instrument for measuring diffraction; esp. an instrument used in diffraction analysis in Crystallography. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| disproportionate | intr. To undergo disproportionation. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| dyeable | That can be dyed. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| ecumenics | The study of the Christian Church as a unity; ecumenic activity. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| eicos- | Variants of icos- comb._form. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| elasticized | = elasticated adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| eluate | The solution resulting from elution. Also attrib. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| embryoid | Med. Resembling an embryo; rare except in embryoid body, an aggregate of cells that… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| escrod | A small fresh cod broiled; = scrod n. | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| eukaryote | A eukaryotic organism. Opp. prokaryote n. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| evacuee | A person who has been evacuated (see evacuate v. 8b). Also attrib. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| exflagellation | The formation or shedding of flagella; the development of microgametes resembling flagella. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| fagopyrism | A skin disease affecting certain white-skinned animals, caused by poisoning by buckwheat and subsequent exposure to sunlight. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| fanciable | That may be fancied; spec. of a person: sexually attractive (to another). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| feldgrau | Field-grey; hence, a German soldier in a uniform of this colour. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| giantesque | Having characteristics of a giant, gigantic. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| grad | = grade n. 1b. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| gumming | The clearing away of the fine coal and debris from the groove or undercut made by a coal-cutting machine. Also attrib. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| Hehner | The name of the chemist Otto Hehner used attrib. in Hehner number, Hehner value (see quots.). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| heliodon | A mechanical apparatus for demonstrating the sun's apparent motion, used in astronomy or in architectural design. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| hickey | Any small gadget or device; something of little consequence; = doohickey n. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| Hispanist | A student of the literature, language, and civilization of Spain. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| impaternate | Produced parthenogenetically by a female without fecundation by a male. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| innatism | Innate ideas, or belief in them. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| intercommunal | Existing or occurring between communities or races. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| intermesh | intr. Of gears, etc.: to mesh or interlock with one another. Also fig. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| ipso jure | By the operation of the law itself. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| jeepney | A jitney bus converted from a jeep. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| kidnap | The act of kidnapping. Also attrib. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| kip | intr. To perform a kip. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| knottedness | The character or manner of being formed into a knot. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| laicity | The principles of the laity; the rule or influence of the laity; the fact of being lay; also attrib. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| macerate | A product obtained by maceration. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| machineless | That does not use or does not require a machine or machines; (Hairdressing) designating a… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| macrocrystalline | Consisting of or containing crystals which are large enough to be seen without a microscope, or which are relatively large. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| macroglial | Of or relating to macroglia. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| Maglemosian | Designating or relating to a Mesolithic tool culture of northern Europe, characterized by… | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| Manhattanize | trans. To make similar in character or appearance to Manhattan or its inhabitants; spec.… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| manipulatable | = manipulable adj. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| manneristically | In a manneristic style. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mascara | trans. To apply mascara to (the eyelashes). Also intr. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| mashgiach | A person authorized to inspect or supervise premises where food is kept or prepared, in… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| mavrodaphne | A sweet, deep red dessert wine produced in Greece; the grape from which this is made. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| Mazdaist | A Zoroastrian. | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| megadonty | = megadontia n. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| memo | trans. To convey (information) in or as a memorandum. Sometimes with direct speech… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| Mercedarian | A member of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (also called Our Lady of Ransom)… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| mesozoan | Of, relating to, or consisting of worms of the group Mesozoa. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| metasomal | Of or relating to a metasoma or metasome. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| microcopy | A copy of a text that has been reduced in size by the use of microphotography. in microcopy… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| microwave | trans. Telecomm. To transmit (signals, information, etc.) using microwave radiation as a medium. See microwave n. 1b. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| mike | intr. With out, up. To have a dimension, measured with a micrometer, of the stated amount. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| millimolar | Of or relating to a millimole; measured in terms of millimoles. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| misstrike | A badly aimed or executed blow or stroke. Also: the result of such an error, as a misstruck coin, etc. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| modernizable | Capable of being modernized. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| monopitch | Uniformity or lack of variation of pitch in speaking. Cf. monotone n. 1a. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| mutationally | By or as a result of mutation; as regards mutation. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| myelopoiesis | The formation and development of bone marrow cells, or of blood cells derived… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| myrmecophytic | Relating to or characteristic of myrmecophytes; of the nature of a myrmecophyte. