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List of English prepositions (7,229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July 2020. "post, prep." Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, 2020. Accessed 6 July 2020. "pre, prep." Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, 2020. Accessed

Fact (2,542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(6c). Oxford English Dictionary_2d_Ed_1989 (See also "Matter" (2,6). Compact_Oxford English Dictionary) "Fact" (5). Oxford English Dictionary_2d_Ed_1989

List of English words of Dravidian origin (1,462 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(n.), Etymology". Oxford English Dictionary. July 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/9875843370. "cot (n.4), Etymology". Oxford English Dictionary. July 2023. doi:10

Toilet (room) (1,950 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Oxford English Dictionary. "loo, n.⁴", Oxford English Dictionary. "head, n.¹", Oxford English Dictionary. "latrine, n.", Oxford English Dictionary. Thompson

Literal and figurative language (2,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

novel The History of Emily Montague was used in the earliest Oxford English Dictionary (OED) citation for the figurative sense of literally; the sentence

Tailor (2,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. Although clothing construction

Gregorian calendar (8,351 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

", Oxford English Dictionary. "June, n.", Oxford English Dictionary. "July, n.", Oxford English Dictionary. "August, n.", Oxford English Dictionary. "September

Groomsman (1,357 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first recorded use of the word ‘groomsmen’, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, was as recently as 1698, although the words ‘bride’ and ‘groom’

Burh (1,441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

accusative cases. Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "borough, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1887. Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "† bergh |

Gracility (493 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

natural and convenient term, it is hardly a neologism. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives the source date for that usage as 1623 and indicates the

Slash (punctuation) (7,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

n., and adv.". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. "diagonal, adj. and n.". Oxford English Dictionary (1st ed.). Oxford

Ancient Roman units of measurement (1,888 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"quincunx, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. "libra, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., Oxford:

Slash (punctuation) (7,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

n., and adv.". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. "diagonal, adj. and n.". Oxford English Dictionary (1st ed.). Oxford

North Britain (1,536 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"The people to be the South-Brittains and North-Brittains". The Oxford English Dictionary cites the poet Richard Brathwait, the play Wit at Several Weapons

Leper colony (1,651 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"leprosarium, n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. "leper, n.² and adj.", Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University

Installation art (2,034 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oxford English Dictionary. 2006. Oxford English Dictionary Online. 30 January 2006 [2]. "Install, v." Oxford English Dictionary. 2006. Oxford English

Olive (color) (789 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Olive drab is variously described as a "A brownish-green colour" (Oxford English Dictionary); "a shade of greenish-brown" (Webster's New World Dictionary);

Achilles' heel (670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Ireland, that vulnerable heel of the British Achilles!" from 1810 (Oxford English Dictionary). The large and prominent tendon of the gastrocnemius, soleus

Achilles' heel (670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Ireland, that vulnerable heel of the British Achilles!" from 1810 (Oxford English Dictionary). The large and prominent tendon of the gastrocnemius, soleus

Camisole (681 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Senior; Fowler, H.W. (1975). Onions, C.T. (ed.). The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-19-861126-9

Flute (5,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

use of the word flute was in the 14th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this was in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Hous of Fame, c. 1380. A musician

Palatinate (colour) (1,645 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

used to refer to a number of different shades of purple. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "light purple or lavender colour", which is used

Decade (895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Oxford English Dictionary.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) 1878 DOWDEN Stud. Lit. I. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English

Mayanist (141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

dictionary. Egyptologist Assyriologist Sinologist Merriam-Webster: Mayanist Oxford English Dictionary: Mayanist Oxford English Dictionary: Mayologist

Furnivall Sculling Club (532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(1 November 2012). Words of the World: A Global History of the Oxford English Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139789530. Ogilvie, Sarah

Bridle path (1,485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

esp. one through a wood, usually made for riding on horseback" (Oxford English Dictionary). In the US, the term bridle path is used colloquially for trails

Mauve (1,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–1798 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. Another name

