What's the difference between unclench and unclose?
Unclench
Definition:
(v. t.) Same as Unclinch.
Example Sentences:
(1) "As I said in my inauguration speech, if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us," Obama said.
(2) The official recalled that in his first inaugural address in January 2009, Obama declared, in a phrase directly aimed at Tehran: "We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."
(3) Theatre used to be a collective unclenching; a cathartic party.
(4) Yet Obama's bid to open a dialogue with Iran – the so-called "unclenched fist" – may, conversely, be strengthened by these latest developments.
(5) I remember clenching and unclenching my hands a lot, and trying to focus on what was being said.
(6) Firstly, when you're listening, sit forward with arms open, hands on the table, and fists unclenched.
(7) It was up to South Korea, he added, "to unclench its fist first, so the leader of the weaker state can outstretch his hand".
(8) "As he has said many times, President Obama came to office willing to offer his hand to those who would unclench their fists.
(9) The official added: "What we are have seen here is a unclenching – hopefully – of that fist."
(10) The official recalled that in his first inaugural address in January 2009, Obama declared, in a phrase directly aimed at Tehran: “We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.” The official added: “What we are have seen here is a unclenching – hopefully - of that fist.” 10.26pm BST Israel is in the loop , Reuters quotes a White House official as saying: The United States has communicated with the Israeli government about President Barack Obama's phone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , a senior administration official said on Friday.
Unclose
Definition:
(v. t. & i.) To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.
(v. t. & i.) To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.
Example Sentences:
(1) Freeze-fracture replicas of ferret tracheal epithelium from 0 to 28 days of age exhibited progressive developmental patterns in tight junctional structure from beaded, unclosed patterns in newborns to more closed patterns at 28 days.
(2) Let’s make libraries uncloseable, the hub of every community, buzzing with classes, community groups, gigs, plays and exhibitions.
(3) Efforts then would be made to remove all necrotic material, with the transverse laparotomy wound logically remaining unclosed.
(4) (2) This gave an occasion to see during reoperation the effect of segmental silastic 5 mm rod buckling opposite the unclosed part of the tear.
(5) Scanning electron microscopy also revealed maldeveloped cranial regions characterized by an unclosed neural tube and severely underdeveloped head.
(6) (b) One rod placed circumferentially behind the band succeeded in closing the unclosed part of the tear.
(7) Junction dimers are formed that have free termini only, whereas trimers and larger species are found to be both unclosed and cyclized.
(8) An unclosed central one-third patellar tendon anterior cruciate ligament donor site was evaluated in a 22-year-old man.
(9) In a subgroup of six patients, the conjunctival incision was closed on one side and left unclosed on the other.
(10) In 30% of the cases a small most posterior part of the tear was seen unclosed behind the band effect.
(11) Severity of defect, measured as the size of gap in open eyes on day 18, was not reduced as the frequency of open eyes was reduced; most unclosed eyes remained wide open.
(12) Most reports of remote viewing experiments are rather superficial and do not permit assessment of the experimental procedures with confidence; in many cases there is clear evidence of particular loopholes left unclosed.