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| Nanking | In full Nanking cherry. A hardy early-flowering species of cherry, Prunus tomentosa… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| neg | Esp. of a price or salary: negotiable. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| nestable | Capable of being nested or packed within one another; (Computing, of subroutines, files… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| neuropilar | Of, relating to, consisting of, or designating neuropil. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| non-impact | Not involving or characterized by impact (lit. and fig.); (Computing) designating or… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| octuplicate | Any one of eight identical or exactly corresponding copies; esp. in in octuplicate. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| ohmage | Electrical resistance as expressed in ohms. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| ooaa | The Kauai oo, Moho braccatus, which is believed to have become extinct in the late 1980s. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| opinionatedly | In a manner that is opinionated or conceited. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| oscilloscope | A device for recording oscillations; = oscillograph n. 2a. Now: spec.… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| override | Business. More fully override commission. = overriding commission n. at overriding adj. Special uses. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeoanthropologist | An expert in or student of palaeoanthropology. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeobiogeography | The branch of science that deals with the distribution of extinct plants and animals. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| pamprodactyl | = pamprodactylous adj. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| panaché | As postmodifier: designating a dish combining ingredients of different colours. Also as n.: such a dish. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| pantograph | trans. To copy or change the scale of by means of a pantograph; (also) to mark… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| paranormal | Designating supposed psychical events and phenomena such as clairvoyance or… | 1920 | Go To Quotation |
| patellofemoral | Of or relating to the patella and femur; spec. designating the articulation between… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| phenomenalistically | As regards phenomenalism; in terms of phenomenalism. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| phosphonate | A salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; esp. an organic compound containing the group —PO(OH)… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| photophily | The condition of being photophilic or photophil; responsiveness to light; tendency to thrive in relatively intense light. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| pre-edit | trans. and intr. To edit (in various senses) beforehand. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| pre-editor | A person who pre-edits something, esp. a text. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| premixture | A mixture prepared beforehand. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| prettification | The fact or process of making something appear pretty or attractive, esp. superficially so; ornamentation, embellishment. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| prevocalic | Before a vowel; (also) of or relating to the position before a vowel. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| projectable | That may be projected; capable of being projected. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| prolongable | Capable of being prolonged or lengthened. | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| propodeal | Of or relating to the propodeum of an insect. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| pyrometallurgy | The process of extracting metals from their ores by the use of high temperatures.… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| rheophile | Of an organism: that inhabits or prefers an environment of (esp. rapidly) flowing… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| salinification | The action or process of becoming, or causing to become, saline. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| samba | intr. To dance the samba. Also fig. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| sansei | An American born of nisei parents (see nisei adj. n.); a third-generation Japanese American. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| Santo Domingan | Of or pertaining to Santo Domingo, former name of the Dominican Republic, and also the name… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| scat | Dung; (pl.) droppings. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| scooter | intr. To travel by scooter (senses 4, and 5). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| screwless | Without a screw or screws. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| scrounge | intr. To sponge on or live at the expense of others. Also with off. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| sculpted | = sculptured adj. Also fig. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| seasonality | The condition of being dependent on the seasons or other temporal cycle; the state of recurring at regular intervals. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| self-blimped | Of a ciné camera: fitted with a sound-proof cover; insulated from sound by its own housing. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| self-concept | A person's concept or idea of himself. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| self-mailing | Designating postal matter that may be folded or otherwise secured, and sent by post without enclosure in an envelope. | 1950 | Go To Quotation |
| self-rescuer | A safety device carried by coal-miners to give protection against noxious gases (see quot. 1977). | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| semanticize | trans. To invest (something) with meaning; also, to analyse semantically. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| sempervirid | = sempervirent adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| sesquicentenary | A one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary; a festival celebrating this; = sesquicentennial n. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| sheetlet | A small sheet; spec. in Philately (cf. sheet n. 5d). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| shinny | = moonshine n. 4. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| shoot | An arbitrary alteration of shit int. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| silvical | Of or pertaining to silvics. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| skiable | Of a slope, snow, etc.: capable of being skied on; fit for skiing. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| sleep-in | Of a person: that sleeps on the premises, resident. Of a place: at which one stays overnight, residential. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| solderable | Able to be joined by means of solder. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| sonorant | A resonant; a sound produced with the vocal tract so positioned that spontaneous… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| sottoportico | The covered passage running behind an arcade or colonnade and freq. beneath the projecting first floor of a building. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| speedster | A fast motor vehicle; a speed-boat. | 1918 | Go To Quotation |
