Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open the face

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
open the -face
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

opens the face (present, singular) opening the face (participle, present) opened the face (participle, past) opened the face (past)

Phrases

close the face

Frequently Paired Words

close the face

Questions

What does open the face mean?
To turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.

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