Opening
Nouns
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hole, foramen
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puncture, perforation
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fontanel
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transforation
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pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole
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eye of a needle
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eyelet
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slot. opening
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aperture, apertness
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hiation, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence, patefaction, pandiculation
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chasm etc. (interval) Interval. embrasure, window, casement
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abatjour
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light
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sky light, fan light
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lattice
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bay window, bow window
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oriel [Arch.]
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dormer, lantern. outlet, inlet
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vent, vomitory
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embouchure
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orifice, mouth, sucker, muzzle, throat, gullet, weasand, wizen, nozzle
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placket. portal, porch, gate, ostiary, postern, wicket, trapdoor, hatch, door
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arcade
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cellarway, driveway, gateway, doorway, hatchway, gangway
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lich gate. way, path etc. Method [Path.]
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thoroughfare
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channel
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passage, passageway
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tube, pipe
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water pipe etc. [Channel for the passage of water.] Conduit
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air pipe etc. [Channel for the passage of air.] Airpipe
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vessel, tubule, canal, gut, fistula
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adjutage, ajutage
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ostium
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smokestack
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chimney, flue, tap, funnel, gully, tunnel, main
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mine, pit, adit, shaft
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gallery. alley, aisle, glade, vista. bore, caliber
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pore
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blind orifice
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fulgurite, thundertube. porousness, porosity. sieve, cullender, colander
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cribble, riddle, screen
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honeycomb. apertion, perforation
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piercing etc. v.
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terebration, empalement, pertusion, puncture, acupuncture, penetration. key etc. Instrumentality, opener, master key, password, combination, passe-partout.
Verbs
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open, ope, gape, yawn, bilge
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fly open. perforate, pierce, empierce, tap, bore, drill
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mine etc. (scoop out) Concavity
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tunnel
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transpierce, transfix
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enfilade, impale, spike, spear, gore, spit, stab, pink, puncture, lance, stick, prick, riddle, punch
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stave in. cut a passage through
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make way for, make room for. uncover, unclose, unrip
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lay open, cut open, rip open, throw open, pop open, blow open, pry open, tear open, pull open.
Adjectives
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open
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perforated etc. v.
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perforate
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wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped
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oscitant, gaping, yawning
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patent. tubular, cannular, fistulous
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pervious, permeable
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foraminous
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vesicular, vasicular
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porous, follicular, cribriform, honeycombed, infundibular, riddled
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tubulous, tubulated
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piped, tubate. opening etc. v.
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aperient.