Related Words for open the way

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ability
x/xx
Noun, Noun
abram
x/
Name, Adjective
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accessible
x/xx
Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
afford
x/
Verb
afield
x/
Adverb
agape
x/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
agency
/xx
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
air
/
Noun, Verb
ajar
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
alive
x/
Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
amenable
x/xx
Adjective
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
aperture
/xx
Noun
application
xx/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
approachable
x/xx
Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrangement
x/x
Noun
art
/
Noun
artless
/x
Adjective
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
asymmetrical
xx/xx
Adjective
asynchronous
//xx
Adjective
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attentive
x/x
Adjective
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
audience
/xx
Noun
available
x/xx
Adjective
avenue
/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
azo
/x
Noun, Adjective
backwards
/x
Adverb, Adjective
bald
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
barney
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
basket
/x
Noun, Verb
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
began
x/
Verb
behavior
x/x
Noun
behaviour
x/x
Noun
being
/x
Noun
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
bidirectional
/x/xx
Adjective, Noun
bilge
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blanket
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blatant
/x
Adjective
blaze
/
Noun, Verb
blog
/
Noun, Verb
bluntly
/x
Adverb
book
/
Noun, Verb
borderless
/xx
Adjective
bout
/
Noun, Verb
bracelet
/x
Noun, Verb
breach
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break open
//x
Phrase, Verb
breathing room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
breathing space
/x/
Phrase, Noun
bridged
/
Adjective
bring
/
Verb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
broaden
/x
Verb, Noun
burnt
/
Adjective
bushels
/x
Noun
called
/
Adjective
can
/
Verb, Noun
candidly
/xx
Adverb
cap
/
Noun, Verb
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
carriage
/x
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
championship
/xxx
Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
changeover
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
circuitous
x/xx
Adjective
civil
/x
Adjective, Name
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coarse
/
Adjective
combination
xx/x
Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
conduit
/xx
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
conquest
/x
Noun, Verb
conspicuous
x/xx
Adjective
constricted
x/x
Adjective
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contribution
xx/x
Noun
convene
x/
Verb
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
courage
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
courts
/
Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
covert
/x
Adjective, Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
criterion
x/xx
Noun
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
declared
x/
Adjective
degree
x/
Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
detour
x/
Noun, Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
dint
/
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
directional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
disclosure
x/x
Noun
discovered
x/x
Adjective
display
x/
Noun, Verb
disposed
x/
Adjective
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
doing
/x
Noun
door
/
Noun, Verb
dozens
/x
Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
driveway
/x
Noun
drum
/
Noun, Verb
dry
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
duct
/
Noun, Verb
duplex
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
during
/x
Noun
dusty
/x
Adjective, Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elbow room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
eligible
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
embark
x/
Verb
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
enlightened
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
environment
x/xx
Noun
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evolution
xx/x
Noun
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expand
x/
Verb
expansive
x/x
Adjective
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
explicit
x/x
Adjective, Noun
exposed
x/
Adjective
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
fad
/
Noun
fait
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
fate
/
Noun, Verb
fault
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
field
/
Noun, Verb
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flagrant
/x
Adjective
flank
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flexible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
floating
/x
Adjective, Noun
fold
/
Noun, Verb
fold up
//
Phrase, Verb
foot
/
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
forma
/x
Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
formula
/xx
Noun
formulation
xx/x
Noun
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
forthrightly
//x
Adverb
found
/
Verb, Noun
framework
/x
Noun
franchise
/x
Noun, Verb
franco
/x
Name
frank
/
Name, Adjective, Verb
frankly
/x
Adverb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
freely
/x
Adverb, Adjective
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
gang
/
Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gate
/
Noun, Verb
gear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
goal
/
Noun, Verb
going
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grass
/
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
groundwork
/x
Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
guise
/
Noun, Verb
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halfway
//
Adverb, Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handling
/x
Noun
haul
/
Verb, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
headroom
/x
Noun
headway
/x
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
heron
/x
Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highway
/x
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
honest
/x
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
honestly
/xx
Adverb
honorable
/xxx
Adjective, Name
hoping
/x
Adjective
horizon
x/x
Noun
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hunting
/x
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
idiom
/xx
Noun
image
/x
Noun, Verb
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impartial
x/x
Adjective
impediment
x/xx
Noun
implementation
xxx/x
Noun
impossible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
inaugural
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inaugurate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
inauguration
xxx/x
Noun
inclusive
x/x
Adjective
ingenuous
x/xx
Adjective
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instigate
/xx
Verb
instituted
/xxx
Verb
instruction
x/x
Noun
instrument
/xx
Noun, Verb
interactive
xx/x
Adjective, Name
intermediary
xx/xxx
Noun, Adjective
intermediate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
invoke
x/
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
iter
xx
Noun
jar
/
Noun, Verb
job
/
Noun, Verb
joke
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
kindly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
lance
/
Noun, Verb
lane
/
Noun
launch
/
Noun, Verb
lawless
/x
Noun, Adjective
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leadership
/xx
Noun
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liberal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
liberalization
xxxx/x
Noun
lid
/
Noun, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifestyle
/x
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
living space
/x/
Phrase, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
loose
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
luck
/
Noun, Verb
made
/
Noun
