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PRONUNCIATION OF OPAL-LIKE

opal-like  [ˈəʊpəlˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPAL-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opal-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPAL-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of opal-like in the English dictionary

The definition of opal-like in the dictionary is like or resembling the amorphous, usually iridescent, mineral the opal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPAL-LIKE


bristlelike
ˈbrɪsəlˌlaɪk
camellike
ˈkæməlˌlaɪk
cymbal-like
ˈsɪmb əlˌlaɪk
funnel-like
ˈfʌn əlˌlaɪk
girdle-like
ˈɡɜːdəlˌlaɪk
jewel-like
ˈdʒuːəlˌlaɪk
junglelike
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlˌlaɪk
mammal-like
ˈmæməlˌlaɪk
maplelike
ˈmeɪpəlˌlaɪk
metal-like
ˈmetəlˌlaɪk
needlelike
ˈniːdəlˌlaɪk
nettle-like
ˈnɛtəlˌlaɪk
petal-like
ˈpɛtəlˌlaɪk
saddle-like
ˈsædəlˌlaɪk
squirrel-like
ˈskwɪrəlˌlaɪk
swivel-like
ˈswɪvəlˌlaɪk
temple-like
ˈtempəlˌlaɪk
tinsel-like
ˈtɪnsəlˌlaɪk
tunnel-like
ˈtʌnəlˌlaɪk
vowel-like
ˈvaʊəlˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPAL-LIKE

opacifier
opacify
opacities
opacity
opah
opal
opal glass
opaled
opalesce
opalescence
opalescent
opalescently
opaline
opalized
opaque
opaque context
opaque projector
opaquely
opaqueness
opaquing

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPAL-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
human-like
jelly-like
like-for-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
water-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of opal-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opal-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPAL-LIKE

Find out the translation of opal-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opal-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opal-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛋白石状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- opal como
570 millions of speakers

English

opal-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूधिया पत्थर की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل أوبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опал , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opala -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওপেল গ্লাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opale - comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaca opal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

opalartig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オパールのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오팔 과 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaca opal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Opal giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒபல் கண்ணாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओपलचे ग्लास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Opal cam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opal -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opal -jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опал , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- opal ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

opal - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opaal -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opal -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opal -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opal-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPAL-LIKE»

The term «opal-like» is used very little and occupies the 178.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPAL-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opal-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPAL-LIKE»

Discover the use of opal-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opal-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Opal: A New Musical Adventure : Based on the Childhood Diary ...
What little girl? THE MAMMA. (Exasperated.) Opal. (Pause.) My girl. OPAL. Where is she? THE MAMMA. She's dead. OPAL. When will she be back? THE MAMMA. She's gone fer good. OPAL. Like Angel Mother and Father? THE MAMMA. Yup ...
Robert Lindsey Nassif, 1993
2
Opal's Wish: Book Four of The Crystal Warriors Series
Which should have been followed by something to the effect of “there are a heap of other girls to choose from who're still in the business” but she figured Magda would get the gist. Magda stared at Opal like she'd grown another head.
Maree Anderson, 2014
3
Opal's Husband: A Sequel
OPAL. Like a wig. ROSIE. You think I got on too much lipstick? OPAL. It won't matter, dearie. ROSIE. Button the top button fer me. I wuz afraid I'd split a seam. OPAL. That's what I'm afraid of, too. Rosie, you know I'm yore bes' fren', doncha?
John Patrick, 1975
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Other types of opal include an opaque greyish to brownish concretionary type; tabasheer is an opal-like silica found within the joints of bamboo. Jasper opal is red, reddish brown or yellow-brown and closely resembles ordinary jasper.
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006
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Issues in Chemistry and General Chemical Research: 2013 Edition
and. gas-sensitive. properties. of. opal-like. structures. based. on. Sn02. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry — Investigators publish new report on Physical Chemistry. According to news reporting originating ...
‎2013
6
Opal Through the Eye of the Storm: A Novel Inspired by True ...
This absence affected Ruth, Annette, and Opal like it would most children in this situation. Each of the girls were affected in different ways. Ruth was quite angry with her father, and she felt that he had abandoned her. Annette blamed herself ...
Theresa Elder-Rhine, 2011
7
A Drosophila Melanogaster Model of Pink1-associated ...
I reasoned that dampening the mitochondrial fusion might have a similar rescuing effect caused by promoting mitochondrial fission. Thus I acquired Opal - like null allele flies (McQuibban et al., 2006). Drosophila Opal -like is the homologue of ...
Yufeng Yang, 2009
8
Abstracts for 1962: Abstracts of papers submitted for six ...
Much of the deeply weathered gneissic and schistose material has been found suitable for compacted earth embankments with moistureadensity control during construction. Occurrence of an Opal-Like Mineral in the Lower Tertiary of South ...
‎1963
9
The Opal Desert: Explorations of Fantasy and Reality in the ...
And few writers etch such a lasting picture on their readers' imaginations as does Van Dyke with his rocky shaft of Baboquivari burning like hot iron in a sunset, then glowing from within The Opal like a clouded garnet as darkness settles ...
Peter Wild, 2010
10
A Guide for Using Because of Winn-Dixie in the Classroom
3. What does Opal promise to do so that she can earn Winn-Dixie a red collar and leash from the pet store? 4. Why is Opal so happy at the end of Chapter 8? 5. Why doesn't Opal like Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry? 6. How does Opal finally end ...
Melissa Hart, Teacher Created Resources, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPAL-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opal-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local companies offer the latest trends in nail polishes
Glitterfied boasts almost 200 choices, including the opal-like, iridescent Diamond Ring; the color-shifting Peacock Feather; and the top-selling ... «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»
2
Wonders from the Age of Dinosaurs
... has become the same size as the wavelength of light, giving it this opal-like iridescence — just like when you look at a film of oil over water'. «Christie's, Apr 15»
3
Amber wins fashion race as jockey inspires
"Pastels are always pretty and opal-like earrings suit the fascinator," she said. "My clothing is from Saltt and my fascinator is from Pink Lane ... «Gladstone Observer, Apr 15»
4
Editor's choice: Liam's Top 8 Movies of 2014
It is found as Ida stares upward, her opal-like eyes conveying her confusion and turmoil more than her words could; it is found in the ambient ... «TheJambar.com, Jan 15»
5
Microscale IR thermography
The regions marked A and B were filled with an opal-like arrangement of void structures, at 160nJ per pulse. We have designed a new mobile ... «SPIE Newsroom, May 14»
6
Paint that never fades? Bird feathers hold the answer
This experiment was inspired by the cotinga, a bird whose feather pores lack the opal-like, crystalline arrangement often found in systems that ... «GMA News, Mar 14»
7
Passenger pigeons and canaries in coal mines
... in its plumage: The striking male was blue and gray, but like the dove and the common city pigeon had moments of opal-like iridescence. «Washington Post, Feb 14»
8
Technologue: Harnessing the Beautiful Physics of the Opal
But these opal-like crystals don't particularly care where they get the heat energy from which they make photons. Your car's catalytic converter quickly reaches ... «MotorTrend Magazine, Feb 14»
9
Serkan Cura's Night at the Theatre - at 11am in the Morning
The palette was essentially simple save for an opal-like jacket and skirt. Tiny waistlines and decoration climbing like ivy around the jackets ... «The Global Herald, Jan 14»
10
Thief steals rare gemstone that looks like fossilized alien brain
The ammolite piece is an 11” opal-like organic gemstone made of the fossilized shells of ammonites, the same mineral that makes up pearls. «Straight.com, Dec 13»

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