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Answer for the clue "Break open ", 6 letters:
unseal
Alternative clues for the word unseal
Word definitions for unseal in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + seal (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontsegelen , Old High German intsigilan . Related: Unsealed (late 14c.).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unseal \Un*seal"\ ([u^]n*s[=e]l"), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seal.] To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. --Sir W. Scott. To disclose, as a secret. ...
Usage examples of unseal.
I had not bid for beautifuller hours Had I not found the door so near unsealed, Nor hoped, had you not filled my arms with flowers, For that one flower that bloomed too far afield.
She dropped her blunter over a crate, pulled her shirt over her head without unsealing it, and peeled off her trousers.
Kirk kicked free the wedge that had held it open while Scott hit the override and sealed the door manually, insuring that Sulu and Shanti could unseal the door from the hangar deck side if it came to t.
The Provencal Trouveurs, or inventors, preceded Petrarch, whose verses are as spells, which unseal the inmost enchanted fountains of the delight which is in the grief of love.
Still, he used a pencil to hold it in place, and another to lift the unsealed flap of the envelope and then to wriggle the single sheet of velum out onto the desk.
The astrophysicist turned the envelope over once in his hands, grunted noncommittally, unsealed the flap, and unfolded the letter within.
Is it not, then, very probable that of the remainder--those, in fact, to whom occult experiences have happened or can happen--few should have every sense unsealed, but that some should have the unsealed ear, others the unsealed eye---that some should be clairaudient, others clairvoyant?
The theater section was bare particleboard on the floor and as yet unsealed.
Stark scanned his Tactical display one more time, noting the lack of ongoing combat, then unsealed his own face shield and raised it so he could speak directly to the soldiers in the room with him.
It unsealed behind The urns of the silent snow, And earthquake and thunder Did rend in sunder The bars of the springs below.
At length, when the last pint is casked, and all is cool, then the great hatchways are unsealed, the bowels of the ship are thrown open, and down go the casks to their final rest in the sea.
The croupiers were making up a heavy packet of coins, sealed in blue paper, and containing fifty ten gulden pieces, together with an unsealed packet containing another twenty.
This brand did work faster than any other type on the market, so within a few moments the fanatics in the unsealed suits were puffing and wheezing.
He could quickly confirm this by unsealing and removing any part of his survival suit.
She ran a finger down the front of her jumpsuit, unsealing the fabric.