opener

open·er (o′pə nər)

noun

for openers

Informal to begin with

Possessives

suit: Over a major suit opening, it denies 4-card support for opener's suit.

Converse of object

vent: Auto vent openers are standard on both of the top vents on the 8 x 8 Octagonal.
dismiss: But strike bowler Austin dismissed both openers and Tom Kearney also picked up a couple of wickets as Rainham pushed for the win.
grab: But England weathered the storm and broke out to grab the opener on 25 minutes.
score: By half-time Wanderers were a goal up after scoring a disputed opener.
remove: These two managed to put on well over 100 runs together until Shaw managed to remove the opener.
lose: Milton batted first and things got off to a bad start, Milton losing both openers with just 7 runs on the board.

Adjective modifier

1nt: Over this sequence, you can again play the same system as over a 1NT opener.
3nt: Note 2: The use of MSS over a 2 or 3NT opener always shows slam interest.
left-handed: Bully on the other hand didn t, and continued to bowl a flurry of full tosses that their left-handed opener loved putting away.
automatic: The integral double garage has an automatic door opener.
handy: Its ' aluminum alloy body has a carabineer style clip with a handy bottle opener.
electric: The Kenwood electric can opener is the answer to your problems.

Modifies a noun

rebids: This is when opener rebids 2NT or rebids his opening suit, the catchall.

Noun used with modifier

tin: Note to self - don't forget tin opener.
bottle: The bottle opener measures approx 4 inches / 10 cm long.
can: The Kenwood electric can opener is the answer to your problems.
eye: West Gorton was an eye opener for several reasons.
garage: The boom of the garage door opener occupies the space shown in blue.
Aussie: Hamid bowled their Aussie Opener in the midst of a really good quick spell of bowling.

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