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ajar

adjective as in slightly open

adverb as in slightly open

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It creaks as it swings, revealing a set of dusty concrete steps that ascend to a slightly ajar wooden hatch.

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On this night the door had been left ajar, and a soft light flickered from within.

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After Arsenal dropped two points late on at Sunderland on Saturday, the door was suddenly ajar.

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But he is not even assured to play in Perth after chief selector George Bailey left the door marginally ajar for Labuschagne to open.

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AC Milan left the leadership door ajar when they drew with Pisa on Friday night to move onto 17 points.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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