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[ verb ] make available, as of an opportunity
Synonyms Examples "This opens up new possibilities" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)`` In_addition_to the usual tools , I make constant use of cleansing tissue , not_only to wipe my brushes , but to mop_up certain areas , to soften edges , and to open_up lights in dark washes . |
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[ verb ] become available
Synonyms Examples "an opportunity opened up" Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)Giving_up the violin opened a whole new career for Ilona_Schmidl-Seeberg , a tiny Hungarian who Fritz_Kreisler had predicted would have a promising career on the concert stage . (Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)The way was opening_up ; when the management brought around champagne , the breakfast settled its whirling_around in his stomach . |
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[ verb ] cause to open or to become open
Synonyms Examples "Mary opened the car door" Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)Now , when everything was opening_up to him - even the court of Louis_/_15 15 , ! |
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[ verb ] open up an area or prepare a way
Synonyms Examples "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" Used in print (The Washington Post...)After paying tribute to the conductor and his white-clad youthful students , President_Kennedy said , `` As an American I have the greatest possible pride in the work that_is being done in dozens of schools stretching across the United_States - schools where devoted teachers are studying with interested young_men and women and opening_up the whole wide horizon of serious_music '' . |
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[ verb ] start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Synonyms Examples "open a business" Related terms |
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