New words list March 2011

In addition to revised versions of Second Edition entries, the following new words were added:

about round, adv.

ambigram, n.

banh mi, n.

Barnard’s star, n.

bet-hedging, n.

bet-hedging, adj.

biker, n.

biologic, adj. and n.

calligram, n.

car crash, n.

couch surf, v.

couch surfer, n.

couch surfing, n.

cream crackered, adj.

crème de cassis, n.

Divehi, n.

dot-bomb, n. and adj.

dotted line, n. and adj.

drill-down, n.

dubplate, n.

Dutch colonial, adj. and n.

ego-surf, v.

ego-surfing, n.

English colonial, adj. and n.

fabless, adj.

fnarr fnarr, int. and adj.

gnasher, n.

gremolata, n.

headline, v.

headlined, adj.

headlining, adj.

hentai, n.

heteronormative, adj.

heteronormativity, n.

Hindutva, n.

June, n.

kleftiko, n.

la-la land, n.

lari, n.

LOL, n.1

LOL, int. and n.2

lumpenintelligentsia, n.

meep, n. (and int.)

meep, v.

muffin top, n.

non-dom, n.

non-domicile, n.

non-domiciled, adj.

OMG, int., (n.), and adj.

pap, n.5

pap, v.3

party-crasher, n.

party-crashing, n.

party-crashing, adj.

radioprotectant, adj. and n.

rotograph, v.

rotoscope, v.

rotoscoped,

rotoscoping, n.

rototill, v.

rototilled, adj.

rotten egg, n.

Rotterdammer, n.

Rottie, n.

rottle, n.2

rotty, adj.

rouding time, n.

rough-cut, adj.

rough-cut, v.

rough-dress, v.

roughed-in, adj.

rough-in, n.

roughstock, n.

roulade, v.

roulading, n.

roulette, v.

roundman, n.

round-nose, adj. and n.

round-trip, v.

roupily, adv.

Roussanne, n.

roustabouting, n.

routed, adj.2

router, n.6

routery, n.

routineness, n.

rowdily, adv.

rowed, adj.3

rower, n.3

rowlock, n.2

Royal Free disease, n.

royalness, n.

rozzle, v.

RSA, n.2

Rev., n.

Revd., n.

Ru, n.

rua, n.

ruach, n.

rub-a-dub, v.1

rubber-banded, adj.

rubberization, n.

rubberize, v.1

Rubisco, n.

rubrene, n.

rubrification, n.2

rubus, n.

ruck, v.7

ruckly, adj.2

rude, n.1

rudimentarily, adv.

ruesome, adj.

ruff, n.10

ruff, int. (and n.11)

rufiyaa, n.

Rugby sevens, n.

rugelach, n.

rugulate, adj.

ruleful, adj.

rumble-de-thumps, n.

Ruminal, adj.1

rumminess, n.1

rumour control | rumor control, n.

Rumping, adj.

rumspringa, n.

run-and-shoot, adj. and n.

runathon, n.

runchick, n.

Rungu, n.

runiform, adj.

run-round, n.

ruote, n.

Rupert, n.

RUPP, n.

Ruppia, n.

rural economics, n.

Rurales, n.

ruralite, n.

Russellite, n.1 and adj.

Russellite, n.2

Russellite, n.3

Russophilia, n.

Russophobic, adj.

Russophone, n. and adj.

russula, n.

rusticate, adj.

rusticator, n.

rusticle, n.

Rusyn, n. and adj.

Ruthenic, adj.1

ruthenous, adj.

Ruthian, adj.

rutinic, adj.

rutting, n.2

ryanodine, n.

ryotei, n.

ryugi, n.

Second Coming, n.

singledom, n.

Skidi, n. and adj.

smack talk, n.

smack talking, n.

smack-talking, adj.

spinback, n.

state-run, adj.

stonewash, n.

stonewash, v.

stonewashed, adj.

suicide door, n.

taquito, n.

tetri, n.

tinfoil hat, n.

Wag, n.4

wassup, int.

yidaki, n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:

(Under B , n.) BFF

, n.) (Under behavioural | behavioral , adj.) behavioural economics behavioural economist behavioural science behavioural scientist

