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  • 1formal words — Fowler (1926) aptly identified words ‘that are not the plain English for what is meant’ and characterized choice between different words for the same thing in terms of the clothes we choose: ‘we tell our thoughts, like our children, to put on… …

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  • 2opening — [ō′pə niŋ΄, ōp′niŋ΄] n. [ME openyng] 1. a becoming open or causing to be open 2. an open place or part; hole; gap; aperture ☆ 3. a clearing in the midst of a wooded area 4. a) a beginning; first part; commencement b) start …

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  • 3Opening (Bildverarbeitung) — Opening (im deutschen auch Öffnen bzw. Öffnung) ist eine morphologische Basis Operation in der digitalen Bildverarbeitung. Das Öffnen dient u.a. der Unterdrückung lokaler Störungen durch helle Bildpunkte oder dem Ausfiltern kleiner Strukturen.… …

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  • 4opening — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 beginning ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ It was the most successful opening of any British movie ever. ▪ chess PREPOSITION ▪ opening  …

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  • 5opening — noun 1) an opening in the center of the roof Syn: hole, gap, aperture, orifice, vent; peephole; split, crack, fissure, cleft, crevice, chink, slit; perforation; Anatomy foramen 2) the opening in the wall …

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  • 6opening — /oh peuh ning/, n. 1. an act or instance of making or becoming open. 2. the act of a person or thing that opens. 3. an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place. 4. a void in solid matter; a gap, hole, or aperture. 5. a tract of land thinly… …

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  • 7formal — adj. 1 very correct/official VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 8opening — noun Date: 13th century 1. a. an act or instance of making or becoming open b. an act or instance of beginning ; commencement; especially a formal and usually public event by which something new is put officially into operation 2. something that… …

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  • 9opening — o•pen•ing [[t]ˈoʊ pə nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of making or becoming open 2) an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place 3) a hole or void in solid matter 4) the act of beginning; start 5) the first part or initial stage of anything 6)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10opening — /ˈoʊpnɪŋ / (say ohpning), /ˈoʊpənɪŋ / (say ohpuhning) noun 1. a making or becoming open. 2. the act of someone or something that opens (in any sense). 3. an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place. 4. an open space in solid matter; a gap, hole …