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Definition: TO OPEN UP |
TO OPEN UP1. To lay open; to discover; to disclose. Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our ``bold peasantry, their country's pride.'' --Prof. Wilson. |
Crosswords: TO OPEN UP |
| English words defined with "TO OPEN UP": innovator ♦ pioneer. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TO OPEN UP": development work ♦ opening shot ♦ resue. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Let me guess, we're going to open up a can of cosmic whoop-ass. (Andromeda; writing credit: John Cranna) I guess I'll have to open up with a pair of Jacks! (Beanstalk Bunny; writing credit: Michael Maltese) Ever since our last time together when you got me to open up I've been afraid to come back. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) I'm hoping to open up a little restaurant for people who can really appreciate high prices. (Three's Company; writing credit: Taylor Caldwell; William Hanley) | |
Lyrics | I can't go back cuz now I know how it feels to open up and breathe (Crowded Elevator(Scream 3 Soundtrack,Make Yourself Import); performing artist: Incubus) Until I learn to open up my eyes (Sleepwalker; performing artist: The Wallflowers) To open up your eyes and make you realize (Friends And Family; performing artist: Trik Turner) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Once people know they can talk with you honestly, they may be more willing and able to open up and lend their support. (references) | |
Business | The sector is beginning to open up though and VNPT monopoly has begun to change. (references) | |
This is likely to open up a world of opportunities for foreign renewable energy companies. (references) | ||
The best step for a foreign IT supplier might be, however, to open up a subsidiary in Germany. (references) | ||
Economic History | Jordan | However, the government is committed to open up the economy. (references) |
Sweden | U.S. companies continue to open up centers of competency and mobile research hubs. (references) | |
Venezuela | New legislation is expected to open up investment opportunities in natural gas and mining. (references) | |
Political Economy | BAHRAIN | The Government of Bahrain moved quickly to open up the life insurance business to foreign competition, although general insurance companies still require 51 percent Bahraini ownership. (references) |
SAUDI ARABIA | Although parastatals still dominate economic output, there has been some movement by the Crown Prince to open up the economy to foreign investment and level the playing field for foreign investors. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TO OPEN UP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | " (expand, make rubbing, support on palm, to develop), 展示 (to reveal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | man laver et vindue i et foringsroer enten for at afboeje borehullet som foelge af tilstedevaerelsen af en fisk paa bunden af det,eller for at komme ind til en oliefoerende formation med henblik paa klargoering til produktion (or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion), anlæg af bogholderi (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | men maakt een gat in de verbuizing om een put te deviëren wanneer er zich op de bodem een vis bevindt of om een produktieve formatie te openen met het oog op een afwerking (or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion), het opzetten van een boekhouding (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aloittaa kirjanpito (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ouvrir des livres (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger), on pratique une fenêtre dans un casing soit pour dévier le puits par suite de la présence au fond d'un poisson,soit pour dégager une formation productrice en vue d'une complétion (a window is cut in a casing either to drill by i.e.deflect the well due to the presence of a fish at the bottom, or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | aufmachen (cut open, feature, get up, let out, loosen, make up, open, open out, open up, opening, put up, uncap, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unstop, unzip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φτιάχνουμε ένα παράθυρο μέσα σε ένα CASING,είτε για να εκτρέψουμε το πηγάδι λόγω της παρουσίας στον πυθμένα ενός ψαριού,είτε για να προχωρήσου (a window is cut in a casing either to drill by i.e.deflect the well due to the presence of a fish at the bottom, or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion), άνοιγμα λογιστικών βιβλίων (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | megnyit (to call to order, to expand, to initiate), megnyílik (to bust), hozzáférhetővé válik, hozzáférhetővé tesz, fiókot nyit, felvág (cut open, cut up, saw up, slice, splurge, to get on one's high horse, to give oneself airs, to lance, to put it on, to put on airs, to put on dog, to ride one's high horse, to ride the high horse, to shoot a line, to show off, to side, to slit, to splurge, to sport, to talk large, to throw one's weight about, to throw one's weight around, to throw the bull, trip up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | si pratica una finestra in un casing sia per deviare un pozzo,quando sul fondo c'è un "pesce",sia per incontrare una formazione produttrice,in vista d'un completamento, apertura dei libri contabili (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 切り開く (to clear, to cut through). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きりひらく (to clear, to cut through). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otay openay upay abertura de livros (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) se puede efectuar un corte (ventana) en una intubación (casing) bien para desviar el pozo, debido a la presencia de un pez en el fondo, o bien para descubrir una formación productiva con vistas a una completación (a window is cut in a casing either to drill by i.e.deflect the well due to the presence of a fish at the bottom, or to open up a producing formation with view to a completion). (various references) lägga upp böckerna (to open up books of account, to set up the books, to set up the general ledger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-o-o-p-p-t-u" | |
-3 letters: netop, punto, puton. | |
-4 letters: nope, note, onto, open, pent, peon, pepo, poet, pone, poon, poop, pope, pout, punt, tone, toon, tope, tune, unto, upon. | |
-5 letters: eon, net, noo, not, nut, one, oot, ope, opt, out, pen, pep, pet, pop, pot, pun, pup, put, ten, toe, ton, too, top, tun, tup, upo. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-o-o-p-p-t-u" | |
+1 letter: opportune. | |
+3 letters: inopportune, opportunely. | |
+4 letters: depopulation, repopulation. | |
+5 letters: depopulations, inopportunely, opportuneness, opportunities, pneumatophore, preoccupation, preproduction, repopulations, superposition. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      4F 50 45 4E      55 50 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01001110 00100000 01010101 01010000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   O P E N   U P |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      004F 0050 0045 004E      0055 0050 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544924950394825550 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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