OPEN SESAME

Meaning of OPEN SESAME in English

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OPEN SESAME — noun Etymology: from ~, the magical command used by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPEN SESAME — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsesəmē, -mi noun Usage: sometimes capitalized O Etymology: from open sesame, the magical command used to open the door of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPEN SESAME — any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result: Wealth is the open sesame to happiness. [ 1785-95; from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPEN SESAME — magical phrase that opens doors
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPEN SESAME — noun Etymology: from open sesame, the magical command used by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPEN SESAME — Pronunciation: - ' se-s ə -m ē Function: noun Etymology: from open sesame, the magical command used by Ali Baba …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OPEN SESAME — a free or unrestricted means of admission or access. [from the magic formula in the tale of Ali Baba and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OPEN SESAME — [open ses.a.me] n [fr. open sesame, the magical command used by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPEN SESAME — noun [ sing. ] an easy way to gain or achieve sth that is usually very difficult to get : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN SESAME — ˌopen ˈsesame BrE AmE noun [singular] British English an easy way to achieve something that is usually very difficult open …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPEN SESAME — Synonyms and related words : Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, abracadabra, access, bad influence, big wheel, bottle opener, can opener, church key, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPEN SESAME — {n. phr.}, {literary} Immediate means of entrance, or unobstructed access to something. * /Tom mistakenly believed that his wealth would …
Slang English vocab
OPEN SESAME — Function: noun Synonyms: PASSPORT , key, password, ticket
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OPEN SESAME — noun Synonyms: passport , key, password, ticket
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPEN SESAME — {n. phr.}, {literary} Immediate means of entrance, or unobstructed access to something. * /Tom mistakenly believed that his wealth would …
Словарь английских идиом
OPEN SESAME — n. phr. , literary Immediate means of entrance, or unobstructed access to something. Tom mistakenly believed that his wealth would …
American Idioms English vocabulary
OPEN SESAME — "сезам, откройся!" (магическое заклинание из арабской сказки) верный способ достичь чего-д; - your call was an * to him ваш …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPEN SESAME — 1. «сезам, откройся!» ( магическое заклинание из арабской сказки ) 2. верный способ достичь чего-л. your call was an open …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPEN SESAME — 1. «сезам, откройся!» ( магическое заклинание из арабской сказки ) 2. верный способ достичь чего-л. your call was an ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OPEN SESAME — 1. «сезам, откройся!» ( магическое заклинание из арабской сказки ) 2. верный способ достичь чего-л. your call was an open …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPEN SESAME — сущ. верное средство, ключ ( в одной из сказок "Тысячи и одной ночи" волшебные слова Open Sesame! (Сезам, откройся!) открывали …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPEN SESAME — сущ. верное средство, ключ (в одной из сказок "Тысячи и одной ночи" волшебные слова Open Sesame! (Сезам, откройся!) открывали дверь в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OPEN SESAME — "сезам, откройся!" (магическое заклинание из арабской сказки) верный способ достичь чего-д; - your call was an * to him ваш …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SESAME — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SESAME — Erect, annual plant ( Sesamum indicum ) of numerous types and varieties in the family Pedaliaceae. It has been cultivated …
Английский словарь Британика
OPEN — I. ˈōpən, esp before consonants -p ə m adjective ( opener -p(ə)nə(r) ; openest -p(ə)nə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SESAME — ˈsesəmē, -mi also -ˌmē sometimes ˈsezə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by French sésame, from Latin sesamum ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SESAME — (n.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of …
Английский словарь Webster
SESAME — ( n. ) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SESAME — /ses"euh mee/ , n. 1. a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPEN — — openly , adv. — openness , n. /oh"peuhn/ , adj. 1. not closed or barred at the time, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SESAME — n. tropical Asian plant bearing small edible seeds; edible seeds of the sesame plant which are used in foods and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPEN — I. ˈō-pən, -p ə m adjective ( open·er ˈōp-nər, ˈō-pə- ; open·est ˈōp-nəst, ˈō-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SESAME — ˈse-zə- noun Etymology: alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SESAME — noun either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus sesamum (s. indicum, and s. orientale), from the seeds of …
Webster English vocab
OPEN — vi to bark on scent or view of the game. 2. open ·adj produced by an open string; as, an …
Webster English vocab
SESAME — [ 'sɛsəmi ] ■ noun a tall annual herbaceous plant of tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World, cultivated …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SESAME — [ses.a.me] n [alter. of earlier sesam, sesama, fr. L sesamum, sesama, fr. Gk sesamon, sesame, of Sem origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPEN — [open] adj open.er ; open.est [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG offan open, OE up up] (bef. 12c) 1: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SESAME — also called Benne, erect, annual plant (Sesamum indicum) of numerous types and varieties belonging to the family Pedaliaceae, cultivated since …
Britannica English vocabulary
SESAME — sesame BrE AmE ˈses əm i ▶ ˈ sesame seeds BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SESAME — / ˈsesəmi; NAmE / noun [ U ] a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil that are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — / ˈəʊpən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective NOT CLOSED 1. allowing things or people to go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SESAME — ses ‧ a ‧ me /ˈsesəmi/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: sesamum , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPEN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SESAME — n. Bot. 1 an E. Indian herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, with seeds used as food and yielding an edible oil. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SESAME — n. Bot. 1 an E. Indian herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, with seeds used as food and yielding an edible oil. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPEN — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SESAME — n. Bot. 1. an E. Indian herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, with seeds used as food and yielding an edible oil. …
Oxford English vocab
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1. not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SESAME — Sesame is a plant grown for its seeds and oil, which are used in cooking. ...sesame seeds... N-UNCOUNT : usu …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — ( opens, opening, opened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SESAME — Sesame is a plant grown for its seeds and oil, which are used in cooking. ...~ seeds... N-UNCOUNT: usu N …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OPEN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SESAME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES open sesame ▪ A university degree isn’t always an open sesame to a good job. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SESAME — [noun] [U] - a herb grown for its small oval seeds and its oilsesame oil/seeds
Cambridge English vocab
SESAME — n. Erect, annual plant ( Sesamum indicum ) of numerous types and varieties in the family Pedaliaceae. It has been …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPEN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SESAME — n. Benne, oil-plant.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
OPEN — I. adjective 1. not closed or obstructed escaped through the open gate Synonyms: patent, unclosed, unobstructed Related Word: agape, dehiscent, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SESAME — noun Sesame is used before these nouns: ↑ oil , ↑ seed
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPEN — INDEX: 1. to open a door, window, box etc 2. when a door or window opens 3. an open door …
Longman Activator English vocab

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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