Definitions
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- adjective partially open;
ajar - adjective mathematics (referring to an
interval on the real line) containing only one of itsendpoints
Etymologies
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Examples
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There was the sound of hoofs beating into the dirt, and then Reaper—busting through the half-open barn door.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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Timken spun around, then grinned, his hand still resting on the knob of the half-open door behind the metal box.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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The sight of a crossword book on his knees glimpsed through the half-open bathroom door as he sat on the commode.
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Jude takes everything in, my clothes, my eyes that I am still trying to hide, the half-open door, the girl – and clears his throat.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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Jude takes everything in, my clothes, my eyes that I am still trying to hide, the half-open door, the girl – and clears his throat.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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When I returned my gaze to Sebastian, his eyes were half-open and fixed on me in a quiet, unreadable way.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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By matching the colored sphere on the left side with the ones on the right side, the user swaps between the four modes: open, half-open, closed and graph.
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By matching the colored sphere on the left side with the ones on the right side, the user swaps between the four modes: open, half-open, closed and graph.
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Something creaked outside the half-open door, and he jumped.
Archive 2010-04-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Jude takes everything in, my clothes, my eyes that I am still trying to hide, the half-open door, the girl – and clears his throat.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
fbharjo commented on the word half-open
half-shut?
August 7, 2010