Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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snag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
opening | Yes | Yes | No | No |
snag (noun) | opening (noun) |
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an unforeseen obstacle | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess |
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | the act of opening something |
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest | becoming open or being made open |
a sharp protuberance | the first of a series of actions |
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | |
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | |
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | |
a possible alternative | |
the initial part of the introduction | |
the first performance (as of a theatrical production) | |
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise | |
an open or empty space in or between things | |
opportunity especially for employment or promotion |
snag (adjective) | opening (adjective) |
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first or beginning |
snag (verb) | opening (verb) |
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catch on a snag | |
hew jaggedly | |
get by acting quickly and smartly |