tin-opener
21opener — n 1. start, starter, beginning, onset; introduction, inauguration, initiation. 2. can opener, Brit. tin opener, Fr. boite ouvrir. corkscrew, bottle screw, bottle opener, Inf. church key; gadget, device. 3. preliminary, preliminary bout, Sl.… …
22opener — /ˈoʊpnə/ (say ohpnuh), /ˈoʊpənə/ (say ohpuhnuh) noun 1. someone or something that opens. 2. a tin opener or bottle opener. 3. an appetiser. 4. Cricket either of the two people batting who open their side s innings by batting first. –phrase 5. for …
23opener — noun 1》 a device for opening something: a tin opener. 2》 a person or thing that opens or begins something, in particular the first goal in a match or a cricketer who opens the batting. Phrases for openers informal to start with; first of all …
24Tin can — A tin can, also called a tin (especially in British English) or a can, is an air tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening. Cans hold… …
25opener — n. device that opens 1) a bottle; can (AE), tin (BE) opener 2) a letter opener (AE; BE has paper knife) * * * [ əʊp(ə)nə] tin (BE) opener can (AE) [ device that opens ] a bottle a letter opener (AE; BE has paper knife) …
26opener — noun Opener is used after these nouns: ↑bottle, ↑can, ↑door, ↑letter, ↑season, ↑tin …
27Can opener — For the grappling hold, see spinal lock#Can opener. A modern opener with a combination of a rotating cutting wheel and a serrated wheel A can opener (also known as a tin opener) is a device used to open metal cans. Although preservation of food… …
28can opener — noun a device for cutting cans open • Syn: ↑tin opener • Hypernyms: ↑opener • Hyponyms: ↑church key * * * noun : a device for opening cans * * * a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans. [ …
29P-38 can opener — Vietnam war era P 38 The P 38, developed in 1942,[1] is a small can opener issued in the canned field rations of the United States Armed Forces from World War II to the 1980s. Originally designed for and distributed in the …
30can opener — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms can opener : singular can opener plural can openers a tin opener …
