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  • overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • overloading — (language)   (Or "Operator overloading"). Use of a single symbol to represent operators with different argument types, e.g. "-", used either, as a monadic operator to negate an expression, or as a dyadic operator to return the difference between two expressions. Another example is "+" used to add either integers or floating-point numbers. Overloading is also known as ad-hoc polymorphism. User-defined operator overloading is provided by several modern programming languages, e.g. C++'s class system and the functional programming language Haskell's type classes. Ad-hoc polymorphism (better described as overloading) is the ability to use the same syntax for objects of different types, e.g. "+" for addition of reals and integers or "-" for unary negation or diadic subtraction. Parametric polymorphism allows the same object code for a function to handle arguments of many types but overloading only reuses syntax and requires different code to handle different types.
  • painkilling — of or relating to a drug or method of reducing or eliminating pain
  • palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
  • palpitating — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
  • palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
  • panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
  • panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
  • panhandling — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
  • pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
  • paphlagonia — an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.
  • paragliding — a sport resembling hang gliding, in which a person jumps from an aircraft or high place wearing a wide, rectangular, steerable parachute.
  • paralleling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
  • parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
  • pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
  • pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
  • pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
  • pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
  • penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
  • philologian — a philologist.
  • placatingly — in a placating manner
  • planigraphy — an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
  • plantigrade — walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans, and bears.
  • plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
  • platemaking — the act of making plates
  • platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
  • play-acting — Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
  • playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
  • poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
  • polling day — date of election voting
  • polylingual — pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual.
  • postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
  • postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
  • primigenial — relating to an early stage of existence; primitive
  • quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
  • quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
  • quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
  • quinagolide — A dopamine agonist used to treat elevated levels of prolactin.
  • racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
  • racializing — Present participle of racialize.
  • racing flag — a distinguishing flag flown by a yacht during the period of its participation in a race.
  • rag-rolling — a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a roughly folded cloth in order to create a marbled effect
  • railroading — a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
  • range light — one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
  • ravishingly — extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
  • realignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
  • refrangible — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
  • regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
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