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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to open or to become open | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "Mary opened the car door" |
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| Related terms: | close unlock pry reopen break_open click_open gap lance uncork unbolt unbar unseal opening opener | |
| 2. | [ verb ] start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "open a business" |
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| Related terms: | close establish first_step opening | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed | |
| Synonyms: | unfastened | |
| Examples: | "an open door" "they left the door open" |
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| Related terms: | shut wide-open wide-open ajar | |
| 4. | [ verb ] become open | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "The door opened" |
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| Related terms: | close change_state fly_open unfasten opening | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] affording free passage or access | |
| Examples: | "open drains" "the road is open to traffic" "open ranks" |
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| Related terms: | closed opened yawning unstoppered unsealed | |
| 6. | [ verb ] begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. | |
| Examples: | "He opened the meeting with a long speech" |
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| Related terms: | close start inaugurate call_to_order pioneer opener | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] with no protection or shield | |
| Synonyms: | exposed | |
| Examples: | "the exposed northeast frontier" "open to the weather" "an open wound" |
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| Related terms: | unprotected | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] open to or in view of all | |
| Examples: | "an open protest" "an open letter to the editor" |
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| Related terms: | public | |
| 9. | [ verb ] make available, as of an opportunity | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "This opens up new possibilities" |
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| Related terms: | yield | |
| 10. | [ verb ] spread out or open from a closed or folded state | |
| Synonyms: | spread spread_out unfold | |
| Examples: | "open the map" "spread your arms" |
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| Related terms: | fold undo grass butterfly divaricate uncross splay exfoliate opening | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] used of mouth or eyes | |
| Synonyms: | opened | |
| Examples: | "keep your eyes open" "his mouth slightly opened" |
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| Related terms: | closed round-eyed round-eyed agape yawning agaze | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] not having been filled | |
| Examples: | "the job is still open" |
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| Related terms: | available | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] accessible to all | |
| Examples: | "open season" "an open economy" |
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| Related terms: | unrestricted | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] not defended or capable of being defended | |
| Synonyms: | undefendable undefended assailable | |
| Examples: | "an open city" "open to attack" |
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| Related terms: | vulnerable | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] opened out | |
| Examples: | "an open newspaper" |
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| Related terms: | unfolded | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] (of textures) full of small openings or gaps | |
| Synonyms: | loose | |
| Examples: | "an open texture" "a loose weave" |
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| Related terms: | coarse | |
| 17. | [ verb ] become available | |
| Synonyms: | open_up | |
| Examples: | "an opportunity opened up" |
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| Related terms: | arise opening | |
| 18. | [ adjective ] having no protecting cover or enclosure | |
| Examples: | "an open boat" "an open fire" "open sports cars" |
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| Related terms: | unenclosed | |
| 19. | [ noun ] a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | |
| Synonyms: | clear | |
| Examples: | : "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
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| Related terms: | area clear | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] not sealed or having been unsealed | |
| Synonyms: | opened | |
| Examples: | "the letter was already open" "the opened package lay on the table" |
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| Related terms: | unsealed | |
| 21. | [ adjective ] not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought | |
| Synonyms: | undetermined unresolved undecided | |
| Examples: | "an open question" "our position on this bill is still undecided" "our lawsuit is still undetermined" |
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| Related terms: | unsettled | |
| 22. | [ adjective ] without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition | |
| Examples: | "the clarity and resonance of an open tone" "her natural and open response" |
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| Related terms: | unconstricted | |
| 23. | [ noun ] where the air is unconfined | |
| Synonyms: | air out-of-doors open_air outdoors | |
| Examples: | "he wanted to get outdoors a little" "the concert was held in the open air" "camping in the open" |
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| Related terms: | outside | |
| 24. | [ adjective ] relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals | |
| Examples: | "in open country" "the open countryside" "open waters" "on the open seas" |
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| Related terms: | empty | |
| 25. | [ verb ] have an opening or passage or outlet | |
| Examples: | "The bedrooms open into the hall" |
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| Related terms: | opening orifice | |
| 26. | [ adjective ] (mathematics) 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 | |
| Related terms: | closed mathematics | |
| 27. | [ verb ] (chess) make the opening move, in chess | |
| Examples: | "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" |
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| Related terms: | move chess | |
| 28. | [ adjective ] open and observable; not secret or hidden | |
| Synonyms: | overt | |
| Examples: | "an overt lie" "overt hostility" "overt intelligence gathering" |
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| Related terms: | covert obvious undisguised bald naked public explicit unconcealed | |
| 29. | [ adjective ] without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious | |
| Synonyms: | blatant conspicuous blazing | |
| Examples: | "open disregard of the law" "open family strife" "open hostility" "a blatant appeal to vanity" "a blazing indiscretion" |
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| Related terms: | unconcealed | |
| 30. | [ adjective ] not secret | |
| Examples: | "open plans" "an open ballot" |
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| Related terms: | unconcealed | |
| 31. | [ adjective ] receptive to new ideas | |
| Examples: | "an open mind" "open to new ideas" |
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| Related terms: | unprejudiced | |
| 32. | [ adjective ] ready for business | |
| Examples: | "the stores are open" |
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| Related terms: | active | |
| 33. | [ adjective ] not requiring union membership | |
| Examples: | "an open shop employs nonunion workers" |
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| Related terms: | nonunion | |
| 34. | [ adjective ] openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | |
| Synonyms: | heart-to-heart candid | |
| Examples: | "his candid eyes" "an open and trusting nature" "a heart-to-heart talk" |
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| Related terms: | ingenuous | |
| 35. | [ adjective ] sincere and free of reserve in expression | |
| Examples: | "Please be open with me" |
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| Related terms: | honest | |
| 36. | [ adjective ] (`capable' is usually followed by `of' or `to') possibly accepting or permitting | |
| Synonyms: | subject_to capable open_to subject | |
| Examples: | "a passage capable of misinterpretation" "open to interpretation" "an issue open to question" "the time is subject to much variation" |
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| Related terms: | susceptible | |
| 37. | [ adjective ] lax in enforcing laws | |
| Synonyms: | lawless wide-open | |
| Examples: | "an open town" |
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| Related terms: | unlawful | |
| 38. | [ adjective ] openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | |
| Synonyms: | candid | |
| Examples: | "his candid eyes" "an open and trusting nature" |
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| Related terms: | ingenuous | |
| 39. | [ verb ] display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer | |
| Related terms: | close expose | |
| 40. | [ noun ] (sport) a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play | |
| Related terms: | tournament | |
| 41. | [ adjective ] affording free passage or view | |
| Synonyms: | clear free | |
| Examples: | "a clear view" "a clear path to victory" |
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| Related terms: | unobstructed | |
| 42. | [ adjective ] (music) used of string or hole or pipe of instruments | |
| Synonyms: | unstopped | |
| Related terms: | stopped music | |
| 43. | [ verb ] afford access to | |
| Synonyms: | give afford | |
| Examples: | "the door opens to the patio" "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
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| Related terms: | orifice | |
| 44. | [ adjective ] lax in enforcing laws | |
| Synonyms: | wide-open lawless | |
| Examples: | "an open town" |
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| Related terms: | unlawful | |
| 45. | [ noun ] information that has become public | |
| Synonyms: | surface | |
| Examples: | "all the reports were out in the open" "the facts had been brought to the surface" |
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| Related terms: | public_knowledge come_on | |
| Similar spelling: |
opine |
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