openers
word · lemma: opener
Definition
Tools or devices used to open things (like bottles or cans); also, the first things someone says or does to start a conversation, text, or game.
Usage & Nuances
'Openers' is most often plural for physical devices (like 'bottle openers'), or for introductory lines/phrases in writing, conversation, or sports. In sports (especially cricket and baseball), 'openers' means the first players to start the game. In writing, 'openers' can refer to sentence starters or attention-grabbing phrases.
Example Sentences
We have two bottle openers in the kitchen drawer.
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The teacher gave the students some sentence openers to help them write.
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At the cricket match, the openers started to bat.
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Do you have any good conversation openers for meeting new people?
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The party had games as fun openers to break the ice.
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Writers often use powerful openers to grab the reader’s attention.
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