Definitions of Words in SOWPODS Supplement Due to OSW4
ABLEISM discrimination against the disabled
ABLEIST pertaining to ableism
ABORTEE woman who has an abortion
ACIDIER comparative of acidy or resembling acid
ACRATIC pertaining to acrasia or lack of self-control
ACTIONER slang for story with much action
ACUPOINT certain skin locations in acupuncture
AEROTONE type of deep bath with jets of compressed air to massage the body
ALCOPOP alcoholic drink tasting like soft drink
ALETHIC in philosophy pertaining to truth or possibility
ALIYOTH plural aliyah the immigration of Jews to Israel
AMNIO amniocentesis a test of amniotic fluid for foetal abnormalities
ANTHEMIC of rock music having a bold tune and rhythm
APPLET in computing a small add-on program written in Java language
ARCOLOGY a system of architecture blending with the environment
BAC university degree of bachelor
BALDIER comparative of baldy or bald-headed
BASUCO an impure mixture of coca- paste and cocaine
BATTERER one who batters or hits with repeated blows
BITESIZE of food small enough to be eaten in one bite
BLOKEDOM the lifestyle of blokes or men
BLOKEY matey
BLOKIER comparative of blokey
BLUGGIER comparative of bluggy or bloody
BOBBITT to amputate a husbands penis
BOSOMIER comparative of bosomy or busty
CACUMEN a top or point
CALFLICK a cowlick or lock of unruly hair
CAPUCCIO outmoded a hood
CARJACK to hijack a road vehicle and occupants
CATATONY periodic rigidity in schizophrenia
CAUSEYED with a causeway or raised road through a marsh
CAVIARIE outmoded caviare or salted roe of sturgeon
CAVIER caviarie
CENTONEL outmoded a sentinel or sentry
CHARACT outmoded a personality as created in a play or novel
CHECKSUM in computing an arithmetical process to detect errors
CHIPSET in computing a group of chips performing certain functions
CIABATTA Italian bread made with olive oil
CIABATTE plural ciabatta
CIDE outmoded perhaps to decide
CIZERS outmoded scissors
CLAMBE outmoded tense of climb
CLIPART in computing files containing graphics
CLOTPOLL outmoded a clodpoll or fool
CLOYE outmoded perhaps to claw
COCH outmoded a coach
COLTWOOD outmoded perhaps a plant with shaggy stalk and large soft leaves
COMBI a device having more than one function
COMBIES plural combi
COMIQUE a comic actor or singer
COMPAND to clarify a signal by compressing then expanding volume
CONF in computing an online conference
CONKIER comparative of conky (affected by a fungal timber disease)
COOSEN outmoded to cozen or cheat
COOSIN to coosen
COYISHLY bashfully
CRACOWE a long-toed boot of the fourteenth century
CROPSICK sick from gluttony
CROST tense of cross to meet and pass
CROSTINI a dish of toasted or fried bread with savoury topping
CRUDY outmoded crude or raw
CRUE outmoded a crew
CRUSTIES plural crusty a young vagrant with matted hair
CURSORES plural in old classifications running birds
CURTAXE outmoded a short broad sword
CUSTODE a custodian or person who has care such as of a public building
CYATHIA plural cyathium
CYATHIUM flower of spurge a plant with milky generally poisonous juice
CYBERPET an electronic device that simulates the behaviour of a pet
CYBERSEX sexual communication available through computer networks
CYMATICS the therapeutic use of high frequency sound waves
CYTE in biology a cell
DAYSACK a small rucksack for use on short walks
DEFRAG in computing to move files adjacently on a hard disc
DENET to market a book with retailers determining their own price
DEVORE of velvet or satin having a design etched with acid
DHOL large cylindrical drum used in Indian music
DINO a dinosaur
DOOFER a thingamy perhaps from it will do for now
DRICE dry ice or frozen granular carbon dioxide
DUMPSTER large skip for refuse
EBONICS the slang of African Americans coined from ebony and phonics
EMAIL to send electronic mail over computer telephone lines
EMOTICON in computing an icon in email to express feeling
EMPAYRE outmoded to impair
EXTRANET in computing a type of network like the internet
FARRAGOS plural a disordered mixture
FATTISM discrimination against the obese
FATTIST one guilty of fattism
FEELBAD feeling of personal unease
FIER comparative of fie or doomed
FIREWALL in computing software protecting a network from hacking
FLATPACK an item of furniture in a carton to be assembled
FLATTY a flat object such as a light flat shoe
FRASCATI a type of white wine
FREEWARE in computing a program that can be copied but not sold
FROIDEUR coolness in personal relationships
FUNBOARD a board used for speed in windsurfing
FURRIES plural furry in Cornwall an annual festival and dance
GANGSTA gangster rap music which is aggressive and misogynistic
GIGAFLOP in computers a unit of processing speed
GOBSHITE coarse slang a fool
HARDBAG a type of rock music
HELPDESK a department providing advice by telephone
HERPESES plural a skin disease of various kinds with clusters of blisters
HIMBO a male bimbo or stupid man with good looks
HIPPEN a baby's nappy wrapped around the hips
HIPPIN hippen
HORDEOLA plural hordeolum a sty of the eyelid
HOUSEY typical of house music used in discos edited from other recordings
HOUSIER comparative of housey
IDANT a chromosome
IDEAED provided with ideas