, adj.) (Under bereavement , n.) bereavement counselling bereavement counsellor

, n.) (Under bogus , n.1 and adj.) bogus caller

, n.1 and adj.) (Under bottle , n.2) bottle rocket

, n.2) (Under breaking , n.) breaking capacity

, n.) (Under C , n.) CEO CFO

, n.) (Under cage , n.) cage fighting

, n.) (Under call , n.) call and response

, n.) (Under car , n.) car accident

, n.) (Under care , n.1) care home

, n.1) (Under cat , n.1) cat shark

, n.1) (Under client , n.) client-centred

, n.) (Under con , n.4) con artist

, n.4) (Under D , n.) DOB DRM

, n.) (Under dark , adj.) dark rum

, adj.) (Under dental , adj. and n.) dental dam

, adj. and n.) (Under domestic , adj. and n.) domestic goddess

, adj. and n.) (Under doughnut , n.) doughnut hole

, n.) (Under driving , n.) driving test

, n.) (Under drop -, _form) drop-down

-, _form) (Under Eton , n.) Eton mess

, n.) (Under fixed , adj.) fixed gear fixed wheel

, adj.) (Under flat , adj., adv., and 3) flat white

, adj., adv., and 3) (Under god , n.) God-botherer God-bothering

, n.) (Under happy , adj.) happy camper

, adj.) (Under ick , n. and int.) ick factor

, n. and int.) (Under Jerusalem , ) Jerusalem Syndrome

, ) (Under leisure , n.) leisure suit

, n.) (Under light , adj.2) light rum

, adj.2) (Under long , adj.1 and n.) long bone

, adj.1 and n.) (Under rotograph , v.) rotographing

, v.) (Under rotor , n.) rotor wash

, n.) (Under rotten , adj., n., and adv.) rotten-toothed

, adj., n., and adv.) (Under rough , adj. (and int.)) long rough dab rough dab rough edge rough Epsom salts rough flapper rough food rough lemon rough oak rough ray rough seal rough service rough terrapin rough-billed pelican rough-gaited rough-keeled snake rough-scaled lizard rough-tail rough-tailed snake rough-tailed stickleback rough-wing rough-wing tortrix rough-winged swallow

, adj. (and int.)) (Under rough , n.1) rough of the mouth

, n.1) (Under rough-backed , adj.) rough-backed caiman

, adj.) (Under rough-dress , v.) rough-dressed rough-dressing

, v.) (Under roughening , n.) roughening transition

, n.) (Under rough-legged , adj.) rough-legged buzzard rough-legged hawk

, adj.) (Under roughness , n.) roughness length surface roughness length

, n.) (Under rounce , v.1) rouncing

, v.1) (Under round robin , n.) round-robining

, n.) (Under round , adj.) round baler round baling round bracket round game round potato round shave round whitefish round window round-baled round-crowned round-leaf round-neck

, adj.) (Under round , adv. and prep.) —— way round round and about

, adv. and prep.) (Under round , n.1) round book the rounds of the kitchen

, n.1) (Under round , v.2) to round aft to round down to round up

, v.2) (Under roundball , n.) roundballer

, n.) (Under rounding , n.3) rounding down rounding error

, n.3) (Under round-leaved , adj.) round-leaved sundew

, adj.) (Under round-nose , adj. and n.) roundnose grenadier

, adj. and n.) (Under Rous , n.) Rous sarcoma virus

, n.) (Under route , n.1) route army route master route planner route sheet route step route taxi route-finding routeway

, n.1) (Under router , n.5) router table

, n.5) (Under routing , n.1) routing-house

, n.1) (Under routing , n.8) routing table

, n.8) (Under roving , adj.) roving bridge roving wiretap

, adj.) (Under row , v.1) to row back

, v.1) (Under rowel , n.) rowel scissors rowel-bone

, n.) (Under royal , adj. and n.) royal absolutism Royal Academician royal albatross royal household Royal Institution royal kite Royal Mail royal moth royal pardon royal patronage royal refugee royal spoonbill royal walnut royal walnut moth

, adj. and n.) (Under royalty , ) royalty cheque royalty fee royalty income royalty rate royalty revenue royalty-free

, ) (under rub , v.1) to rub down to rub in to rub it in

, v.1) (under rubber band , n.) rubber-band gun

, n.) (under rubber , n.1) rubber duck rubber ducky rubber reclaiming rubber room rubber slipper rubber stopper rubber tapper rubber tapping rubberwood

, n.1) (under rubbing , n.) rubbing strip

, n.) (under rubbish , n., adj., and int.) rubbish bag rubbish collection rubbish disposal

, n., adj., and int.) (under rubble , n.) rubble drain rubble ice

, n.) (under rubella , n.) rubella virus

, n.) (under ruby , n.1 and adj.) ruby and topaz hummingbird ruby arsenic ruby tiger ruby tiger moth ruby-topaz hummingbird

, n.1 and adj.) (under ruby-crowned , adj.) ruby-crowned kinglet ruby-crowned wren

, adj.) (under ruby-headed , adj.) ruby-headed hummingbird

, adj.) (under ruby-throated , adj.) ruby-throated hummer

, adj.) (under ruckus , n.) ruckus juice

, n.) (under rudder , n.) rudder wheel

, n.) (under rude , adj. and adv.) rude boy rude girl

, adj. and adv.) (under ruffled , adj.1) ruffled feathers

, adj.1) (under rufo -, _form) rufoferruginous rufofuscous

-, _form) (under rufous , adj. and n.) rufous hummingbird rufous-sided towhee

, adj. and n.) (under rug , n.3) rug beater rug burn rug cleaner rug loom rug maker rug weaver rug weaving

