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New edition: quittal to ramvert

On 12 June 2008 the alphabetical range quittal-ramvert was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

quizzer, n.²
qulliq, n.
quo, n.
quoad hunc, adv.
quota pars, n.
Quotron, n.
quoy, n.
qursh, n.
Ra, n.¹
raccooning, n.
race-bait, v.
race-baiter, n.
race-baiting, n.
race-baiting, adj.
racemulous, adj.
racino, n.
rack, n.¹
rackie, n.
rack rate, n.¹
rack rate, n.²
radiatore, n.
radicula, n.
radiculopathy, n.
radioactivating, adj.
radiodense, adj.
radiography, n.¹
radio halo, n.²
radiohalogen, n.
radiohalogenated, adj.
radiohalogenation, n.
radiometal, n.²
radiophoto, n.¹
radiophotograph, n.²
radiophysical, adj.¹
radiophysics, n.¹
radiopure, adj.
radioscanning, n.
radiosity, n.
radio-tag, n.¹
radio tag, n.²
radio-tag, v.
radio-tagged, adj.¹
radio-tagged, adj.²
radio-tagging, n.¹
radio tagging, n.²
radiused, adj.¹
radness, n.²
Radnor, n.
raffled, adj.²
raftage, n.
raft-up, n.
ragazine, n.
ragging, n.⁵
rag-roll, v.
rag-rolled, adj.
rag-rolling, n.
ragtime, v.
rah-rah, v.
rai, n.²
Rai Bahadur, n.
raik, n.²
railful, n.
railworks, n.
Rai Sahib, n.
raising-piece, n.²
rajanigandha, n.
Rajkumari, n.
Rajneeshee, n. and adj.
rakhi, n.
rakshasi, n.
rakyat, n.
raloxifene, n.
rama, n.
ramidus, n.
ramier, n.
ramp, n.²
ramp, v.⁵
ramp-up, n.
Ramsar, n.

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

(Under quiver, v.¹)
- quivertip
(Under quota, n.)
- quota-hopping
(Under quote, n.²)
- quote-driven
(Under quote, n.¹)
- quote-master
(Under quoy, n.)
- quoyland
(Under rabbit, n.¹)
- rabbit board
- rabbit dance
- rabbit dog
- rabbit season
- rabbit skin glue
- rabbit meat
- rabbit hunt
(Under rabbit-eared, adj.)
- rabbit-eared bandicoot
(Under rabbit-proof, adj. and n.)
- rabbit-proof fence
(Under race, n.¹)
- race to (also for) the bottom
- race to the bottom
- race for the bottom
- race gate
- race-plate
- race bike
- race car
(Under race, n.⁶)
- race norming
- race row
- race-sense
- race inequality
- race issue
(Under racecourse, n.)
- racecoursey
(Under racer, n.²)
- racer back
(Under racial, adj. and n.)
- racial hygiene
- racial memory
- racial unconscious
(Under racing, n.²)
- racing certainty
- racing green
- British racing green
- racing stripe
- racing bike
- racing camel
(Under rack, n.⁴)
- rack-mountable
- rack-mounted
- rack system
(Under racket, n.²)
- racket store
(Under racket, n.¹)
- racket string
(Under radar, n.)
- radar gun
- radar speed check
(Under radial, adj. and n.)
- radial arm saw
- radial artery
- radial circuit
- radial curve
- radial energy
- radial engine
- radial keratotomy
- radial nerve
- radial point
- radial saw
- radial sawed
- radial sawn
- radial sector
- radial shield
- radial symmetry
- radial vein
- radiality
(Under radiation, n.)
- radiation exposure
- radiation biology
- radiation oncology
- radiation physics
- radiation poisoning
(Under radiative, adj.)
- radiative forcing
(Under radical, adj. and n.)
- radical cure
- radical ion
- radical plane
(Under radio-atom, n.)
- radio-atomic
(Under radio-, comb. form³)
- radiovisor
(Under radio-, comb. form²)
- radiometallography
- radioenzymatic
- radiogene
- radiobismuth
(Under radio, n.)
- radio alarm
- radio alarm clock
- radio-bright
- radio burst
- radio button
- radio cassette
- radio cassette player
- radio cassette recorder
- radio clock
- radio collar
- radio-collar
- radio-collared
- radio control
- radio jock
- radio jockey
- radioland
- radio-loudness
- radio pulse
- radio recorder
- radio modem
- radio monitoring
- radio officer
- radio reception
- radio tower
- radio tracking
- radio corporation
- radio singing
- radio interferometer
- radio interferometry
- radio jet
(Under radiolocate, v.)
- radiolocating
(Under radiolytic, adj.)
- radiolytically
(Under radiometal, n.²)
- radiometallic
(Under radionic, adj.¹)
- radionically
(Under radiotherapeutic, adj. and n.)
- radiotherapeutical
(Under radium, n.)
- radium dial
- radium source
(Under radius, n.)
- radius bone
(Under radix, n.)
- radix sort
- radix sorting
(Under radon, n.)
- radon gas
(Under raft, n.¹)
- raft race
(Under rag, n.²)
- rag-picking
(Under rah-rah, adj.)
- rah-rah boy
(Under raik, n.²)
- raik dike
(Under rail, n.²)
- rail gun
- rail plant
- rail ride
- rails run
- rail yard
- rail freight
- rail journey
- rail network
- rail travel
- rail traveller
(Under railroad, n.)
- railroad spike
- railroad switch
- railroad time
- railroad trestle
- railroad bridge
- railroad engine
(Under railway, n.)
- Railway Library
- railway mania
- railway yard
- railway official
- railway passenger
- railway shed
- railway terminal
- railway travel
(Under rain, n.¹)
- rain bucket
- rain cap
- rain delay
- rain gear
- rain glass
- rain gun
- rain mac
- Rain Queen
- rain scald
- rain slicker
- rain stick
- rain-stone
- rain tyre
- rain barrel
- rain guard
- rain gutter
- rain tank
- rain-lashed
- rain-slick
(Under rainbow, n.)
- rainbow nation
- rainbow snake
- rainbow silk
- rainbow-hued
(Under raised, adj.¹)
- raised crust
- raised mire
- raised ranch
(Under raisin, n.)
- raisin bran
- raisin juice
(Under raising, n.)
- raising agent
- raising cloth
(Under raja, n.¹)
- raja sheldrake
- raja shelduck
(Under rake, n.¹)
- rake staff
- rake-thin
- rake-like
(Under rakell, n.)
- rakell-like
(Under raking, n.²)
- raking crook
(Under rampage, v.)
- rampager
(Under ramp, n.⁵)
- ramp rate
(Under R, n.)
- RA
- RAD
- RAID
- RAST
- RBA
- RBI
- RBL
- rbST
- RBT
- RC
- RCIA
- RDF
- RDS
- REE
- REIT
- REN
- RFG
- RFLP
- RFP
- RFU
- RH
- RIA
- RICE
- RIF
- RMB
- ROC
- ROI
- RON
- Rosco
- ROV
- ROW
- RP
- RPB
- RPG
- RPI
- RR
- RRP
- RRSP
- RTA
- RTFM
- Rx
- RAD
- RCN
- RICS
- RMP
- ROH
- RSC

