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- [oh-puh n and shuht]
- /ˈoʊ pən ænd ʃʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-puh n and shuht]
- /ˈoʊ pən ænd ʃʌt/
Definition of open and shut words
- adjective open and shut immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder. 1
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Origin of open and shut
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45
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Parts of speech for Open and shut
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
open and shut popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
open and shut usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for open and shut
adj open and shut
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- arrestive — tending to arrest
- beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
adjective open and shut
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- inevasible — Incapable of being evaded.
Antonyms for open and shut
adjective open and shut
- doubted — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- hindered — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- mistakable — capable of being or liable to be mistaken or misunderstood.
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