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Open

open

adjective

something that is open has no cover or has its edges separated so that you can see or take out what is inside

open

adjective

in a position that allows someone or something to pass through

ajar

adjective

a door that is ajar is slightly open

open

adjective

if a road or passage is open, it is possible for things to move from one end to the other

wide

adjective

as open or large as possible

out

adverb, preposition

if flowers are out, they have opened

wide open

opened as much as possible

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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