Out-of-sequence new entries

12 June 2008 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

baloi, n.
briefer, n.
cartron, n.
cookie cutter, n. and adj.
COX, n.³
étouffée, n.
Frankenstein, v.
frum, adj.
gengineer, n.
gengineer, v.
gengineering, n.
Gouraud, n.
Great Plains, n.
hang time, n.
kudlik, n.
low rider, n.
manteau, n.
object, n.
piss, n.
RIP, int. and v.⁴
RSVP, n.
RSVP, int. and v.
RV, n.
RVer, n.
snickerdoodle, n.
splitsville, n. and adj.
subprime, adj. and n.
sworn virgin, n.
tab, n.⁶
time-shift, v.
time-shifted, adj.
time-shifting, n.
ubiquitin, n.
ubiquitinate, v.
ubiquitinated, adj.
ubiquitination, n.
wantaway, adj.
waxhead, n.

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

(Under A, n.)
- A.C.H.
(Under azimuthal, adj.)
- azimuthal quantum number
(Under baby, n.)
- baby book
- baby T-shirt
- baby tee
(Under bachelor, n.)
- bachelor pad
(Under bail, n.¹)
- bail-jumper
- bail-jumping
(Under batracho-, comb. form)
- batrachotoxin
(Under benzo-, comb. form)
- benzoquinone
(Under bite, n.)
- bite indicator
(Under bulbous, adj.)
- bulbous buttercup
(Under cable, n.)
- cable release
(Under cattle, n.)
- cattle class
(Under charity, n.)
- charity line
- charity stripe
(Under check, int. and n.¹)
- check box
(Under civil, adj.)
- civil marriage
- civil partnership
- civil union
(Under contact, n.)
- contact high
(Under deniable, adj.)
- deniability
(Under finger, n.)
- finger millet
(Under fish, n.¹)
- fish-wrap
- fish wrapper
(Under horsy, adj.)
- horsy set
(Under research, n.¹)
- research octane number
(Under sandwich, n.²)
- sandwich biscuit
(Under sugar, n.)
- sugar cookie
(Under T, n.)
- TRC
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission
(Under tick, n.³)
- tick box
(Under tractor, n.)
- tractor beam
(Under tummy, n.)
- tummy tuck
(Under whole, adj., n., and adv.)
- whole language
(Under whoopee, int. and n.)
- whoopee pie
(Under wise, adj., (n.³), (and adv.))
- wise guy

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

apocalypse, n.
apocalyptic, adj. and n.
bless, v.¹
box, n.²
break, n.¹
break, v.
brutal, adj. and n.
buzz, v.¹
come, v.
crock, n.¹
dob, v.
fry, v.¹
heather, n.
intelligent, adj. and n.
long, adj.¹ and n.
sarsaparilla, n.
streaming, n.
streaming, adj.
sugar, n.
tosspot, n.
touch, n.

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