Detect and Open

Detect

Detect verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

Open and detect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Detect".

Open

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

Detect and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detect" instead a verb "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Common collocations

level detect level open level
enemies detect enemies open enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / I of the Dragon Magic Meteor - the meteorite in North Star drops the Detect Lairs spell if smashed open.
  • Video Game / The Stanley Parable The Narrator proceeds to mock him by talking of a very open-world game where you could literally do anything (like infusing a bike with the soul of your dead uncle and using it to detect mineral deposits), except you can't, because video games are meant to be linear by design.
  • That One Level Unlike the other Charlie missions which are at least decently large, open and have some good hiding spots, Swiss Embassy is small, linear, and has very few hiding spots, so enemies will quickly detect you.
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