- conceptualise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of conceptualize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Conceptualised; conceptualising.
- cloudburst (n.)
- also cloud-burst, 1817, American English, from cloud (n.) + burst (n.). Parallels German Wolkenbruch.
- cometh (v.)
- obsolete or poetic 2nd and 3rd person singular of come, from Old English cymeð.
- comingle (v.)
- c. 1600, the better (because mingle is not from Latin), but less-used, English form of commingle. Related: comingled; comingling.
- commandments (n.)
- short for The Ten Commandments, attested from late 13c. In Old English they were ða bebodu.
- banger (n.)
- British English slang for "a sausage," 1919, perhaps from sense of "a bludgeon," though this is recorded only in U.S. slang.
- baptise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of baptize; for spelling, see -ize. Related: Baptised; baptising.
- bartender (n.)
- also bar-tender; 1836, American English, from bar (n.2) + agent noun of tend (v.2).
- bedding (n.)
- later Old English beddinge "bedding, bed covering," from bed. Meaning "bottom layer of anything" is from c. 1400.
- back down (v.)
- in figurative sense of "withdraw a charge," 1859, American English, from notion of descending a ladder, etc.; from back (v.) + down (adv.).
- banana republic (n.)
- "small Central American state with an economy dependent on banana production," 1901, American English.
- bestride (v.)
- Old English bestridan "to bestride, mount," from be- + stridan "to stride" (see stride (v.)). Compare Middle Dutch bestryden.
- visualise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of visualize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Visualised; visualising; visualisation.
- organisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of organization. For spelling, see -ize. Related: Organisational.
- ostracise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of ostracize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Ostracised.
- maximise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of maximize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Maximised; maximising.
- look-alike (n.)
- "someone who closely resembles another," 1937, American English, from look (v.) + alike.
- loving (adj.)
- Old English lufenda (see love (v.)). Loving cup is attested from 1808. Lovingkindness was Coverdale's word.
- maltreat (v.)
- 1708, from French maltraiter, or formed in English from mal- + treat (v.). Related: Maltreated; maltreating.
- marginalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of marginalize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: marginalisation; marginalised; marginalising.
- memorise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of memorize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Memorised; memorising; memorisation.
- minimise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of minimize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Minimised; minimising.
- minimalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of minimalize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Minimalised; minimalising.
- oneness (n.)
- 1590s, from one + -ness. A re-formation of Middle English onnesse, which vanished by 13c.
- disclosure (n.)
- 1590s; see disclose + -ure. Formed in English, perhaps on model of closure.
- oliphant (n.)
- obsolete form of elephant, c. 1200; also used in Middle English with sense "ivory horn."
- orthopaedics (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of orthopedics; for spelling, see pedo-. Related: Orthopaedic.
- overly (adv.)
- "excessively," Old English oferlice; see over + -ly (2). Often "regarded as an Americanism in the U.K." [OED].
- car-pool (n.)
- also carpool, 1942, American English, from car + pool (n.2). As a verb from 1962. Related: Carpooled; carpooling.
- greatness (n.)
- late Old English gretnys "thickness, coarseness, stoutness;" see great + -ness. Meaning "eminence" is early 14c.
- greeting (n.)
- Old English greting "salutation," verbal noun from gretan (see greet). Related: Greetings. First record of greeting card is from 1876.
- gladly (adv.)
- Old English glædlice "joyfully, kindly, willingly" (also "bright, shining; pleasant, agreeable"); see glad (adj.) + -ly (2).
- iffy (adj.)
- 1937, American English, from if + -y (2). Originally associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- hypothesise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of hypothesize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Hypothesised; hypothesising.
- hedgerow (n.)
- also hedge-row, Old English hegeræw; see hedge (n.) + row (n.).
- henceforth (adv.)
- late 14c., earlier henne forth (late Old English); see hence + forth.
- herein (adv.)
- late Old English herinne "in this;" see here + in. Related: Hereinafter.
- hand-made (adj.)
- also handmade, 1610s, from hand (n.) + made. Old English had handworht "hand-wrought."
- hardness (n.)
- Old English heardnes; see hard (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "difficulty of action or accomplishment" is late 14c.
- homogenise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of homogenize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Homogenised; homogenising; homogenisation.
- growing (adj.)
- Old English, present participle adjective from grow (v.). Growing season is attested from 1729; growing pains by 1752.
- grinding (adj.)
- Old English, past participle adjective from grind (v.). Meaning "oppressive, burdensome" is from 1580s. The verbal noun is from mid-14c.
- hickey (n.)
- "any small gadget," 1909, American English, of unknown origin. For the "love-bite" sense, see hickie.
- himself (pron.)
- Old English him selfum, from dative/accusative personal pronoun him + self, here used as an inflected adjective.
- idly (adv.)
- Old English idellice "vainly;" see idle + -ly (2). From late 14c. as "in an idle or indolent way."
- immediacy (n.)
- c. 1600, from immediate + -cy. Middle English had immediacioun "close connection, proximity" (mid-15c.).
- chickweed (n.)
- late 14c., chekwede, from chick + weed (n.). In Old English it was cicene mete "chicken food."
- internationalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of internalize (q.v.). For spelling, see -ize. Related: Internationalisation.
- jeopardise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of jeopardize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Jeopardised; jeopardising.
- jitter (v.)
- "to move agitatedly," 1931, American English, of unknown origin; see jitters. Related: Jittered; jittering.