cecography

the writing system for the blind.

Cecography is obsolescent due to the rapid development and use of computers.

by uttam maharjan March 21, 2011

tump

To carry a pack by means of a tumpline.

The village girls are tumping baskets of grass.

by uttam maharjan January 02, 2012

alterologist

a person who alters the form of words to create new words. Changing 'how do you do (an expression used to greet somebody)' to 'howdy (used as a noun to mean a greeting)' is an alterological act.

All alterologists are neologists but not all neologists are alterologists.

by uttam maharjan August 24, 2010

eutrichous

having beautiful hair.

I like eutrichous girls.

by uttam maharjan March 17, 2013

watchership

the number of people watching a TV; viewership.

The TV station has a large watchership.

by uttam maharjan September 30, 2011

sweat through the teeth

to be very miserly, especially whe footing the bill.

When his wife asked him to pay for the sari worth Rs. 10,000, he sweated through the teeth (past form of sweat through the teeth).

by uttam maharjan February 05, 2012

heterography

the use of different letters or a group of letters to represent the same sound(s). Some of the examples of heterography are: sEw and sOw, bEAt and bEEt and rOUgh and rUff.

Heterography differs from homography (= use of the same spellings for words that have different meanings).

by uttam maharjan December 01, 2010