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- overprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- overrepresent — to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high.
- overrun screw — A variety of fandango on core produced by a C program scribbling past the end of an array (C implementations typically have no checks for this error). This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the array is static; if it is auto, the result may be to smash the stack - often resulting in heisenbugs of the most diabolical subtlety. The term "overrun screw" is used especially of scribbles beyond the end of arrays allocated with malloc; this typically overwrites the allocation header for the next block in the arena, producing massive lossage within malloc and often a core dump on the next operation to use stdio or malloc itself. See spam, overrun; see also memory leak, memory smash, aliasing bug, precedence lossage, fandango on core, secondary damage.
- oversecretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- oversensitive — excessively or unduly sensitive.
- overstatement — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- oversweetness — the state of being too sweet
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- pre-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- pretelevision — occurring before the arrival of television
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- remonstrative — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- rendezvousing — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
- revolutionise — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- revolutionist — a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.
- risk aversion — a strong disinclination to take risks
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- rose d'anvers — a gem having a rose cut of 12 or fewer facets.
- rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
- russian olive — oleaster.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
- second advent — Second Coming.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
- serviceperson — a person who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- serving spoon — utensil used to serve food
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
- shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- smooth-shaven — having the beard and mustache shaved off; clean-shaven.
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.