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arborist
nouna tree-climbing expert
Eingereicht aus United Kingdom am 26/07/2010 08:33:00
brumby
nounan Australian-English word for a wild horse (similar to the US mustang)
Eingereicht aus United Kingdom am 26/07/2010 08:33:00
cougar
nouna single, older woman who is rather predatory in her pursuit of younger men to date
Eingereicht aus United Kingdom am 26/07/2010 08:31:00
romance fraud
nounconning money out of someone you are online dating
He emailed me in a panic, saying he was stranded in Azerbaijan with no money: I wired him the airfare, and never heard from him again.
Eingereicht aus United Kingdom am 26/07/2010 08:30:00
neurofibromatosis (NF)
nounneurofibromatosis (NF) is a chronic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerve tissue, producing skin and bone deformities
We are still looking for a cure for neurofibromatosis.
Eingereicht von: ByLu aus Mexico am 25/07/2010 04:35:00
mattify
verbto remove or reduce the oiliness of the skin on somebody's face
Mattifying agents are widely used in women’s makeup, but rarely are they added to products for men.
Eingereicht aus United States am 23/07/2010 08:14:00
puissance
nouna competitive test of a horse’s ability to jump large obstacles in showjumping
Eingereicht von: dilip aus Singapore am 21/07/2010 14:03:00
eructation
nouninstance of belching
Eingereicht von: NB aus United States am 20/07/2010 17:34:00
environmental gerontology
nounthe study of how the environment affects the quality of life of the elderly, with the purpose of identifying how town planning and infrastructure can take into account the needs of an increasingly ageing population
Eingereicht von: Sue aus United Kingdom am 20/07/2010 15:24:00
Twitter-cation (also Twittercation)
nouna break from using the microblogging service Twitter
Was just about to declare another Twittercation because of the 3,000 missing tweets, but lo and behold, they're back!
Eingereicht aus United States am 20/07/2010 10:15:00
rakish
adjective(of a vessel) having an appearance suggesting speed
Eingereicht von: Sofia Markarian aus Bulgaria am 19/07/2010 07:59:00
merchantman
nouncargo ship; a ship used in commerce; a trading ship
Eingereicht von: bimbel aus Bulgaria am 19/07/2010 07:37:00
multi-talented
adjectivehaving many talents
Shawn is a DJ, he has a nice voice, he designs beautifully and is very intelligent. He is multi-talented.
Eingereicht von: byLu aus Mexico am 19/07/2010 05:01:00
oniomania
nounpsychological term to describe compulsive shopping
Her oniomania worsened when she moved to the house near the mall; now she goes shopping twice a day.
Eingereicht von: Bylu aus Mexico am 19/07/2010 00:49:00
tedial
adjectivedescribes a task which is both menial and tedious
"You give me all the tedial jobs!" he grumbled as he picked up the knife and looked at the big bag full of potatoes.
Eingereicht von: Susan Hawkes aus United Kingdom am 15/07/2010 12:00:00
chemograph
nounan impression created on a medium by a chemical reaction
Molecular orbital contour models could be made on a piece of paper by reacting iron filings spread out under a magnetic field with chemicals. Such chemographs can be easily circulated in a classroom.
Eingereicht von: CR. ANANDAN aus India am 14/07/2010 07:49:00
chippy
nouncolloquial term for a chip shop
There are still a fair number of chip shops around, but they all seem to shut quite early on in the evening. Our local chippy may well open earlier, but they shut well before pub closing time, at around 10pm.
Eingereicht von: Dr. Adem Rimpapa aus Germany am 14/07/2010 00:53:00
cyber Cyrano
nouna ghost writer who, for a fee, helps Internet daters draft their profiles
Think of him as the modern-day cyber-Cyrano: Just as the famous French poet took to his quill and parchment to woo Roxane on behalf of another, Prager hides behind the anonymity of his computer screen, seducing unsuspecting online daters on behalf of his male clients.
Eingereicht am 13/07/2010 09:15:00
daycation
nouna vacation, usually involving leaving town, which lasts only a day
Instead of spending lots of dough on far-away travel, my friends and I have decided to try and fill our summer with daycations, vacations lasting only a day.
Eingereicht aus United States am 07/07/2010 12:04:00
demutualization (also demutualisation)
nounthe process of going from being owned by members to being owned by shareholders
Members will meet on Thursday to consider approving its demutualization.
Eingereicht von: Ugas aus Saudi Arabia am 03/07/2010 18:28:00
