opportunity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *opportunity*:
NOUN	state	opportunity, chance	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

opportunity > pronunciation
Sounds	aa.pertuw'nahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *opportunity*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.
Example	"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"
Synonym	chance
Narrower	brass ring	A rich opportunity or a prize
	day	A period of opportunity
	fresh start, clean slate, tabula rasa	An opportunity to start over without prejudice
	hearing, audience	An opportunity to state your case and be heard
	hunting ground	A place where opportunities abound
	occasion	An opportunity to do something
	opening	opportunity especially for employment or promotion
	room	opportunity for
	say	The chance to speak
	shot, crack	A chance to do something
	street	A situation offering opportunities
	throw	A single chance or instance
Broader	possibility, possibleness	capability of existing or happening / happening / happening or being true
Spanish	chance, ocasión, oportunidad, posibilidad
Catalan	ocasió, oportunitat
Adjectives	opportune	suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose

HyperDic: opportunity