noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bottle opener
can opener
tin opener
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bottle
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Make a check list of essential items such as a corkscrew, bottle opener and a sharp knife for cutting bread etc.
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Each of us takes a turn with the bottle opener .
can
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They were there because the can opener that came with the caravan was worn out.
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A hat, a pot holder, a can opener .
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When they had their breakfast Tam asked me if he could possibly have a lend of my can opener for their beans.
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She pulled out a can of soup, but the can opener was dead.
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Earlier this evening he asked to borrow my new can opener .
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Is a car bumper, but see this part is a removable can opener .
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I realized I would have to stand firm about the can opener or risk losing my authority over Tam and Richie.
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Just tear open and eat-no need to find a can opener or drain the tuna.
door
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The club owner said he gave them a garage door opener and let one deputy spend the night.
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I don't want to give up modern conveniences such as my computer or garage door opener .
eye
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Interviewing prospective candidates was quite an eye opener for people who haven't a clue on what that job entails.
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Being kicked around can be a real eye opener .
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Group dynamics were a great eye opener .
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Some said that the very writing of the case was an eye opener .
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Despite the many improvements in state provision Eva found her time at social services a great eye opener .
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But it is a great eye opener that you are not indispensable.
home
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By the time they finally play at home , everyone else will have long since had their home openers .
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The Warriors will play their home opener at the 19, 200-seat arena on Nov. 8 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Or the Phillies postponing their home opener the day before because of rain.
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As far as home openers go, there have been smoother rides.
season
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The Hollywood Bowl dedicated its July 6 season opener to him.
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Woodson has been missing in action completely since tearing up his knee in the season opener .
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Pitching coach Dave Wallace said that Radinsky still has time to be ready for the season opener .
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He was pummeled by Dallas' pass rush when the teams last played in the 1994 season opener .
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In the season opener , they held the Giants to 65 yards during a 35-0 Dallas shutout.
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One week before their season opener , the Raiders acknowledged two painful slices of reality Sunday.
tin
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He may need special implements, such as a wall-mounted tin opener which he can operate with one hand.
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The little gear lever feels like a tin opener on a string of cables.
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For example, this graph shows sales of tin openers from January to June.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an electric can opener
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the Nuggets' season opener
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He picked up a letter opener from his table and slipped the blade into one of the bags.
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I don't want to give up modern conveniences such as my computer or garage door opener .
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Next Sunday will be easier, against Jacksonville in the Raiders' home opener .
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O'Neill won the opener on the final ball but was then hit with breaks of 77, 60 and 56.
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They were there because the can opener that came with the caravan was worn out.
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You had the Yanks falling behind 5-0 in the opener only to go back-to-back-to-back.