New Words and Senses from the New 2005 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11 ed.

Below you'll find a sample of the nearly 100 new words and senses that have been added to the best-selling Eleventh Edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary.

New Entries
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amuse-bouche (noun) 1984 : a small complimentary appetizer offered at some restaurants

battle dress uniform (noun) 1982 : a military uniform for field service

bikini wax (noun) 1985 : a procedure for removing pubic hair from the skin near the edge of the bottom half of a bikini by applying hot wax, covering the wax with a cloth to which the wax and hair adhere, and then peeling it off quickly

brain freeze (noun) 1991 : a sudden shooting pain in the head caused by ingesting very cold food (as ice cream) or drink

chick flick (noun) 1988 : a motion picture intended to appeal esp. to women

civil union (noun) 1992 : the legal status that ensures to same-sex couples specified rights and responsibilities of married couples

cybrarian (noun) 1992 : a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web

DHS (abbreviation) : Department of Homeland Security

hazmat (noun) 1980 : a material (as flammable or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or to the environment if released without precautions

hospitalist (noun) 1996 : a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients of other physicians in order to minimize the number of hospital visits by other physicians

metadata (noun) 1983 : data that provides information about other data

otology (noun) 1842 : a science that deals with the ear and its diseases

retronym (noun) 1980 : a term consisting of a noun and a modifier which specifies the original meaning of the noun ["film camera" is a ~]

SARS (noun) [severe acute respiratory syndrome] 2003 : a severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus (genus Coronavirus), is transmitted esp. by contact with infectious material (as respiratory droplets), and is marked by fever, headache, body aches, a dry cough, hypoxia, and usu. pneumonia

steganography (noun) 1985 1 archaic : cryptography 2 : the art or practice of concealing a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file

tide pool (noun) 1853 : a pool of salt water left (as in a rock basin) by an ebbing tide—called also tidal pool

Wi-Fi (certification mark) —used to certify the interoperability of wireless computer networking devices

zaibatsu (noun) 1947 : a powerful financial and industrial conglomerate of Japan

New Senses
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advance (adjective) : going or situated before [an ~ party of soldiers]

chatter (noun) : electronic and esp. radio communication between individuals engaged in a common or related form of activity; also : such chatter regarding future hostile activities

neoconservative (noun) : a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and U.S. national interest in international affairs including through military means

workout (noun) : an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness esp. in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings