Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Austin performs one on himself while jumping into his car and landing on the gear shift, he grunts and his eyes widen, his eye brow raises and his mouth is gaped open and he groans.
Source: Groin Attack / Film -
In Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Gadflow's eyes widen and his mouth falls open in shock and terror when he finally sees his "goddess" Tirnoch for the first time in the flesh.
Source: Oh Crap / Video Games
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Widen and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/widen
Open & Widen. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/widen>.
Widen or Open. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/widen.
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