I sometimes use scissors as a can opener.
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Opener
//ˈəʊ.pən.ə//
Synonyms for "opener" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (18)
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Translations
46 translations across 35 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- hapës noun (device that opens something)
Arabic
2 entries- فَتَّاحَة noun (device that opens something)
- مِفَكّ noun (device that opens something)
Armenian
1 entries- բացիչ noun (device that opens something)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- açan noun (device that opens something)
Basque
1 entries- irekigailu noun (device that opens something)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отварячка noun (device that opens something)
- откриващ noun (player who starts the betting)
Catalan
1 entries- obridor noun (device that opens something)
Chichewa
1 entries- kutsegula noun (device that opens something)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 開啟的工具 /开启的工具 noun (device that opens something)
Czech
1 entries- otvírák noun (device that opens something)
Estonian
1 entries- avaja noun (device that opens something)
Finnish
4 entries- avaaja noun (device that opens something)
- avaus noun (first in a series of events)
- avauskortti noun (openers: cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting)
- avausnumero noun (first act in a variety show)
German
1 entries- Öffner noun (device that opens something)
Greek
1 entries- ανοιχτήρι noun (device that opens something)
Hungarian
1 entries- nyitó noun (device that opens something)
Japanese
1 entries- オープナー noun (baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing)
Korean
3 entries- 따개 noun (device that opens something)
- 오프너 noun (device that opens something)
- 오프너 noun (baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing)
Macedonian
1 entries- отворач noun (device that opens something)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- åpner noun (device that opens something)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- opnar noun (device that opens something)
Oromo
1 entries- bantuu noun (device that opens something)
Persian
1 entries- باز کننده noun (device that opens something)
Polish
1 entries- otwieracz noun (device that opens something)
Portuguese
1 entries- abridor noun (device that opens something)
Russian
2 entries- открыва́лка noun (device that opens something)
- открыва́шка noun (device that opens something)
Spanish
2 entries- abridor noun (device that opens something)
- primer acto noun (first act in a variety show)
Swedish
1 entries- öppnare noun (device that opens something)
Tajik
1 entries- тӯдаи noun (device that opens something)
Tausug
1 entries- uukab noun (device that opens something)
Turkish
1 entries- açacak noun (device that opens something)
Ukrainian
1 entries- відкривачка noun (device that opens something)
Urdu
1 entries- اوپنر noun (device that opens something)
Uzbek
1 entries- ochishi noun (device that opens something)
Yiddish
1 entries- אָפּענער noun (device that opens something)
Zulu
1 entries- ngikwazi ukuqala noun (device that opens something)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
My new can opener is sturdier than the old one, so hopefully it won't take 2 minutes to get at my beans anymore.
Source: tatoeba (823581)
The edges of the lid of a can become sharp when you open one with a can opener, so be careful not to cut yourself.
Source: tatoeba (1528069)
Tom handed Mary the letter opener.
Source: tatoeba (1872486)
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