OPPORTUNITIES

  

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OPPORTUNITIES

Definition: OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES

Plural

1. Of Opportunity

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "OPPORTUNITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)


Crosswords: OPPORTUNITIES

English words defined with "OPPORTUNITIES": affirmative actionBethunecareer counseling, consequentlyequal opportunity, expediencefairness commissionhunting groundJobbingmanifold, Mary McLeod Bethune, multiplexopen door, open-door policy, opportunismself-interest, self-seeking, Sexual selection, streettherefore, To catch at, To play one's cards. (references)
Specialty definitions using "OPPORTUNITIES": Academy, adaptation of jobs, AM-FMBasement, Black Data Processing Associates, BLMC Programmer's Disease, career counselor, career resource technician, CAREER-GUIDANCE TECHNICIAN, career-information specialist, careers counselling, careers guidance, Chariot, Commerce, COUNSELOR, NURSES' ASSOCIATION, Crawl, Crucifixiondean, school of nursin, Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, DIRECTOR, COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND, DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, DIRECTOR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, director, product assurance, DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE, DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF NURSINGElbows, ELIGIBILITY-AND-OCCUPANCY INTERVIEWER, employee relations administrator, employment counselling, EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWER, Equal Opportunities Act, Exceptionable, Exceptional, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RED CROSSFailure, Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program, Fishhooks, fortune sheetgender equity, GrammarHomesick, human error rate, Human RightsJOB DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTLoadstone, Loebner PrizeMANAGEMENT TRAINEE, MANAGER, WORLD TRADE AND MARITIME DIVISION, Market loss payments, Milking, Mineral WaterNASA/JSC, National Treatment, Newspaper, Ninepinsoccupational counselling, occupational guidance, opportunity chart, Opportunity Management System, Orchardpersonnel interviewer, PERSONNEL RECRUITER, Piano, placement interviewer, Porcelain, promotional chart, PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATORQualified Through VerificationRPA assessment / programSardonyx, Scorpion, Seaport, Secret Order, Soul, subject-oriented programmingTEACHER, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, trade readjustment allowance, Turnipsundersown crops, unfilled vacancies, United States Department Of Labor, United States Office of Economic Opportunity, United States Trade And Development Agency, United States Travel And Tourism AdministrationValentine, vice president, industrial relations, vocational counselling, vocational guidanceW3 Opportunities in the Less Favoured Regions, Wax Taper, Well, Women's Rights, Wool, WORK-STUDY COORDINATOR, SPECIAL EDUCATION, WreathYoung, Youth Opportunities Programme. (references)

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Modern Usage: OPPORTUNITIES

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Because it affords him other interesting opportunities. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

Quality stress dissipation opportunities here. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)

What a waste of lives and opportunities. (The Talented Mr. Ripley; writing credit: Anthony Minghella)

You have to kill about 20 people now before you're taken seriously, But let's face it, what other options do I have? There's not a lot of opportunities up here for social mobility. (Roadkill; writing credit: Bruce McDonald; Don McKellar)

We have ample opportunities in this court for learning what women mean, or what they mean they mean if in these days they mean anything at all. (The Divorce of Lady X; writing credit: Gilbert Wakefield; Lajos Bir)

Lyrics

Cursed missed opportunities (Clocks; performing artist: COLDPLAY)

Clever

Killing time murders opportunities. (references; author: unknown)

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Knocks and Opportunities (1916)

Career Opportunities (1991)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: OPPORTUNITIES

DomainTitle

References

  • Australian Opportunities Investment Trust Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Capital Opportunities Trust P.L.C.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Defense Industry Opportunities in Argentina: A Strategic Entry Report, 1995 (reference)

  • Gartmore Growth Opportunities Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Natuna Development Plan and Opportunities in Indonesia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The Coming Deflation: Its Dangers--And Opportunities (reference)

  • Degradable Materials: Perspectives, Issues, and Opportunities (reference)

  • The Aam Guide to Museum Giving: A Directory of Giving Opportunities at Museums Across the United States (reference)

  • Antibacterials and Antifungals - Technologies, Trends, and Market Opportunities [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Thomson Financial Mutual Fund Report : NWWOX: Phoenix-Aberdeen Worldwide Opportunities Class A Fund [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • 2000 Years of Christianity, Episode 13: Opportunities and Perils (reference)

  • Work Opportunities for Teens (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: OPPORTUNITIES

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

In an unprecedented effort to better the conditions and opportunities for women in ... Credit: NASA.

