Back-formation Back-formation is the process or result of creating a neologism, new word via Morphology (linguistics), morphology, typically by removing or substituting actual or supposed affixes from a lexical item, in a way that expands the number of lexemes ...

is either the process of creating a new

lexeme A lexeme () is a unit of lexical meaning that underlies a set of words that are related through inflection. It is a basic abstract unit of meaning, a unit of morphological analysis in linguistics that roughly corresponds to a set of forms ta ...

(less precisely, a new "word") by removing actual or supposed

affix In linguistics, an affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form. The main two categories are Morphological derivation, derivational and inflectional affixes. Derivational affixes, such as ''un-'', ''-ation' ...

es, or a

neologism In linguistics, a neologism (; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language. Most definitively, a word can be considered ...

formed by such a process. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of

clipping Clipping may refer to: Words * Clipping (morphology), the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. "ad" from "advertisement" * Clipping (phonetics), shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel * Clipping (publications ...

. Each back-formation in this list is followed by the original word from which it was back-formed.

A

* ''abduct'' probably from ''abduction'' * ''abscess (v.)'' from ''abscessed'' * ''aborigine'' from ''aborigines'', mistaken for a plural noun * ''accord (n.)'' from

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th acorde'', '' acort'', a back-formation from ''wikt:acorder">acorder'' * ''accrete'' from ''accretion'' (root: ''accrescere'') * ''acculturate'' from ''acculturation'' * ''addict'' from ''addicted'' (root: ''addicere'') * ''admix'' from ''admixt'' * ''Adirondack Mountains'' from ''Adirondacks'', mistaken for a plural noun * ''adsorb'' from ''adsorption'' * ''adolesce'' from ''adolescence'' * ''adulate'' from ''adulation'' * ''advect'' from ''advection'' * ''advisor'' perhaps from ''advisory'' * ''aerate'' (meaning "expose to air") probably from ''aeration'' * ''aesthete'' from ''

aesthetic Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and taste, which in a broad sense incorporates the philosophy of art.Slater, B. H.Aesthetics ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy,'' , acces ...

'' * ''aggress'' from ''

aggression Aggression is behavior aimed at opposing or attacking something or someone. Though often done with the intent to cause harm, some might channel it into creative and practical outlets. It may occur either reactively or without provocation. In h ...

'' * ''air-condition'' from ''

air conditioning Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature, and in some cases, also controlling the humidity of internal air. Air c ...

'' * ''alley'' * ''alliterate'' from ''alliteration'' * ''allotrope'' from ''allotropy'' * ''amaze'' from

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

'' amased'' * ''ambivalent'' from ''ambivalence'' * ''ameliorate'' perhaps from ''amelioration'' in some cases * ''annunciate'' perhaps from ''annunciation'' in some cases * ''

anticline In structural geology, an anticline is a type of Fold (geology), fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest Bed (geology), beds at its core, whereas a syncline is the inverse of an anticline. A typical anticline is convex curve, c ...

'' from ''anticlinal'' * ''antipode'' from ''antipodes'' (non-standard) * ''appeal (n.)'' from

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th

apel Apel or APEL may refer to: Places * Apel, Limpopo, town in Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa * Ter Apel, town in the municipality Vlagtwedde in the northern Netherlands Other uses * Apel (surname) * APEL or ...

'', back-formation from '' apeler'' * ''apperceive'' (in modern psychological use) from ''apperception'' * ''aristocrat'' from French '' aristocrate'', a back-formation from ''wikt:aristocratie#French">aristocratie'' * ''assent (n.)'' from Old French ''assent'', a back-formation from ''assentir'' * ''attrit'' from ''attrition'' * ''auto-destruct'' from ''auto-destruction'' (cf. ''auto-destroy'') * ''automate'' from ''automation'' * ''aviate'' from ''aviation'' * ''avid'' partly from ''avidity'' * ''awe-strike'' perhaps from ''awestruck''

B

* ''babysit'' from ''babysitter'' * ''back-form'' from ''back-formation'' * ''bartend'' from ''bartender'' * ''beg'' from ''beggar'' * ''benefact'' from ''benefactor'' (and also the derived ''benefactee'', cf. ''benefactor'') * berserk from berserker * ''bibliograph'' from ''bibliography'' * ''bicep'' from ''

biceps The biceps or biceps brachii (, "two-headed muscle of the arm") is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise on the scapula and join to form a single muscle bel ...