IMMANTLE to wrap in a mantle or cloak
INTRANET a restricted network of computers such as within a company
IRONIER comparative of irony or resembling iron
JOCKNEY coined from jock and cockney for a supposed Scottish dialect
JUNGLIST a performer of jungle music a style of rock
KAGOOL a lightweight weatherproof anorak
KAGOUL kagool
KAIZEN the Japanese principle of continuously improving work practice
KARK to die
KEKS plural trousers
KIDULT slang a film or video for an adult or child audience
KUZU a thickening agent used in a macrobiotic diet
LADDISH of young men boisterous or aggressive
LADETTE a lively sociable young woman
LEMONIER comparative of lemony or resembling lemon
LEUCOSIN a cereal albumin or simple protein
LINISH to give a smooth surface to metal , coined from linen and finish
LINISHER one or something which linishes
LOD in statistics the logarithm of the odds relating to an event
LOGIN in computing access to a mainframe or server system
LOGOFF in computing exit from a mainframe or server system
LOGON login
LOGOUT logoff
LOMATA plural loma a membranous fringe in animals
LURVE romantic love
LUVVIE a member of the entertainment industry
LUVVY luvvie
MAILSHOT an unsolicited item usually sent by post
MASALA mixture of ground spices in Indian cookery
MEDCINAL outmoded curative
MEGAFLOP in computing a processing speed
MEISTER an expert in a particular activity
MELTIER comparative of melty
MELTY liable to melt
MEME in biology a practice or belief passed on other than by genes
MINIBAR small fridge in a hotel room
MONOKINI a woman's topless swimsuit
MONTY everything that there is
MORBIDER sicklier
MORPHED tense of morph to animate with computer graphics
MUTUALS plural a financial institution owned by its customers
NETIZEN a member of a computer network
NEWBIE a new arrival such as on the internet
NOSODE a homeopathic remedy consisting of diluted discharge
NOTITIAE plural notitia a roll list or register
ONIONIER comparative oniony or resembling an onion
ONLINE in computing under the control of the central processor
OPPO opposite number a partner or opponent
OTAKU plural in Japan young computer nerds
PASSATA an Italian sauce of pureed tomatoes
PHATTER slang comparative of phat fine or excellent
PHREAK equipment to obtain free telephone calls
PLUMPIER chubbier
PRIMSIER primmer or rigidly punctilious
PRINTOUT the printed output of a computer
PUCER comparative of puce brownish-purple
PURPLIER comparative of purply somewhat purple
QAWWAL a singer of qawwali
QAWWALI devotional Sufi music
RADDER comparative of rad afraid
RADGES plural a rage
RAGGA a type of rap music
REBADGE to market a product under a new name
REIKI a Japanese massage therapy
RESKILL to retrain employees
SADDO slang for an unsociable person
SARCONET sarsnet or a thin tissue of fine silk
SCALLY a scallywag or rogue
SKINCARE care of the skin using cosmetics
SLAPHEAD slang for one with a shaved head
SLEEPOUT act of sleeping outdoors overnight
SMILEYS plural in computing a representation of a smiling face
SOKAIYA in Japan a corporate racketeer
SPAM to send out electronic junk mail
SPAMMER one who spams
SPAZZ slang to lapse into a delirious state
SPUMANTE a sparkling white wine
STEEPEUP outmoded precipitous or perilous
STEEPUP steepeup
STICHERA plural sticheron a short hymn
STIFFIE an erect penis
STRAG a straggler
STROBED tense of strobe to flash a light on and off
SUBMENTA plural submentum the basal part of the lower lip in insects
SUCCOS plural a Jewish religious festival of thanksgiving
SUCCOT succos
SUETTIER comparative of suetty
SUETTY resembling suet solid fatty tissue around the kidneys
SUKKOS succos
SUKKOTH succos
SULFATIC pertaining to a salt of sulphuric acid
SUPERBUG a strain of bacteria resistant to antibiotics
SUPERFIT of a person extremely or exceptionally fit
SYLPHINE pertaining to a sylph or spirit of the air
SYRUPIER comparative of syrupy resembling syrup any thick sweet liquid
TAQUERIA Mexican restaurant serving mainly tacos
TAWIER comparative of tawie or docile
TELNET a system of remote access to computers by telecommunications
TOUSTIER comparative of toustie or irritable
TUINA a Chinese therapeutic massage system
TURGIDER comparative of turgid or swollen
TWIGLOO makeshift shelter coined from twig and igloo
VEGELATE chocolate of vegetable and cocoa fat
VEGGED tense of verb to laze about
VOLUMISE to give extra body to hair
VOLUMIZE volumise
VOXEL a point in a three-dimensional computer image like a pixel
WAVERIER comparative of wavery or unsteady
WEBSITE in computing a location on a network of internet documents
WHEATIER comparative of wheaty
WHEATY tasting of wheat
WOOPIE a well-off older person
YAKIMONO in Japanese cooking grilled food
ZAITECH investment in financial markets to augment business earnings
ZINE slang a magazine
ZOPPA syncopated or temporarily changing accent of a beat
comparative of wavery or unsteady
in computing a location on a network of internet documents
comparative of wheaty
tasting of wheat
a well-off older person
in Japanese cooking grilled food
investment in financial markets to augment business earnings
slang a magazine
syncopated or temporarily changing accent of a beat