Dear and Open

Dear

Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.

Open and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Dear and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Both words in one sentence

  • Mike O'Malley, best known for being either the zany and hammy host of Nickelodeon GUTS, dopey husband and dad Jimmy Warner of Yes, Dear or open-minded dad Burt Hummel in Glee plays an douchebag van renter in the Parksand Recreation epsiode "Bus Tour".
  • Drives Like Crazy When he drives Archer around Rome on a scooter, the normally stone-faced stoic Archer is holding onto him for dear life and refusing to open his eyes.
  • Closet Shuffle I grabbed for dear life onto the first open windowsill I saw, but then some idiot started pounding on my fingers.
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