, n.3) (under rugby , n.) rugby shirt rugbyist rugby-tackle

, n.) (under rugger , n.2) rugger tackle

, n.2) (under rugose , adj.) rugoseness

, adj.) (under rule , n.1) rule change rule of reason rule of recognition rule of thirds rule set rule setter rule violation rule waiver rule-based rule-breaker rule-enforcer rule-free rule-keeper rule-loving rule-mongering rule-ridden rules of engagement rules of origin rule-writer ruler joint

, n.1) (under ruling , adj.) ruling gradient

, adj.) (under rum , n.2) rum and raisin rum ball rum bar rum barrel rum cake rum decanter rum factory rum flask rum glass rum house rum jar rum jug rum plantation rum raisin Rum Rebellion Rum Row rum sour rum store rum-chaser

, n.2) (under rumba , n.) rumba beat rumba club rumba dance rumba lesson rumba music

, n.) (under run , adj.) run iron run knot

, adj.) (under run , n.2) run blocker run blocking run chase run defence run defender run length run rate run-producer run-stopper run-stuffer

, n.2) (under run , v.) it won’t run away to run around to run away to run away with to run away with it to run down to run down the clock to run in to run in and out to run it down to run off to run off at the mouth to run off from (one’s) bias to run off from bias to run off from one’s bias to run off with to run one’s easting (also westing) down to run out to run out a winner to run out on to run out the clock to run over to run round to run through to run to to run to fat to run to seed to run up to run up against to run up colour to run up the score to run with

, v.) (under runaway , n. and adj.) runaway reaction runaway selection runaway sexual selection runaway star runaway switch

, n. and adj.) (under rune , n.2) rune stone

, n.2) (under runner , n.1) runner’s knee

, n.1) (under running , adj.) running average running martingale running mean running pine running text

, adj.) (under running , n.) running madness running rail

, n.) (under runt , n.) runt disease

, n.) (under runting , n.) runting and stunting syndrome runting stunting syndrome runting syndrome

, n.) (under rural , adj. and n.) rural carrier rural delivery rural district rural guard rural school rural tribe rural-born rural-bred rural-looking

, adj. and n.) (under ruralize , v.) ruralized

, v.) (under rush , n.1) rush chair rush-hile

, n.1) (under rush , v.2) to rush about to rush round

, v.2) (under rusk , v.1) rusked

, v.1) (under russet , n. and adj.) Russet Burbank russet leather

, n. and adj.) (under Russia , n.) Russia calf Russia linen Russia mat

, n.) (under Russian , n. and adj.) Russian America Russian comfrey Russian Empire Russian Federation Russian Formalism Russian Formalist Russian hat Russian kale Russian knapweed Russian wheat aphid Russian-looking Russian-speaker

, n. and adj.) (under Russify , v.) Russified

, v.) (under rust , n.1 and adj.) rust belt rust bowl rust finish

, n.1 and adj.) (under rustic , adj. and n.) rustic bunting rustic drama rustic tribe

, adj. and n.) (under rustless , adj.) rustless steel

, adj.) (under rusty , adj.1 (and n.1)) rusty blackbird rusty dab rusty flounder rusty grackle Rusty Nail rusty woodsia rusty-spotted cat

, adj.1 (and n.1)) (under Rutherford , n.) Rutherford atom

, n.) (under rutinic , adj.) rutinic acid

, adj.) (under ryanodine , n.) ryanodine receptor

, n.) (under Rydberg , n.) Rydberg atom Rydberg state

, n.) (under S , n.1) SPF

, n.1) (under short , adj., n., and adv.) short bone

, adj., n., and adv.) (under shroud , n.1) shroud-waving

, n.1) (under skill , n.1) skill position

, n.1) (under smokeless , adj.) smokeless tobacco

, adj.) (under special , adj., adv., and n.) Special Economic Zone

, adj., adv., and n.) (under steer , n.2) steer-rudder

, n.2) (under stunt , n.2) stunt casting

, n.2) (under sun , n.1) sun protection factor sunblock

, n.1) (under Tommy , n.1) tommy rough tommy ruff tommy ruffe

, n.1) (under tooth , n.) teeth-gnasher

, n.) (under tooth , n.) tooth-gnasher

, n.) (under Vietnamese , adj. and n.) Vietnamese sandwich

, adj. and n.) (under yuck , int., n.2, and adj.) yuck factor

, int., n.2, and adj.)

In addition to the new entries, a number of senses were added to words across the alphabet: