preliminary opener

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• opener — 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.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• opener — Synonyms and related words: bottle opener, can opener, church key, clavis, coming out, corkscrew, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment, first appearance, floating, flotation, inaugural address, inauguration, induction, initiation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• preliminary — Synonyms and related words: advance, advanced, antecedent, anterior, arrangement, avant garde, avant propos, basic training, beginning, breakthrough, briefing, chief, clearing the decks, coming out, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment …   Moby Thesaurus

• preliminary — adj 1. preparatory, prefatory, precursory, prelusive, proemial; introductory, inaugural; beginning, opening, initiatory, exordial; preceding, precedent, previous, prevenient, prior, foregoing, anterior, antecedent. n 2. introductory step or… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• pipe-opener —  Preliminary or mild physical exercise …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• pipe-opener — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun 1. Britain : a walk or other exercise in the open to get fresh air in the lungs 2. : a practice game or trial preliminary to a contest * * * pipeˈ opener noun (informal) 1. A walk or spell of exercise in the fresh air 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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• baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …   Universalium

• basketball — /bas kit bawl , bah skit /, n. 1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent s basket. 2. the round,… …   Universalium

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• ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …   Universalium