Woman professional operating tide prediction machine World War II opened up many opportunities for women Over 1/2 of males with C&GS joined the Armed Services. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Canaveral National Seashore protects the cultural and natural resources within the park and provides recreational opportunities for park visitors. Credit: America's Coastlines.

South Fork of the Holston Riveris one of the 10 Heritage rivers in the US. NRCS worked with local farmers and other agencies in providing buffers, fencing for livestock, roational grazing, tree planting and recreational opportunities under a cooperative. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

A watershed lake in western Missouri helps prevent erosion, and provides recreational opportunities as well as a water supply. Credit: Sarah Minor.

Home to two conservation areas, Arizona offers many bird watching opportunities. Credit: Unknown.

The Agua Fria National Monument is only 40 miles outside of Phoenix. It can be accessed by taking Interstate 17 to Badger Springs or Bloody Basin Road. There are great photo opportunities and interesting places to explore. Credit: John Beckett.

Shorelines with developed areas, like this one in yuma, provide many recreational opportunities for the water enthusiast. Credit: Unknown.

Photo opportunities await on Arizona's public lands. Credit: Unknown.

A 15-mile segment of Bonita Creek is part of a special area designated by Congress. Along with 23 miles of the Gila River, this creek is part of the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area. Popular for birding and picnicking opportunities, the area is located near Safford, Arizona. Credit: Unknown.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: OPPORTUNITIES

AuthorQuotation

Author Unknown

Opportunities are never "lost." Someone else will take the ones you miss.
Do you see difficulties in every opportunity or opportunities in every difficulty?

Bovee

Address makes opportunities; the want of it gives them.

Charles Caleb Colton

Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them.

Cotton Mather

Our opportunities to do good are our talents.

Demosthenes

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Francois FTNelon

Little opportunities should be improved.

Henry James

She had an unequalled gift... of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.

John B. Gough

You must make your own opportunities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: OPPORTUNITIES

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Other peoples, especially those of Central Africa, are at such a stage that the Mandatory must be responsible for the administration of the territory under conditions which will guarantee freedom of conscience and religion, subject only to the maintenance of public order and morals, the prohibition of abuses such as the slave trade, the arms traffic, and the liquor traffic, and the prevention of the establishment of fortifications or military and naval bases and of military training of the natives for other than police purposes and the defence of territory, and will also secure equal opportunities for the trade and commerce of other Members of the League. (reference)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

Segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprives children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: OPPORTUNITIES

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

You and I shall not want opportunities.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Led by her liaison with Tholomyes to disdain the small business that she knew how to do, she had neglected her opportunities, they were all gone.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

And, to confess the truth, my breeches were at that time in so ill a condition, that they afforded some opportunities for laughter and admiration.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: OPPORTUNITIES

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Cell transplantation will provide almost unlimited opportunities. (references)

In all the areas mentioned there are many opportunities for basic and clinical research. (references)

Provide a relaxed home environment that provides ample opportunities for the child to speak. (references)

Business

Thus there are no privatization opportunities. (references)

This may present opportunities for foreign suppliers. (references)

However, some opportunities do exist for U.S. companies. (references)

Children

Chad

Educational opportunities for girls were limited, mainly because of tradition. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Children with disabilities lack sufficient medical care and educational opportunities. (references)

Botswana

Persons with Disabilities Employment opportunities for persons with disabilities remained limited. (references)

Civil Liberties

Jordan

The academics were protesting the absence of employment opportunities at local universities. (references)

Tanzania

Refugee camps were large, and the authorities restricted employment opportunities outside the camps. (references)

Yugoslavia

Most families have moved three times or more in search of better schooling or employment opportunities. (references)

Discrimination

Solomon Islands

Unemployment is high, and there are limited job opportunities for persons with disabilities. (references)

Vietnam

This prohibition is less restrictive than in past years because of the growth in private sector job opportunities. (references)

Indonesia

The Guidelines of State Policy (legal statutes adopted by the MPR) explicitly state that women have the same rights, obligations, and opportunities as men. (references)

Economic History

Japan

Major regional opportunities are described below. (references)

Australia

Environmental opportunities are ready to be found. (references)

Benin

Training and job opportunities are not well matched. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

Prisoners were confined to cells without ventilation and not allowed regular opportunities to bathe. (references)

