Open and Shut

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Open

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
Usage example: thank you for clearing out the hallway so that it's open again
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Shut is an antonym for open in topics: clear, unclosed, unfasten, extended, honest.
Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Shut

Shut verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Usage example: please shut the door when you leave
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Synonyms for Shut
Antonyms for Shut
Open is an antonym for shut in topics: close, closed.
Nearby Words: shutdown, shutting
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Common collocations

way open way shut way
seal open seal shut seal
box open box shut box
rift open rift shut rift
Other words: gate, mouth, door, hole, lid, maw, portal, eyes, gateway, gates, portals.

Both words in one sentence

  • You can't open or shut your closet door by plugging a computer into it, or pick up FM stations on an AM radio.
    Source: Plug 'n' Play Technology
  • Additionally, readers, viewers, and Hamlet himself take Claudius' panicked reaction to Hamlet's staged play-within-a-play as open/shut confirmation of the king's guilt.
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Theater
  • Character Tics In Digimon Tamers, Mitsuo Yamaki is constantly seen flicking the lid of his lighter open and shut.
    Source: Character Tics
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