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OPEN

Definition:

1. [noun] a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
   Synonyms: clear
   
   
2. [noun] where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
   Synonyms: outdoors, out-of-doors, air
   
   
3. [noun] a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
   
   
4. [noun] information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
   Synonyms: surface
   
   
5. [verb] cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
   Synonyms: up
   
   
6. [verb] start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
   Synonyms: up
   
   
7. [verb] become open; "The door opened"
   Synonyms: up
   
   
8. [verb] begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
   
   
9. [verb] spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
   Synonyms: unfold, spread, spread out
   
   
10. [verb] make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
    Synonyms: up
    
    
11. [verb] become available; "an opportunity opened up"
    Synonyms: up
    
    
12. [verb] have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
    
    
13. [verb] make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
    
    
14. [verb] afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
    Synonyms: afford, give
    
    
15. [verb] display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
    
    
16. [adjective] affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
    Synonyms: unfastened
    
    
17. [adjective] affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
    
    
18. [adjective] with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"
    Synonyms: exposed
    
    
19. [adjective] open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
    
    
20. [adjective] used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
    Synonyms: ed
    
    
21. [adjective] not having been filled; "the job is still open"
    
    
22. [adjective] accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
    
    
23. [adjective] not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
    Synonyms: assailable, undefendable, undefended
    
    
24. [adjective] (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
    Synonyms: loose
    
    
25. [adjective] having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"
    
    
26. [adjective] opened out; "an open newspaper"
    
    
27. [adjective] of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points
    
    
28. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: undecided, undetermined, unresolved
    
    
29. [adjective] not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
    Synonyms: ed
    
    
30. [adjective] without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"
    
    
31. [adjective] relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas"
    
    
32. [adjective] open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
    Synonyms: overt
    
    
33. [adjective] used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
    Synonyms: unstopped
    
    
34. [adjective] not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
    
    
35. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: capable, subject
    
    
36. [adjective] not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"
    
    
37. [adjective] without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
    Synonyms: blatant, blazing, conspicuous
    
    
38. [adjective] affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
    Synonyms: clear
    
    
39. [adjective] lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"
    Synonyms: wide-lawless
    
    
40. [adjective] openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
    Synonyms: candid, heart-to-heart
    
    
41. [adjective] sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me"
    
    
42. [adjective] receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"
    
    
43. [adjective] ready for business; "the stores are open"
    
    

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Related Words:

• unbar
• break open
• click open
• reopen
• unlock
• unbolt
• unseal
• uncork
• pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
• gap, breach
• lance
• establish, set up, found, launch
• unfasten
• fly open
• inaugurate
• call to order
• divaricate
• exfoliate
• grass
• butterfly
• uncross
• splay

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