| spillage | The action or fact of spilling; that which spills or is spilt. Also attrib. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| splendiferousness | Splendour; magnificence. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| spritzer | A mixture of wine and soda water; a drink of this mixture. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| squadrol | A small police van. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| stoppable | That can be stopped. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| strychninize | trans. To apply strychnine to. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| taglioni | A kind of overcoat in use in the first half of the 19th c. | 1800 | Go To Quotation |
| Tavastian | A member of one of the major ethnic groups of the Finnish people. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| televisual | Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or appearing on television; suitable for or effective in the medium of television. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| temp | Colloq. abbrev. of temporary adj. 1a. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| Thailander | A native or inhabitant of Thailand. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| Thamudic | Of or pertaining to the Thamūd, a tribe that lived in northern Arabia between the 4th century b.c. and the 7th century a.d. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| thermoneutral | Biol. Of an environment or its temperature: such that an organism is in thermal equilibrium without thermoregulation. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| throughway | N. Amer. An expressway; a large toll road. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| tie-in | A connection or association with; a link-up. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| tiltable | Able to be tilted. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| toadyish | Characteristic of or resembling a toady; meanly servile. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| topographometric | Of or pertaining to topographical measuring or surveying. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| transvestic | Of or pertaining to transvestism; transvestite. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| transvestitism | = transvestism n. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| traversal | = traverse n. 2. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| tribalistic | = tribal adj. 1 2. Also, characterized by tribalism. Cf. tribalist n. b. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| trick | = tricky adj. 2; liable to give way unexpectedly, defective, unreliable. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| triple-header | In baseball, etc., a sporting event at which three consecutive matches are staged. Also transf. and fig. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| tripudium | A ritual dance (see quots.). Also transf. and fig. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| trullo | In Apulia, a small round house built of stone, with a conical roof. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| turbinage | Separation of the sugar crystals from the molasses by centrifugal filters or turbines. Cf. turbine n. c. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| twiggery | Twigs collectively. Also fig. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| twitchily | Nervously, in a twitchy manner; displaying nervous energy. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| ultramicrofiche | = ultrafiche n. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| unblinking | (un- prefix 10.) | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| unconjugated | Not conjugated. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| undecennary | Given, occurring, or observed every eleventh year, or once in every eleven years. | 1846 | Go To Quotation |
| undercapitalize | trans. To furnish with insufficient capital (to achieve a desired result). Chiefly as underˈcapitalized adj. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| under-read | trans. Of the reading public: to read (an author, a book, etc.) with less than normal… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| undershoot | The action or result of the vb.; spec. in Electronics, a small variation in… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| underslung | Mech. That is slung under (another part, etc.), or from the under part of (something). | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| unempirical | Not empirical or based on experience; unproven by experiment; abstract, theoretical. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unfavourite | Least favourite; disliked. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| ungrassed | Not sown with grass. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unhyphenated | Not joined by a hyphen; not written with a hyphen. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unmetered | Not measured by means of a meter; not provided with a meter. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| unmissable | That cannot or should not be missed. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unreactive | Not reactive (reactive adj. 3a). | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unrealist | One who is not a realist. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| unzipper | trans. = unzip v. 1. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| up-cut | A cut made by a cutter rotating so that the teeth are moving upwards when cutting; so up-cut milling. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| upsurgence | = upsurge n. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| Urartian | A native or inhabitant of Urartu. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| vasculature | The vascular system and its arrangement in the body or a part. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| velaric | Produced or characterized by a velar articulation, in which there is total or… | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| vid | Video or television as a medium; (now usually) a video recorder or recording. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| viewable | That may be viewed, inspected, or looked over. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| viperid | A snake of the family Viperidæ, which comprises the true vipers and in most… | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| vorlage | pl. Skiing trousers. Also vorlagers. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| walletful | As much as a wallet (sense 3a) will hold. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| waterproofness | The state or condition of being waterproof. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| weiner | Variant of wiener n. a. Cf. wienie n. N. Amer. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| weldment | A unit consisting of pieces welded together. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| wheel and deal | intr. To engage in scheming or shrewd bargaining, esp. of a political or commercial nature. Cf. wheeler-dealer n. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| whichway(s | = every which way at every adj. pron. 1f. Often prec. by all. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| zesty | Of a taste or a food: piquant, agreeably sharp. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| zizz | intr. To make a whizzing or buzzing sound. Occas. trans. (causally). Also const. up, to liven up. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