Dominica

The prison provides work therapy, sports programs, educational opportunities, and counseling for inmates. (references)

Azerbaijan

The authorities severely limit opportunities for exercise and visits by lawyers and family members of prisoners in security prisons. (references)

Indigenous People

Colombia

Few opportunities exist for those who might wish to participate more fully in modern life. (references)

Guatemala

Rural indigenous people have limited educational opportunities and thus have fewer employment opportunities. (references)

Bolivia

Indigenous groups have taken advantage of the Popular Participation Law to form municipalities that offer them greater opportunities for self-determination. (references)

Minorities

Oman

Some members of the Shi'a Muslim minority claim that they face discrimination in employment and educational opportunities. (references)

Uzbekistan

Ethnic groups other than Uzbeks, particularly Russians, frequently complained that job opportunities are limited for them. (references)

Netherlands

In 1999 the Equal Opportunities Committee, an NGO passed judgment in 118 cases relating to racial or national discrimination. (references)

Political Economy

EL SALVADOR

All represent good opportunities for U.S. companies. (references)

Nauru

Societal pressures limit women's economic opportunities. (references)

PARAGUAY

Paraguay's membership in Mercosur offers some opportunities. (references)

Political Rights

Malaysia

Opposition opportunities to hold legislation up to public scrutiny have diminished. (references)

Venezuela

The National Assembly's Family, Women, and Youth Committee promotes political opportunities for women. (references)

Malaysia

Further measures in 1997 and 1998 limited members' opportunities to question and debate government policies even more severely. (references)

Trade

Germany

Pork: Selected market opportunities exist for imports of pork. (references)

Brazil

The concessions opened new business opportunities for banks operating in Brazil. (references)

New Zealand

Standard financial products are available in New Zealand to support import and export opportunities. (references)

Travel

Chad

It offers opportunities for rock climbing and cave exploration. (references)

Trinidad

Recreational opportunities on week ends include beaches, boating, golf and other sports. (references)

Guinea

Businesses will encounter the same types of problems and opportunities found in other West African countries. (references)

Women

Qatar

Professional opportunities for women are increasing. (references)

Pakistan

Women routinely are denied equal opportunities for promotion, pay, and benefits. (references)

Sri Lanka

The Constitution provides for equal employment opportunities in the public sector. (references)

Worker Rights

China

Authorities are working to address this problem through increased legal education opportunities. (references)

Benin

Most victims leave home with traffickers who promise educational opportunities or other incentives. (references)

China

In addition many jobs require proficiency in Chinese (which limits opportunities for many ethnic Tibetans). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: OPPORTUNITIES

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the public councils!

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Men began to discard the narrow confines of a local charter for the broader opportunities of a national constitution.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953The best protection of purchasing power is a policy of full production and full employment opportunities.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Let us create new opportunities for our children and our young Americans who need special help.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974Because the range of our needs is so great--because the reach of our opportunities is so great--let us be bold in our determination to meet those needs in new ways.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977As we move forward to meet our global challenges and opportunities, we must have the tools to do the job.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Every day brings fresh challenges and opportunities to match.

George Bush

1989-1993There is a new world of challenges and opportunities before us.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001We all want our children to grow up in a world where their talents are matched by their opportunities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: OPPORTUNITIES

"OPPORTUNITIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.98% of the time. "OPPORTUNITIES" is used about 5,807 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)99.98%5,8061,682
Noun (proper)0.02%1339,140
                    Total100.00%5,807N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: OPPORTUNITIES

CountryName
United Kingdom

Australian Opportunities Investment Trust Plc

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: OPPORTUNITIES

Expressions using "OPPORTUNITIES": business opportunities Equal Opportunities Act equal opportunities ombudsman W3 Opportunities in the Less Favoured Regions Youth Opportunities Programme. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "OPPORTUNITIES": equal-opportunities, photo-opportunities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: OPPORTUNITIES

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

business opportunities.com referral

9

easy making money opportunities.com quick

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: OPPORTUNITIES

Language Translations for "OPPORTUNITIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

机会 (Chance, Opportunity). (various references)

   

Danish

  

