Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Stash
Stash verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Do it correctly and you open the vault revealing a stash of gold bars and some masks.
Source: Double Unlock - Caitlin forces her to admit it after Nikki's backpack rips open and causes her secret stash of Boy Band merch to fall out in the Khaki Barn.
Source: Guilty Pleasures -
Although most of them are called "Hidden Stash" or similar, which is really weird since they usually stand in the wide open and consist of neatly tiled skeletons and a flickering flame.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II
Cite this Source
Stash and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stash
Open & Stash. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stash>.
Stash or Open. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stash.
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