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Word entry · 6 letters

opener

Best crossword clue

"Can tool"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/Part of speech nounSorted eenoprStarts with OEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)

Word origin

From Middle English oppinnare, opynnare, from Old English openere, equivalent to open + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

Used in a sentence

  • Have you, like the opener of this debate, discovered, sapiently enough, that "the peace party, with Lord Aberdeen at their head, were the chief cause of the war"?
  • The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.
  • The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Can tool6 letters
02First event or tool6 letters

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