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13-letter words containing ope

  • oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
  • open a bottle — If you open a bottle, you remove the cork or cap.
  • open adoption — an arrangement in which contact is maintained or allowed between a child's adoptive and biological parents.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
  • open diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • open interval — (mathematics)   A type of interval (range of numbers) that does not include either of its endpoints. For example, when mixing red and blue paint, the proportion of red lies in the interval 0% to 100% but can't be exactly 0% or 100% or it wouldn't be a mixture.
  • open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
  • open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
  • open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
  • open position — Music. the arrangement of a chord with wide intervals between the parts.
  • open question — question: invites long answer
  • open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
  • open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
  • open sentence — Mathematics. an equation or inequality containing one or more variables in which its truth or falsehood depends upon the values assumed by the variables in a particular instance, as the equation x + 3 = 8.
  • open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
  • open-timbered — constructed so that the timbers are exposed.
  • openendedness — not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
  • opening night — the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening: The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • opentransport — (networking)   (OT) A complete reimplementation of all levels of the Macintosh networking code including "Classic" AppleTalk and MacTCP. It appeared in MacOS revision 7.5.3 [or earlier? Date?].
  • opera comique — comic opera.
  • opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
  • opera glasses — small binoculars
  • operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • oscilloscopes — Plural form of oscilloscope.
  • osteopetrosis — any of several hereditary diseases characterized by increased bone density.
  • overdeveloped — Simple past tense and past participle of overdevelop.
  • paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
  • panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
  • panleukopenia — distemper1 (def 1c).
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
  • postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • pre-developed — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
  • propeller key — feature key
  • proper motion — Astronomy. the angular motion of a star relative to a suitably defined frame of reference, expressed in seconds of arc per year.
  • proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
  • property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
  • property porn — a genre of escapist TV programmes, magazine features, etc, showing desirable properties for sale, esp those in idyllic rural locations, or in need of renovation, or both
  • real property — an estate or property consisting of lands and of all appurtenances to lands, as buildings, crops, or mineral rights (distinguished from personal property).
  • sigmoidoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope for visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon.
  • skipping rope — A skipping rope or skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it.
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