unclose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to open or cause to open
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to come or bring to light; reveal or be revealed
Etymology
Origin of unclose
First recorded in 1300–50, unclose is from the Middle English word unclosen. See un- 2, close
Example Sentences
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All through the village all the windows unclose: At every window stands a child, early waking, To see what road the company is taking.
From Poems by Edward Shanks
The thought that bids mine eyelids half unclose Fades to a dream, and out from Summer goes, In the brown Autumn of her drooping eyes.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
"If it is now safe to unclose the companion-way, I will convey my niece to the cabin for a change of wardrobe."
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
All doors open to him, while to you ordinary mortals they only unclose when you knock as honest finders of property, or--rascally seekers.
From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse
From his brows White, terrible in meekness, didst thou see The lifted eyes unclose?
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The gap in attainment between pupils from more and less affluent backgrounds also remains stubbornly unclosed, almost a decade on from it being made the government's "number one priority".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
There’s a heart, too, and a jaw, and a semi-skeleton infant with an unclosed fontanel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
In many of the unclosed cases, the investigations are in their early stages.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
He passed up the gallery very softly, unclosed the staircase door with as little noise as possible, shut it after him, and the last ray vanished.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
When you sing, your entire vocal cord vibrates, with the elastic, fatty tissue of the vocal folds closing and unclosing with each vibration, which produce a sustained note.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2011
"Oh, he passed from the window, to save you the trouble of unclosing the gate."
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
The unclosing of the door is promised to them that ask.
From The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Mignon La Salle confronted them, her eyes flashing, her fingers closing and unclosing in nervous rage, looking for all the world like a young tigress.
From Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore by Pauline Lester
"I will wait a little longer!" she said, unclosing her eyes, and rising and going to the lattice.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
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