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opener
Universal Words
noun
1 (usually in compounds) a tool that is used to open things:
a can-opener * a bottle-opener
seealsoEYE-OPENER
2 the first in a series of things such as sports games; the first action in an event, a game, etc:
They won the opener 42. * Jones scored the opener. * a good conversation opener
3 (in cricket) either of the two BATSMEN who start play
IDIOMS
for openers (informal, especially AmE) as a beginning or first part of a process:
For openers, the band played a track from their new album.