'' (non-standard) * ''biograph'' from ''

biography A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curri ...

'' * ''bird'' (verb) from ''

bird watcher Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, ...

'' * ''blockbust'' from ''blockbuster'' * ''book-keep'' from ''book-keeping'' * ''brainwash'' from ''brainwashing'' * ''bulldoze'' from ''

bulldozer A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large tractor equipped with a metal #Blade, blade at the front for pushing material (soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock) during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, ...

'' * ''bum'' possibly from ''bummer'' * ''burgle'' from ''burglar'' * ''bus'' ("to clear dirty dishes from table") from ''busboy'' * ''bushwhack'' from ''bushwhacker'' * ''buttle'' from ''butler''

C

* ''cadge'' from ''cadger'' * ''caretake'' from ''caretaker'' * ''cavitate'' from ''

cavitation Cavitation in fluid mechanics and engineering normally is the phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapor pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. When sub ...

'' * ''chain-smoke'' from '' chain-smoker'' * ''chalant'' from ''nonchalant'' * '' Chess (river)'' from ''

Chesham Chesham ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, about north-west of Charing Cross, central London, and part of the London metropolitan area, London ...

'' * ''

choate Choate may refer to: Places Canada * Choate, British Columbia, a locality in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, Canada United States * Choate Mental Health and Development Center, a psychiatric hospital in Anna, Illinois * Choate Rosemary Hal ...

'' from ''inchoate'' * ''choreograph'' from ''

choreography Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

'' * ''

chupacabra The chupacabra or ''chupacabras'' (, literally 'goat-sucker', from , 'sucks', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's purported vampirism the chupacabra is ...

'' from Spanish ''chupacabras'' (both a plural and a singular in Spanish) * ''claustrophobe'' from ''

claustrophobia Claustrophobia is a fear of confined spaces. It is triggered by many situations or stimuli, including elevators, especially when crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, and hotel rooms with closed doors and sealed windows. Even bedrooms with a l ...

'' * ''cohese'' from ''

cohesion (disambiguation) Cohesion may refer to: * Cohesion (chemistry), the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules * Cohesion (computer science), a measure of how well the lines of source code within a module work together * Cohesion (geology), the part of shear ...

'' (cf. ''cohere'') * ''commentate'' from '' commentator'' * ''committal'' from ''non-committal'' * ''complicit'' from ''

complicity Complicity in criminal law refers to the participation in a completed criminal act of an accomplice, a partner in the crime who aids or encourages ( abets) other perpetrators of that crime, and who shared with them an intent to act to complete ...

'' * ''computerize'' from ''computerized'' * ''contracept'' from ''contraception'' (cf. rare ''contraceive'') * ''contrapt'' from ''contraption'' * ''convect'' from ''

convection Convection is single or Multiphase flow, multiphase fluid flow that occurs Spontaneous process, spontaneously through the combined effects of material property heterogeneity and body forces on a fluid, most commonly density and gravity (see buoy ...

'' * ''conversate'' from ''conversation or conversing'' * ''cose'' from ''cosy'' * ''couth'' from ''uncouth'' * ''co-vary'' from ''covariation'' * ''cross multiply'' from ''cross multiplication'' * ''cross-refer'' from ''cross-reference'' * ''curate'' (verb) from ''curator'' * ''custom-make'' from ''custom-made''

D

* ''dapple'' from ''dappled'' * ''darkle'' from ''darkling'' * ''decadent'' from ''

decadence Decadence was a late-19th-century movement emphasizing the need for sensationalism, egocentricity, and bizarre, artificial, perverse, and exotic sensations and experiences. By extension, it may refer to a decline in art, literature, science, ...

'' * ''deconstruct'' from ''

deconstruction In philosophy, deconstruction is a loosely-defined set of approaches to understand the relationship between text and meaning. The concept of deconstruction was introduced by the philosopher Jacques Derrida, who described it as a turn away from ...

'' * ''dedifferentiate'' from ''

dedifferentiation Dedifferentiation (pronounced dē-ˌdi-fə-ˌren-chē-ˈā-shən) is a transient process by which cells become less specialized and return to an earlier cell state within the same lineage. This suggests an increase in cell potency, meaning that, f ...