The Goit (108 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

575°W / 53.670; -2.575 The Goit (sometimes written The Goyt) (see Oxford English Dictionary - Gote - a watercourse; any channel for water; a stream. Chiefly

Catkin (622 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oxford English Dictionary (Second ed.), 1989, retrieved 30 November 2009 "Zoekresultaten". www.etymologiebank.nl. "Ament", Oxford English Dictionary (Second ed

Debouch (355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

25773/v5-8w3d-wz58. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) "debouch as a noun". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved October 10, 2012. Mitchell, Martha S. (May–June 2000)

Nap (fabric) (751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 167. "nap". The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. "Last name: Shearman". The Internet Surname Database

Pleochroism (1,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crystallography before X-rays "Pleochroism in minerals". Webmineral. Oxford English Dictionary, 2006. Merriam Webster Bloss, F. Donald (1961). An Introduction

Number sign (4,427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

KEYCAP "number sign". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. "hash". Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original

The Establishment (1,833 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Establishment became common usage in the press of London; The Oxford English Dictionary cites Fairlie's column originating the British usages of the term

Gynocentrism (1,311 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oxford English Dictionary - Vers.4.0. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199563838. Staff writer (2010), "Gynocentric", in OED, ed. (2006). Oxford English

Pleochroism (1,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crystallography before X-rays "Pleochroism in minerals". Webmineral. Oxford English Dictionary, 2006. Merriam Webster Bloss, F. Donald (1961). An Introduction

Lurcher (950 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

n.4. Oxford English Dictionary, online edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (subscription required). lurch, v.1. Oxford English Dictionary, online

Duffel bag (425 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

make the bag originated in the 17th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word dates back to 1649, used to describe ‘a coarse woollen

Underlay (576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

musical staff. "Underlayment." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. "Underlay." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. "Texfelt launches new

Wood splitting (585 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

notching in the bottom of joists and beams. "Riving" def. 1.b. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) Oxford University Press 2009

Bay (architecture) (293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

accessed 3/10/2014 "Bay", n.3. def. 1-6 and "Bay", n.5 def 2. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009

K (1,433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

DOS, Windows, ISO-8859 and Macintosh families of encodings. "K" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International

Bay (architecture) (293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

accessed 3/10/2014 "Bay", n.3. def. 1-6 and "Bay", n.5 def 2. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009

Everyman (1,297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved October 26, 2021. collinsdictionary.com: everywoman, backup ""Everywoman, n."". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved

Trail blazing (2,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conspicuous object which serves as a guide to travellers; a landmark" (Oxford English Dictionary). There are several ways of marking trails, including paint, carvings

Atlantic cod (4,759 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Seafood Portal. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "milwell, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2002. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "morhwell

Rearguard (1,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the idiom as well. Quick reaction force Second line Vanguard Oxford English Dictionary: rearguard n.1.b: A body of troops detached from the main force

Crombie (clothing) (1,047 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the brand are so well known that the word is included in The Oxford English Dictionary: "Crombie -used to designate a type of Overcoat, Jacket etc made

Supercentenarian (1,434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1007/s10522-008-9156-4. PMID 18560989. S2CID 8554128. "Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 27 July 2024

Traditional point-size names (587 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

¹ and adj.¹", Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. "excelsior, n."'", Oxford English Dictionary (1st ed.), Oxford:

Anachronism (2,786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2024-09-12. "Parachronism, n. meanings, etymology, and more". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 28 February 2025. "Definition of PROCHRONISM". merriam-webster

Turning radius (1,732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vehicle to make a semi-circular U-turn without skidding. The Oxford English Dictionary describes turning circle as "the smallest circle within which

Innings (460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9. Oxford (2004). Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860864-0

Compound (enclosure) (347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

built around an open area or joined together. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word compound in this sense is thought to be etymologically

Cooties (811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of cootie". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-06-22. Oxford English Dictionary Simon Bronner (26 August 2011). Explaining Traditions: Folk Behaviour

Percale (598 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from the Persian: پرگاله : pargālah, meaning rag, although the Oxford English Dictionary (as of December 2005) has traced it only as far as 18th-century

