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  • restructuring — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.
  • retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
  • rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • scan register — (electronics, testing)   A digital logic circuit which can act either as a flip-flop or as a serial shift register and which is used to form a scan path for testing. The most common design is a multiplexed flip-flop: The other common design is level-sensitive scan design (LSSD).
  • scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
  • schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
  • screaming tty — [Unix] A terminal line which spews an infinite number of random characters at the operating system. This can happen if the terminal is either disconnected or connected to a powered-off terminal but still enabled for login; misconfiguration, misimplementation, or simple bad luck can start such a terminal screaming. A screaming tty or two can seriously degrade the performance of a vanilla Unix system; the arriving "characters" are treated as userid/password pairs and tested as such. The Unix password encryption algorithm is designed to be computationally intensive in order to foil brute-force crack attacks, so although none of the logins succeeds; the overhead of rejecting them all can be substantial.
  • screen rights — the rights to make a film version of a book
  • screenwriting — writing film scripts
  • second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
  • section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
  • sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
  • significative — serving to signify.
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single ticket — a one-way ticket.
  • single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
  • single-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def 1).
  • single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
  • space heating — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
  • special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • sterculia gum — karaya gum.
  • stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • stinging-cell — a nematocyst.
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
  • strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
  • subcategorize — to split into subcategories
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subjectifying — to make subjective.
  • supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
  • swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
  • switch engine — a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard.
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • testing bench — a piece of equipment for testing if a machine or device is working properly
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