'' * ''demarcate'' from ''demarcation'' * ''demograph'' from ''demographics'' * ''destruct'' from ''

destruction Destruction may refer to: Concepts * Destruktion, a term from the philosophy of Martin Heidegger * Destructive narcissism, a pathological form of narcissism * Self-destructive behaviour, a widely used phrase that ''conceptualises'' certain kin ...

'' * ''diagnose'' from ''

diagnosis Diagnosis (: diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in a lot of different academic discipline, disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine " ...

'' * ''diffract'' from ''

diffraction Diffraction is the deviation of waves from straight-line propagation without any change in their energy due to an obstacle or through an aperture. The diffracting object or aperture effectively becomes a secondary source of the Wave propagation ...

'' * ''dinge'' from ''dingy'' * ''

diplomat A diplomat (from ; romanization, romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one ...

'' from ''diplomatic'' * ''dishevel'' from ''disheveled'' * ''donate'' from ''

donation A donation is a gift for Charity (practice), charity, humanitarian aid, or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including money, alms, Service (economics), services, or goods such as clothing, toys, food, or vehicles. A donati ...

'' * ''drear'' from ''dreary'' * ''drowse'' from ''drowsy'' (possibly a backformation) * ''dry-clean'' from ''

dry cleaning Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water. Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar, as opposed to water which is a Solvent#Solvent classifications, polar ...

E

* ''eave'' from ''eaves'' * ''eavesdrop'' from ''eavesdropper'' * ''edit'' from ''editor'' (from Latin stem ''edere'', to bring forth) * ''electrocute'' from ''

electrocution Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death. The term "electrocution" was coined ...

'' * ''elocute'' from ''

elocution Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compel ...

'' * ''emote'' from ''

emotion Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavior, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is ...

'' * ''enthuse'' from ''enthusiasm'' * ''escalate'' from ''

escalator An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a Electric motor, motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the st ...

'' * ''eutrophicate'' from ''

eutrophication Eutrophication is a general term describing a process in which nutrients accumulate in a body of water, resulting in an increased growth of organisms that may deplete the oxygen in the water; ie. the process of too many plants growing on the s ...

'' * ''evaluate'' from ''

evaluation In common usage, evaluation is a systematic determination and assessment of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of Standardization, standards. It can assist an organization, program, design, project or any o ...

'' * ''extradite'' from ''extradition'' * ''extrapose'' from ''extraposition''

F

* ''fine-tune'' from ''fine tuning'' * ''flab'' from ''flabby'' * ''flappable'' from ''unflappable'' * ''flake'' ("eccentric person") from ''flaky'' * ''floss'' ("to show off") from ''flossy'' * ''fluoresce'' from ''

fluorescence Fluorescence is one of two kinds of photoluminescence, the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. When exposed to ultraviolet radiation, many substances will glow (fluoresce) with colore ...

'' * ''fragmentate'' from ''fragmentation'' * ''free-associate'' from '' free association'' (backformed adjective-verb compound) * ''funk'' (quality of music) from ''funky''

G

* ''gamble'' from ''gambler'' * ''gestate'' from ''

gestation Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pregn ...

'' * ''ghostwrite'' from ''

ghostwriter A ghostwriter is a person hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often h ...

'' * ''gid'' from ''giddy'' * ''gladiola'' from ''gladiolus'' * ''gnarl'' from ''gnarled'' * ''goaltend'' from ''goaltender'' * ''godsend'' from ''god-sent'' * ''greed'' from ''greedy'' (the noun was originally "greediness") * ''grid'' from ''gridiron'' * ''grovel'' from ''groveling'' * ''grunge'' from ''grungy'' * ''gruntle'' from ''disgruntle''

H

* ''handwrite'' from ''handwriting'' * ''hard-boil'' from ''hard-boiled'' * ''hawk'' (meaning "to sell") from ''hawker'' * ''haze'' from ''hazy'' * ''headhunt'' from ''headhunter'' * ''headquarter'' from ''headquarters'' * ''helicopt'' from ''

helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which Lift (force), lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning Helicopter rotor, rotors. This allows the helicopter to VTOL, take off and land vertically, to hover (helicopter), hover, and ...

'' * ''herptile'' (a reptile or amphibian) from ''

herpetology Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (in ...

