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Adjective
  • ready for business
    • the stores are open
  • openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
    • his candid eyes
    • an open and trusting nature
    • a heart-to-heart talk
  • affording free passage or view
    • a clear view
    • a clear path to victory
    • open waters
    • the open countryside
  • possibly accepting or permitting
    • a passage capable of misinterpretation
    • open to interpretation
    • an issue open to question
    • the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
  • not requiring union membership
    • an open shop employs nonunion workers
  • open and observable; not secret or hidden
    • an overt lie
    • overt hostility
    • overt intelligence gathering
    • open ballots
  • ready or willing to receive favorably
    • receptive to the proposals
  • without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
    • the clarity and resonance of an open tone
    • her natural and open response
  • not sealed or having been unsealed
    • the letter was already open
    • the opened package lay on the table
  • not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
    • an open question
    • our position on this bill is still undecided
    • our lawsuit is still undetermined
  • (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
  • having no protecting cover or enclosure
    • an open boat
    • an open fire
    • open sports cars
  • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
    • an open texture
    • a loose weave
  • not defended or capable of being defended
    • an open city
    • open to attack
  • accessible to all
    • open season
    • an open economy
  • not having been filled
    • the job is still open
  • used of mouth or eyes
    • keep your eyes open
    • his mouth slightly opened
  • open to or in view of all
    • an open protest
    • an open letter to the editor
  • with no protection or shield
    • the exposed northeast frontier
    • open to the weather
    • an open wound
  • affording free passage or access
    • open drains
    • the road is open to traffic
    • open ranks
  • affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
    • an open door
    • they left the door open
Verb
  • display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
  • afford access to
    • the door opens to the patio
    • The French doors give onto a terrace
  • make the opening move
    • Kasparov opened with a standard opening
  • have an opening or passage or outlet
    • The bedrooms open into the hall
  • become available
    • an opportunity opened up
  • make available
    • This opens up new possibilities
  • spread out or open from a closed or folded state
    • open the map
    • spread your arms
  • begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
    • He opened the meeting with a long speech
  • become open
    • The door opened
  • start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
    • open a business
  • cause to open or to become open
    • Mary opened the car door
Noun
  • information that has become public
    • all the reports were out in the open
    • the facts had been brought to the surface
  • a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
  • where the air is unconfined
    • he wanted to get outdoors a little
    • the concert was held in the open air
    • camping in the open
  • a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
    • finally broke out of the forest into the open
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