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idiolect (n.)

one's personal way of using a language, 1948, from idio- "one's own, personal" + second element abstracted from dialect. Idioglottic (1888) has a sense "using words invented in one's mind" (from Greek glotta/glossa "tongue").

alphanumeric (adj.)

"using both letters and numbers," 1912, contracted from alphabet + numeric (see numerical).

vault (n.2)

"a leap," especially using the hands or a pole, 1570s, from vault (v.1).

canting (n.)

1560s, "practice of using thieves' cant," verbal noun from cant (v.1).

maglev

system of rail transportation using two sets of magnets, 1973, a contraction of magnetic levitation.

non-verbal (adj.)

also nonverbal, "not using words," by 1809, from non- + verbal. Related: Non-verbally.

DOS

"computer operating system using a disk storage device," 1967, acronym of disk operating system.

maximist (n.)

"one who has a fondness for quoting or using maxims," by 1827, from maxim + -ist.

loud-speaker (n.)

also loudspeaker, "device for amplifying sound using an electric current," 1898, from loud (adj.) + speaker (n.).

shin (v.)

"to climb by using arms and legs" (originally a nautical word), 1829, from shin (n.). Related: Shinned; shinning.

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