'' * ''herpe'' (a single herpes sore) from ''

herpes Herpes simplex, often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that is infected. The two major types of herpes are oral herpes and genital herp ...

'' * ''housebreak'' from ''housebroken'' * ''houseclean'' from ''housecleaning'' * ''housekeep'' from ''housekeeper'' * ''hustle'' from ''hustler''

I

* ''inadvertent'' from ''inadvertence'' * ''ideologue'' from ''

ideology An ideology is a set of beliefs or values attributed to a person or group of persons, especially those held for reasons that are not purely about belief in certain knowledge, in which "practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones". Form ...

'' * ''incent'' from ''incentive'' * ''indice'' from ''indices'' (cf. ''index'') * ''injure'' from ''injury'' * ''intercept'' from ''interception'' (possibly a backformation) * ''interfluve'' from ''interfluvial'' * ''interlineate'' from ''interlinear'' * ''intuit'' from ''intuition'' * ''isolate'' from ''isolated''

J

* ''jell'' from ''jelly'' * ''jerry-build'' from ''jerry-built''

K

* ''kidnap'' from ''kidnapper'' * ''kudo'' from ''kudos'' (some commentators regard it non-standard)

L

* ''lase'' from ''

laser A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word ''laser'' originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radi ...

'' * ''laze'' from ''lazy'' * ''legislate'' from ''

legislator A legislator, or lawmaker, is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-nat ...

'' * ''letch'' from ''lecher'' * ''liaise'' from ''liaison'' * ''loaf'' (meaning "to be idle") from ''loafer'' * ''logroll'' from ''logrolling'' * ''luminesce'' from ''luminescent''

M

* ''manipulate'' from ''manipulation'' * ''mase'' from ''

maser A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves ( microwaves), through amplification by stimulated emission. The term is an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Nikolay Basov, Alexander Pr ...

'' * ''mentee'' from ''

mentor Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the perso ...

'' * ''mix'' from ''mixt'' (adj. from

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th [2-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...

, misconstrued as past participle of verb) * ''mottle'' from ''motley'' * ''moonlight'' (the verb, work on second job) from ''moonlighter'' * ''multimillion'' from ''multimillionaire''

N

* ''nake'' from ''naked'' * ''nitpick'' from ''nit-picking'' * ''notate'' from ''notation''

O

* ''obsess'' (meaning "to behave obsessively") from ''obsessive'' * ''obligate'' (as a verb meaning "oblige") from ''obligation'' * ''one-up'' or ''one-upman'' from ''one-upmanship'' * ''orate'' from ''oration'' * ''orientate'' from ''orientation''

P

* ''panhandle'' (meaning "to accost") from ''panhandler'' * ''paramedic'' from ''paramedical'' * ''partake'' from ''partaker'' * ''patriation'' from ''repatriation'' * ''pea'' from

''pease'' * ''peddle'' from ''peddler'' * ''peeve'' from ''peevish'' * ''pettifog'' from ''pettifogger'' * ''phosphoresce'' from ''phosphorescent'' * ''pleb'' from ''plebs'' * ''

ply PLY is a computer file format known as the Polygon File Format or the Stanford Triangle Format. It was principally designed to store three-dimensional data from 3D scanners. The data storage format supports a relatively simple description of a s ...

'' from ''reply'' * ''preempt'' from ''preemption'' * ''process'' from ''procession'' * ''prodigal'' from ''prodigality'' * ''proliferate'' from ''proliferation'' * ''proofread'' from ''proofreader'' * ''pugn'' from ''impugn''

Q

* ''quadrumvir'' from ''quadrumvirate'' * ''quantitate'' from ''quantitative''

R

* ''raunch'' from ''raunchy'' * ''recurse'' from ''recursion'' * ''reminisce'' from ''reminiscence'' * ''resurrect'' from ''resurrection'' * ''ruly'' from ''unruly'' * ''rotovate'' from ''rotovator''

S

* ''sass'' (impudence) from ''sassy'' * ''scavenge'' from ''scavenger'' * ''sculpt'' from ''sculptor'' * ''secrete'' (meaning "to produce and emit") from ''

secretion Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another, such as a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast, excretion is the removal of certain substances or waste products from a cell or organism. The classical mec ...