YOP (Youth Opportunities Programme), Social sikring og ligestilleng (Social protection and promotion of equal opportunities), Paritetiske Udvalg for Lige Muligheder for Mænd og Kvinder (Joint Committee on Equal Opportunities), ligestillingspolitik (equal opportunities policy), lige muligheder (equal opportunities), gradvis at give oegede muligheder for saadanne rejser (to provide progressively greater opportunities for such travel), fiskerimuligheder (fishing opportunities, fishing possibilities, possibilities for fishing), fiskemuligheder (fishing opportunities, fishing possibilities, possibilities for fishing), Fællesskabsinitiativ til fremme af lige muligheder for kvinder inden for beskæftigelse og erhvervsuddannelse (Community initiative to promote equal opportunities for women in the field of employment and vocational training(N ew O pportunities for W omen)), de gives de samme muligheder med hensyn til uddannelse,laegehjaelp og socialsikring,som gives dens egne borgere (medical assistance and social security, to afford opportunities equal to those enjoyed by the own citizens for education), beskaeftigelsesprogram for unge (Youth Opportunities Programme), beskæftigelsesmuligheder (employment opportunities), arbejdstagernes beskaeftigelsesmuligheder (employment opportunities for workers). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

op het gebied van onderwijs, medische verzorging en sociale zekerheid dezelfde mogelijkheden bieden aan de eigen burgers (medical assistance and social security, to afford opportunities equal to those enjoyed by the own citizens for education), Communautair initiatief ter bevordering van gelijke kansen voor vrouwen op het gebied van de werkgelegenheid en de beroepsopleiding (Community initiative to promote equal opportunities for women in the field of employment and vocational training(N ew O pportunities for W omen)), de werkgelegenheid voor de werknemers (employment opportunities for workers), Emancipatieraad (Equal Opportunities Council), geleidelijk ruimere mogelijkheden voor zodanige reizen bieden (to provide progressively greater opportunities for such travel), gelijke kansen (equal opportunities), mogelijkheden tot vissen (fishing opportunities, fishing possibilities, possibilities for fishing), beleid van gelijke kansen (equal opportunities policy), Reintegration of Emigrant Manpower and the Promotion of Local Opportunities for Development (Reintegration of Emigrant Manpower and the Promotion of Local Opportunities for Development), Wet gelijke behandeling van mannen en vrouwen (Equal Opportunities Act), Sociale bescherming en gelijke kansen (Social protection and promotion of equal opportunities), vangstmogelijkheden (fishing opportunities, fishing possibilities, possibilities for fishing), werk-en scholingsprogramma voor jongeren (Youth Opportunities Programme), werkgelegenheid (employment opportunities), werkgelegenheidskansen (employment opportunities), Paritair Comité voor gelijke kansen (Joint Committee on Equal Opportunities). (various references)

   

French

  

atouts,faiblesses,occasions,menaces, AFOM. (various references)

   

German

  

Gelegenheiten (chances, occasions), Kaufgelegenheiten. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Κοινοτική πρωτοβουλία για την προώθηση της ισότητας ευκαιριών στον τομέα της απασχόλησης και της επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης (Community initiative to promote equal opportunities for women in the field of employment and vocational training(N ew O pportunities for W omen)), ισότητα ευκαιριών (equal opportunities), πολιτική παροχής ίσων ευκαιριών (equal opportunities policy), αλιεία (fishery, fishing), οι δυνατότητες απασχολήσεως των εργαζομένων (employment opportunities for workers), δυνατότητες απασχόλησης (employment opportunities), ίσες ευκαιρίες (equal opportunities). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nehéz az alkalmat üstökön ragadni (opportunities are hard to seize). (various references)

   

Italian

  

forze,debolezze,opportunit ,minaccie (Strengths, SWOT, Threats, Weaknesses). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

기회 (Chance, Opportunity). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

opportunitiesay

   

Portuguese

  

oportunidades comerciais (business opportunities), Protecção social e promoção de igualdade de oportunidades (Social protection and promotion of equal opportunities), possibilidades de pesca (fishing opportunities, fishing possibilities, possibilities for fishing), possibilidades de emprego (employment opportunities), política de igualdade de oportunidades (equal opportunities policy), Iniciativa comunitária para a promoção da igualdade de oportunidades para as mulheres no domínio do emprego e da formação profissional (Community initiative to promote equal opportunities for women in the field of employment and vocational training(N ew O pportunities for W omen)), igualdade de oportunidades (equal opportunities), Comité Paritário da Igualdade de Oportunidades (Joint Committee on Equal Opportunities), as possibilidades de emprego dos trabalhadores (employment opportunities for workers). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

