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open and shut

open and shut is the alternative form of open-and-shut.

Meaning of open-and-shut

Adjective

open-and-shut (comparative more open-and-shut, superlative most open-and-shut)

  1. (informal) Simple and obvious; easily decided.

Questions about open and shut

What is open and shut the alternative form of?
Open and shut is the alternative form of open-and-shut.

Words near open and shut in the dictionary

  1. open air
  2. open air museum
  3. open air museums
  4. open and affirming
  5. open and notorious
  6. open and shut
  7. open and shut case
  8. open and shut cases
  9. open assembly time
  10. open assembly times
  11. open ball

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