Meaning of OPENER
| Pronunciation: | | 'owpunur
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- [n] a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
- [n] the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game agains the Yankees"
- [n] a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"
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| | Synonyms: | | undoer, unfastener, untier |
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| | See Also: | | bottle opener, can opener, hand tool, human, individual, latchstring, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, start, tin opener | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O"pen*er\, n.
One who, or that which, opens. ``True opener of my eyes.''
--Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | bottle opener, can opener, church key, clavis, coming out, corkscrew, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment, first appearance, floating, flotation, inaugural address, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, installment, introduction, key, latchkey, latchstring, launching, maiden speech, master key, open sesame, passkey, preliminary, skeleton key, tin opener, unveiling |
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