'' * ''secretive'' from ''secretiveness'' * ''sedate'' (the verb) from ''

sedative A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or Psychomotor agitation, excitement. They are central nervous system (CNS) Depressant, depressants and interact with brain activity, causing its decelera ...

'' * ''self-destruct'' from ''self-destruction'' (cf. ''self-destroy'') * ''semantic'' (adjective) from ''semantics'' * ''sharecrop'' from ''sharecropper'' * ''shoplift'' from ''shoplifter'' * ''sightsing'' from ''sightsinging'' * ''sightsee'' from ''sightseeing'' * ''sipid'' from ''insipid'' * ''sleaze'' from ''sleazy'' * ''sleepwalk'' from ''sleepwalking'' * ''smarm'' from ''smarmy'' * ''sorb'' from ''sorption'' (also a back-formation) * ''soft-land'' from ''soft landing'' (backformed adjective-noun compound) * ''sorption'' from ''adsorption'' and ''absorption'' * ''spectate'' from ''spectator'' * ''

star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...

gaze'' from ''stargazer'' * ''

statistic A statistic (singular) or sample statistic is any quantity computed from values in a sample which is considered for a statistical purpose. Statistical purposes include estimating a population parameter, describing a sample, or evaluating a hypot ...

'' from ''

statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ...

'' * ''stave'' (the noun) from ''staves'' (the original singular is ''staff'') * ''steamroll'' from ''

steamroller A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine. The leveling/flattening action is achieved through ...

'' * ''stridulate'' from ''stridulation'' * ''suburb'' from ''suburban'' * ''suckle'' from ''suckling'' * ''sulk'' from ''sulky'' * ''summate'' from ''summation'' * ''sunburn'' (the verb) from ''sunburned'' * ''superannuate'' from ''superannuated'' * ''surreal'' from ''

surrealism Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

'' * ''surveil'' from ''

surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...

'' * ''swashbuckle'' from ''swashbuckler'' * ''swindle'' from ''

swindler A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception. One example of a charlatan appears in t ...

'' * ''

syncline In structural geology, a syncline is a fold with younger layers closer to the center of the structure, whereas an anticline is the inverse of a syncline. A synclinorium (plural synclinoriums or synclinoria) is a large syncline with superimposed ...

'' from ''synclinal''

T

* ''tamale'', as a singular of ''tamales'' (plural form of ''tamal'') * ''tase'' from ''

Taser Taser (stylized in all caps) is a line of handheld conducted energy devices (CED) sold by Axon Enterprise (formerly Taser International). The device fires two small barbed darts intended to puncture the skin and remain attached to the targe ...

'' * ''

taxon In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and ...

'' from ''

taxonomy image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme o ...

'' * ''televise'' from ''television'' * ''tongue-lash'' from ''tongue-lashing'' * ''transcript'' (verb) from ''transcription'' (cf. verb ''transcribe'') * ''tricep'' from ''

triceps The triceps, or triceps brachii (Latin for "three-headed muscle of the arm"), is a large muscle on the ventral, back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. It consists of three parts: the medial, lateral, and long head. All three heads cross the ...

'' (non-standard) * ''trickle-irrigate'' from ''trickle-irrigation'' (possibly backformed from verb-noun compound but may also be verb-verb compound) * ''tweeze'' from ''tweezers'' * ''typewrite'' from ''

typewriter A typewriter is a Machine, mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of Button (control), keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an i ...

U

* ''underwhelming'' as a supposed antonym of ''overwhelming'' * ''unit'' from ''unity'' * ''upholster'' from ''upholstery'' * ''ush'' from ''usher''

V

* ''vaccinate'' from ''

vaccination Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop immunity from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating ...

'' * ''vend'' as in ''vend out'' (meaning to contract out to a vendor), derived from ''vendor'' * ''verse'' from ''versus'' * ''vinify'' from ''vinification'' * ''vint'' (meaning to make wine) from ''vintage'' and ''vintner'' * ''vivisect'' from ''vivisection''

W

* ''wiretap'' from ''

wiretapper ''Wiretapper'' is a 1955 American biographical crime drama film directed by Dick Ross, written by John O'Dea, and starring Bill Williams, Georgia Lee and Douglas Kennedy. The scenario of the film was based on the true story of Jim Vaus Jr. The ...

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