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drop open

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drop open, fall openverb

    open involuntarily

    "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped"

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  1. drop open

    "Drop open" is a phrase generally used to describe a reaction mostly characterized by shock, surprise, or disbelief where someone's mouth falls open involuntarily. It can also be used literally to describe something such as a container, door, or gate swinging open or falling open suddenly or unexpectedly.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drop open in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drop open in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of drop open in a Sentence

  1. James Goldstein:

    No matter what the taste of people is, whether they like contemporary architecture or not, when they come through this house, their mouths drop open and they all seem to love it.


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