After years at the bottom of the sea, the windows of the ship had become opaque. From LearnThat.org.
opaque windows of the jail. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That was the agreed signal, a word opaque enough to confuse anyone trying to listen in. From Wordnik.com. [The Edge of Madness] Reference
Today we did commercial, store bought lotion in opaque soap. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
"I'd use the word opaque to describe how some of the decisions were made," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Fenty is a no-show at education debate] Reference
Hannah pursed her lips as she studied Ellen’s face for a moment, her expression opaque. From Wordnik.com. [The Home for Broken Hearts] Reference
Discovering dino bugs in opaque amber is one really cool application of the super duper X-ray machine!. From Wordnik.com. [ESRF - Ants] Reference
Keeping prices opaque is one way medical institutions seek to avoid competition and thereby keep prices up. From Wordnik.com. [How American Health Care Killed My Father] Reference
The technology I describe at one point where the glass can be made to turn opaque is also not a strictly SF idea. From Wordnik.com. [The Primordial Stew Of Imagination, Part 1 « The Graveyard] Reference
"Top Secret" security information and "Secret" security information shall be enclosed in opaque inner and outer covers. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10290] Reference
(link) To explain/give a reason or be weird/opaque is something I've been talking about with other folks recently. From Wordnik.com. [intertribal: the good thing is, I kept thinking of movies I liked, not movies I hated] Reference
7Consequently, racial dynamics remain opaque, as ever. From Wordnik.com. [Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa] Reference
Every day we walk past thousands of people just going about our regular routines, yet most of them remain opaque. From Wordnik.com. [Lily Blau: The Temple and Tony Kushner: Worshiping Art and the Art of Worship] Reference
The recollections of Dorothy Wellesley indicate, quaintly enough, that Yeats himself thought the word opaque ( "Go and fetch a dictionary!. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online]
He infers that campaigning accounts are less than 'opaque'. From Wordnik.com. [Ming Wants Parliamentary Researchers as MPs] Reference
'"I don't understand," I said with a kind of opaque astonishment. From Wordnik.com. [The Ninja]
The council also complained about the JSC's findings, saying they were "opaque". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Gray, as council chairman, called Rhee's budgeting practices "opaque," to put it mildly. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. election didn't just unseat abrasive Mayor Fenty. It was a populist revolt.] Reference
To the young, what adults do between breakfast and dinner has always had a kind of opaque quality. From Wordnik.com. [The trouble with boys] Reference
I still believe China's new system, although labeled "opaque" by some, is better described as "translucent". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
It is against just such thinking that Invitation to a Beheading stands, the story of an "opaque" man in a "transparent" world. From Wordnik.com. [Some Notes on Invitation to a Beheading] Reference
Mica completely shows up in opaque soap. From Wordnik.com. [Instructions for Aloha Surf Shorts] Reference
Travelocity has just announced that it will offer "opaque". From Wordnik.com. [Intelligent Travel Blog] Reference
US Navy head calls intentions of China's expanding navy 'opaque'. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
· TEApot-Admin: Manage "opaque" repositories on the local filesystem. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
Unsupported movie property wmode with value "opaque" unhandled event 19. From Wordnik.com. [PCLinuxOS-Forums] Reference
I am yet further intrigued after reading some of his 'opaque' reflections. From Wordnik.com. [orrologion] Reference
And he criticizes Alan Greenspan's management of the "opaque" Federal Reserve. From Wordnik.com. [Reason Magazine - Hit & Run] Reference
He called the outlook for 2009 "opaque" because nobody knows when equilibrium will return. From Wordnik.com. [Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news] Reference
Prairie Ranch, I'll be fixing that-the whole "opaque" bar will be clickable, as will each individual tab. chocolatechic said. From Wordnik.com. [PW FULL RSS FEED] Reference
Ironically though, Andrew Sullivan who loves and admires Obama's pragmatic sensibility, dismisses Bono for his "opaque" lyrics. From Wordnik.com. [News @U2] Reference
When we hear the word "opaque" relative to accounting issues, one can rest assured that the double-entry model is not being followed. From Wordnik.com. [ModerateVoters.org] Reference
A kind of opaque vail hovering between sky and ground intercepts all radiance. From Wordnik.com. [The Philosophy of Art] Reference
"opaque" because you find out only a few details about it before you commit to buying. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
ElBaradei called the process "opaque," adding: "Nobody knows who is talking to whom at this stage. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
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