opener
part of speech
noun (an opener, openers)
meaning for a pupil
1) An opener is a tool for opening something, such as a tin opener, can opener or bottle opener. tree →
2) The opener is the first thing in a series: the first game of a season, the first song of a show, or the first words of a talk. tree →
3) (sport) In cricket, an opener is one of the two batters who bat first. tree →
4) An eye-opener is something that surprises you and teaches you something new. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and kitchen safety it names tools («use the tin opener carefully, the edges are sharp»). In sport it names the first match or the first batters. In writing lessons a good opener is the first sentence that grabs the reader. Phrases: «tin opener», «can opener», «bottle opener», «season opener», «an eye-opener», «sentence opener».
examples
- Pass me the tin opener so I can open the beans. tree →
- Be careful: a can opener leaves sharp edges. tree →
- Our team won the season opener 3–1. tree →
- The openers scored fifty runs before the first wicket fell. tree →
- Start your story with a strong opener to hook the reader. tree →
- The school trip to the farm was a real eye-opener. tree →
- The band played their best song as the opener. tree →
note
Countable: an opener, openers. Use «an» before it. UK says «tin opener», US says «can opener». In writing lessons, «sentence openers» are words like «Suddenly», «Meanwhile», «After that».
In the corpora
- He has spotted a sardine-opener — so there must be sardines somewhere.
- Seesaws, scissors, wheelbarrows, bottle openers, nutcrackers, tongs and even your own arm are all levers.
- A see-saw, scissors, a bottle opener and a wheelbarrow all use levers.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «opener» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.