Darkling beetle (1,089 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 0398009163. Brown, Lesley, ed. (1993). The New shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles, Vol. 1, A–M. Oxford: Clarendon Press

Minced oath (1,495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hughes, 16–17. Hughes, 18–19. prep. by J. A. Simpson ... (1994). Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Oxford Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8. definition

Chinese Pidgin English (1,907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ansaldo et al. 2010: 80 Oxford English Dictionary, long time no see Oxford English Dictionary, look-see Oxford English dictionary, no ___ no ____ and variants

British national identity (2,623 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

period, Britishness was "closely bound up with Protestantism". The Oxford English Dictionary Online dates the first known use of the term Britishness to refer

Dinghy (2,407 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Seamanship (1941 ed.). London: HMSO. 1937. "Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 August 2024

Passerine (4,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1126/sciadv.1501005. PMC 4730849. PMID 26824065. "Oxford English Dictionary". Oxford English Dictionary Online. University of Oxford Press. doi:10.1093/OED/7980610511

Carboxylation (859 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

form a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate; an instance of this."Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2018. "Carbonation: Impregnation or

Cant (architecture) (143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

sometimes synonymous with chamfer and bevel. "cant" def. 5 and 10. Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009

Information explosion (1,599 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

difficult, which can lead to information overload. The Online Oxford English Dictionary indicates use of the phrase in a March 1964 New Statesman article

Dai pai dong (1,836 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heritage and culture, the word dai pai dong was recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary in March 2016. A dai pai dong is characterized by its green-painted

Gherao (277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to its popularity, the word “gherao” was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. Page 598 has the entry: “Gherao: n (pl. gheraos). Indian;

London Lock Hospital (865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hospital was demolished and the site is now occupied by flats. The Oxford English Dictionary states that the single word term 'lock' was used to describe a

Post (structural) (1,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

195 Alcock p. F3 Alcock p. G20 Alcock F33 Oxford English Dictionary Alcock F33 Oxford English Dictionary Harris Alcock p. G13 Sturgis p. 195-196 Alcock

Ghoul (1,950 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Zanzibar. I.B.Tauris. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-0-85773-063-3. "Ghoul, N." Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, December 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2239227052

Finite verb (1,433 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

finite verbs, see Radford (1997:507f.). "finite, adj. and n." Oxford English Dictionary. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (3 ed.). Oxford

Informant (2,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

CounterIntelligence, Volume 4, Issue 2 1990, pp. 145–165 "grass". Oxford English Dictionary. A spy or informer, esp. for the police Greer, Steven C. (1995)

Processor (computing) (1,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

architecture All pages with titles containing processing unit "Oxford English Dictionary". Lexico. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved

Orange (word) (1,761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Thunders Mouth. p. 11. ISBN 1-56025-949-3. "orange n.1 and adj.1". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30

Orange (word) (1,761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Thunders Mouth. p. 11. ISBN 1-56025-949-3. "orange n.1 and adj.1". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30

Cuckold (1,721 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 9780485113938. Retrieved 22 November 2016 – via Google Books. Oxford English Dictionary Stack, Liam (August 15, 2017). "Alt-Right, Alt-Left, Antifa: A

Thoroughbred racing (2,401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July sale by Canadians, Ted Burnett and John Sikura Jr. Per the Oxford English Dictionary the concept of a jockey club dates to at least 1775 and is, in

Opus number (1,758 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISBN 0-333-60800-3. Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "opus". Retrieved from http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/132110. Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "opera, n

Corslet (169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

A corslet or corselet is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a piece of defensive armour covering the body" and is first attested around 1500

Brown (5,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

College Edition, 1964 Oxford English Dictionary "Brun rouge assez foncé." Le Petit Robert (1988). Oxford English Dictionary Media related to Brown at

Norman language (1,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mots. Editions Errance. Oxford English Dictionary. "Catch" Oxford English Dictionary. "Causeway" The Oxford English Dictionary. entry on "Mug¹" states