возможность (capabilities, chance, enablement, eventuality, feasibility, occasion, opening, opportunity, position, possibility, pot luck, potential, potentiality, resource, room, turn). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

puntos fuertes, puntos débiles, oportunidades, peligros (Strengths, SWOT, Threats, Weaknesses). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

jämställdhetspolitik (equal opportunities policy), jämställdhetsombudsman (equal opportunities ombudsman), arbetstagarnas sysselsättningsmöjligheter (employment opportunities for workers). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: OPPORTUNITIES

Misspellings

"OPPORTUNITIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: oportunities, oppertunities, opportunites, oppourtunities, oppurtunities. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "OPPORTUNITIES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "OPPORTUNITIES" (pronounced Ä'pertuw"nutēz)
6-uw" n u t ē zcommunities, immunities.
5-n u t ē zaffinities, amenities, divinities, fraternities, humanities, humanity, indemnities, indignities, obscenities, vanities.
4-u t ē zabilities, abnormalities, absurdities, activities, ambiguities, animosities, annuities, antiquities, anxieties, atrocities, authorities, availabilities, banalities, brutalities, calamities, capabilities, capacities, causalities, cavities, celebrities, charities, commodities, commonalities, complexities, curiosities, deformities, deities, densities, deputies, disabilities, disability, disparities, eccentricities, enmities, entities, equities, extremities, facilities, fatalities, festivities, fidelities, formalities, generalities, gratuities, hostilities, identities, illegalities, improprieties, impurities, inequalities, inequities, infidelities, infirmities, insecurities, instabilities, intensities, irregularities, legalities, liabilities, liquidities, localities, majorities, maturities, minorities, modalities, municipalities, nationalities, necessities, niceties, oddities, parities, peculiarities, personalities, pieties, possibilities, principalities, priorities, probabilities, proclivities, propensities, qualities, quantities, rarities, realities, responsibilities, rigidities, securities, sensibilities, sensitivities, similarities, societies, sororities, technicalities, tonalities, unfamiliarities, universities, utilities, varieties, velocities, verities, vulnerabilities.
3-t ē zamnesties, Antes, beauties, booties, bounties, casualties, certainties, christies, cities, committees, counties, cruelties, diabetes, difficulties, ditties, duties, dynasties, eighties, empties, entreaties, faculties, fatties, fifties, forties, frailties, lefties, liberties, loyalties, Montes, nineties, novelties, panties, parties, patties, penalties, pretties, properties, royalties, seventies, shanties, sixties, sorties, specialities, specialties, subcommittees, subtleties, thirties, travesties, treaties, twenties, uncertainties, vigilantes, warranties, zlotys.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: OPPORTUNITIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-i-n-o-o-p-p-r-s-t-t-u"

-2 letters: opportunist, preposition.

-3 letters: pinspotter, portentous, pourpoints, propitious, reposition.

-4 letters: eruptions, opportune, outpities, outpoints, outsprint, petitions, pinstripe, pointiest, postponer, pourpoint, printouts, propositi, proustite, sortition, trippiest, unstopper.

-5 letters: eruption, introits, nepotist, neuritis, nippiest, nitrites, opposite, outpoint, outports, outsnore, outspent, outstrip, petition, pointers, pointier, poisoner, porniest, porpoise, portents, portions, position, positron, postpone, postriot, potstone, poutiest, printout, pristine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: OPPORTUNITIES


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 50 50 4F 52 54 55 4E 49 54 49 45 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01010000 01010000 01001111 01010010 01010100 01010101 01001110 01001001 01010100 01001001 01000101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#80 &#80 &#79 &#82 &#84 &#85 &#78 &#73 &#84 &#73 &#69 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0050 0050 004F 0052 0054 0055 004E 0049 0054 0049 0045 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

49505049525455484354433953

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Speeches
11. Usage Frequency
12. Names: Company Usage
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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definisie, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, 定義 , 定义, definice, deskriptordefinition, definitie, määritelmä, définition, ορισμός, "'"ר", "'בל", meghatározás, definíció, definizione, 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, 의, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght, definishon, definição, definiţie, determinare, definire, определение, definicija, definición, definition, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, diffiniad, darnodiad, for definition;
vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation;
Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Grieks, Griek, ‏الإغريقي, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek;
Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, ‏الهنغاري, ‏مجري, ‏هنغاري, ‏المجري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;