Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 6 compound words that contain opens. The most common are listed below. Open opens in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- opens upthird-person singular simple present indicative of open up: To open.
- opens the ballthird-person singular simple present indicative of open the ball: To begin operations; to set things in motion.
- opens the doorthird-person singular simple present indicative of open the door: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
- opens the rangethird-person singular simple present indicative of open the range: To draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.
- opens its doorsthird-person singular simple present indicative of open its doors: To begin operating.
- cold opensplural of cold open: An opening segment shown before the opening credits.
- home opensplural of home open: An open home. A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties.
- opens doorsthird-person singular simple present indicative of open doors: An unrestricted means of admission or access.
- opens firethird-person singular simple present indicative of open fire: An uncovered fire.
- opens outthird-person singular simple present indicative of open out: To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.
- opens widethird-person singular simple present indicative of open wide: To open one's mouth wide, to gape.
- opens the battingthird-person singular simple present indicative of open the batting: To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.
- opens the kimonothird-person singular simple present indicative of open the kimono: To reveal confidential information, especially details of one's business operations.
- opens the floodgatesthird-person singular simple present indicative of open the floodgates: To allow some action to proceed more swiftly or to a greater extent.
- opens up the kimonothird-person singular simple present indicative of open up the kimono: To reveal confidential information, especially details of one's business operations.
- opens one's bowelsthird-person singular simple present indicative of open one's bowels: To defecate.
- opens one's heartthird-person singular simple present indicative of open one's heart: To speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings.
- opens one's legsthird-person singular simple present indicative of open one's legs: Synonym of put out (consent to having sex).
- opens one's mindthird-person singular simple present indicative of open one's mind: To become receptive to new ideas and perspectives.
- opens one's mouththird-person singular simple present indicative of open one's mouth: to speak
- opens Pandora's boxthird-person singular simple present indicative of open Pandora's box: To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.
- opens someone's eyesthird-person singular simple present indicative of open someone's eyes: To make someone aware of something they did not know or fully understand before; to enlighten someone.
- when God closes a door he opens a windowAlthough God allows challenges, adversities, and constraints to occur in one's life, He also provides other ways for one to survive and feel satisfied; (loosely, in either literal religious use or figurative nonreligious use) although one …
Compound words 6
- OpenshawA suburb of the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8897).
- autopensplural of autopen: A machine that automatically writes a person's signature.
- breakopensplural of breakopen: In electric arc testing, a material response evidenced by the formation of one or more holes in the material which may allow thermal energy to pass through the material.
- misopensthird-person singular simple present indicative of misopen: To open what one should not open.
- opensidesplural of openside: The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.
- pyropensplural of pyropen: A stylus used in pyrography.