Search results for 'X':

X-16 (noun) : AN AIRPLAIE

Submitted by: SM from Nebraska on Oct. 05, 2005 19:31

xanthophobia (adjective) : the fear of the color yellow.

My best friend had a son that had xanthophobia.

Submitted by: Aidan Bailey from New Hampshire on Jun. 29, 2008 20:56

xc (noun) : Abbreviation of Cross Country.

How did xc practice go?

Submitted by: mrwonderpants from Ohio on Apr. 29, 2006 17:21

xenaphobic (adjective) : Pathologically fearful of strong, aggressive women (etymology: Xena, Warrior Princess)

Although he claimed to admire Hillary Clinton, Ted was secretly xenaphobic and hoped a man would win the Democratic primary.

Submitted by: KATKOVA from New Jersey on Jan. 05, 2008 17:02

Xenodisability or Zoodisability (noun) : "A neologism, xenodisability (‘xeno-’ ‘foreign’) is designed to be synonymous with zoodisability (‘zoo-’ ‘animal). Each term means disability in the animal world, ‘foreign’ from the human."

"Xeno/zoodisability is a field with rich potential for increasing our understanding of the meaning of disability." —Walton O. Schalick, III, Encyclopedia of Disability, 2005

Submitted by: Walt Schalick from Missouri on Dec. 30, 2005 15:40

xenoepist (noun) : someone who speaks with a foreign accent

Submitted by: Willy L from Arizona on Sep. 15, 2007 19:41

xenoglossy : The ability to speak in an unknown and unlearned foreign language.

The only explanation for her ability to speak Spanish, a language she claims she was never taught would be xenoglossy. —VICTOR ZAMMIT, unknown

Submitted by: Chris Bayiokos from New York on Oct. 05, 2005 21:31

Xenomorph (noun) : What the Alien creature was catagorized as in the series of "Alien" movies.

The creatures we encountered on LV-26 are catagorized as Xenomorphs.

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on May. 07, 2007 13:57

xeriff (noun) : A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30;—also, in Morocco, a ducat.

Submitted by: Breana Davis from Alabama on Jan. 27, 2008 14:42

xeriscaping (noun) : landscaping that does not require supplemental irrigation

Xeriscaping done right is sustainable and attractive, but accomplishing it requires a few additional steps... Even xeriscaped gardens need irrigation, especially in their early stage, but rarely as much as you think. —Bryan Walsh, TIME, March 24, 2008

Submitted by: Anonymous on Mar. 24, 2008 12:09

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