Grate and Opening

Grate

Grate noun - A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something.

Opening and grate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opening" instead a noun "Grate".

Nearby Words: grating, grated, grater

Opening

Opening noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.

Grate and opening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grate" instead a noun "Opening".

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Doom An Imp grabs his ankles and pulls him through the floor grate he was unlucky enough to be standing on, to quote the script, "as though through a strainer." An Arm and a Leg: A scientist in the opening gets her arm lopped off by a closing door.
    Source: Film / Doom
  • The Walls Are Closing In When the player uses the move command (kanji: ウエ) several times and the screen changes to the compactor's ceiling, the player must get out by opening the grate on the ceiling before he is crushed.
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