management
/xx
Noun
manner
/x
Noun
map
/
Noun, Verb
march
/
Name, Verb
marche
/
Name
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
media
/xx
Noun, Adjective
median
/xx
Adjective, Noun
method
/x
Noun, Verb
methodological
xxx/xx
Adjective
methodology
xx/xx
Noun
mid
/
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midst
/
Noun
midstream
/x
Noun, Adverb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mod
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
modality
x/xx
Noun
mode
/
Noun
model
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modus
/x
Noun
modus vivendi
/xx/x
Name, Name
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
naked
/x
Adjective
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
navigate
/xx
Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonunion
x/x
Adjective, Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
obvious
/xx
Adjective
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
official
x/x
Adjective, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
open air
/x/
Phrase, Noun
open sesame
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
open up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outbound
/x
Adjective, Noun
outcome
/x
Noun
outdoor
/x
Adjective, Verb
outright
//
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
outspoken
//x
Adjective
outstanding
x/x
Adjective
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overdrawn
/x/
Adjective
overtly
x/x
Adverb
overture
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
palm
/
Noun, Verb
parcel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
parking
/x
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
pass
/
Verb, Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
path
/
Noun, Verb
pathway
/x
Noun
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pave
/
Verb
pending
/x
Adjective
perception
x/x
Noun
permeable
/xxx
Adjective
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pioneer
xx/
Noun, Verb
pipeline
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
platoon
x/
Noun, Verb
plea
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pop
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
possible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
pot
/
Noun, Verb
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
preparation
xx/x
Noun
prepared
x/
Adjective
pretext
/x
Noun, Verb
primrose path
/x/
Phrase, Noun
private
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
process
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
pry
/
Verb, Noun
public
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
publicize
/xx
Verb
publicly
/xx
Adverb
publish
/x
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
rail
/
Noun, Verb
railroad
/x
Noun, Verb
railway
/x
Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
rate
/
Noun, Verb
raw
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
read
/
Verb, Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receptivity
/x/xx
Noun
recipe
/xx
Noun
reciprocal
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
remaining
x/x
Noun, Adjective
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
reopen
x/x
Verb
reserved
x/
Adjective
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
responsive
x/x
Adjective
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
reveal
x/
Verb, Noun
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
right smart
//
Name, Name
road
/
Noun, Adjective
roadside
/x
Noun, Adjective
roadway
/x
Noun
role
/
Noun
rolling
/x
Noun, Adjective
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
roundly
/x
Adverb
route
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sake
/
Noun
salvation
x/x
Noun, Verb
scheme
/
Noun, Verb
scope
/
Noun, Verb
seamless
/x
Adjective
seating
/x
Noun
sens
/
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
settlement
/xx
Noun
setup
/x
Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sidewalk
/x
Noun
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signature
/xx
Noun, Adjective
sincere
x/
Adjective, Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
slit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
smell
/
Noun, Verb
soil
/
Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
sort
/
Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
sparse
/
Adjective, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
splay
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
spread
/
Verb, Noun
spread out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
stage
/
Noun, Verb
staircase
/x
Noun, Verb
stairs
/
Noun
stairway
/x
Noun
standing room
/x/
Phrase, Noun
staring
/x
Noun, Adjective
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stepping stone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
stop
/
Verb, Noun
straight and narrow
///x
Phrase, Noun
straightforward
//x
Adverb, Adjective
strategy
/xx
Noun
street
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
structure
/x
Noun, Verb
style
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sunlit
/x
Adjective
sunny
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
surface
/x
Noun, Verb
susceptible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
suspense
x/
Noun, Adjective
swept
/
Adjective
swing
/
Noun, Verb
system
/x
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
tampered
/x
Verb
technique
x/
Noun
tee
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
tendency
/xx
Noun
tennis
/x
Noun, Verb
terms
/
Verb
terrain
x/
Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
thereby
//
Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thoroughfare
/xx
Noun
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
thus
/
Adverb, Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
titre
/x
Noun, Verb
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tone
/
Noun, Verb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
tournament
/xx
Noun
track
/
Noun, Verb
tract
/
Noun, Verb
trail
/
Noun, Verb
train
/
Noun, Verb
trajectory
x/xx
Noun
transatlantic
xx/x
Adjective
transition
x/x
Noun, Verb
transparency
x/xx
Noun
transparently
x/xx
Adverb
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
treatment
/x
Noun
trend
/
Noun, Verb
triadic
/xx
Adjective
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
triple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
unanswered
x/x
Adjective
unburden
x/x
Verb
uncharted
x/x
Adjective
uncommitted
xx/x
Adjective
uncover
x/x
Verb
undecided
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
undefended
xx/x
Adjective
undercover
xx/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
underway
xx/
Adverb, Noun
undetermined
xx/x
Adjective
undisguised
xx/
Adjective
undo
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
unfasten
x/x
Verb
unfold
x/
Verb, Noun
unfurl
x/
Verb
unguarded
x/x
Adjective
unhindered
x/x
Adjective
unidirectional
xxx/xx
Adjective, Noun
unimpeded
xx/x
Adjective
uninhibited
xx/xx
Adjective
unlawful
x/x
Adjective
unlock
x/
Verb, Noun
unobstructed
xx/x
Adjective
unprejudiced
x/xx
Adjective
unprotected
xx/x
Adjective
unresolved
xx/
Adjective
unrestricted
xx/x
Adjective
unsettled
x/x
Adjective
unsolved
x/
Adjective
unveil
x/
Verb
unzip
x/
Verb
uri
/x
Name
use
/
Noun, Verb
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
vacant
/x
Adjective
vanguard
/x
Noun
vanity fair
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
vehicle
/xx
Noun, Verb
vein
/
Noun, Verb
verge
/
Noun, Verb
via
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
vis
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
visible
/xx
Adjective
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
vivo
/x
Verb
vogue
/
Noun, Verb
voice
/
Noun, Verb
vulnerable
/xxx
Adjective
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wav
/
Noun
way of life
///
Phrase, Noun
ways
/
Noun
wayside
/x
Noun, Adjective
welcome
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
wheeled
/
Adjective
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
will
/
Verb, Noun
window
/x
Noun, Verb
wings
/
Noun
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
wording
/x
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yards
/
Noun
yawning
/x
Noun, Adjective