Open ¹

Definition: Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.

Open ²

Definition: Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.

Open ³

Definition: Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.

Open ⁴

Definition: Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.

Open ⁵

Definition: Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.

Open ⁶

Definition: Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.

Open ⁷

Definition: Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.

Open ⁸

Definition: Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.

Open ⁹

Definition: Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.

Open ¹⁰

Definition: Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.

Open ¹¹

Definition: Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.

Open ¹²

Definition: Not closed or stopped with the finger; said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.

Open ¹³

Definition: Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.

Open ¹⁴

Definition: Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.

Open ¹⁵

Definition: To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.

Open ¹⁶

Definition: To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.

Open ¹⁷

Definition: To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

Open ¹⁸

Definition: To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.

Open ¹⁹

Definition: To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.

Open ²⁰

Definition: To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.

Open ²¹

Definition: To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.

Open ²²

Definition: To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.

Open ²³

Definition: To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.

Open ²⁴

Definition: To bark on scent or view of the game.

open ²⁵

Definition: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

open ²⁶

Definition: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

open ²⁷

Definition: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

open ²⁸

Definition: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

open ²⁹

Definition: make available; "This opens up new possibilities"

open ³⁰

Definition: become available; "an opportunity opened up"

open ³¹

Definition: make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

open ³²

Definition: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

open ³³

Definition: become open; "The door opened"

open ³⁴

Definition: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

open ³⁵

Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

open ³⁶

Definition: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

open ³⁷

Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

open ³⁸

Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"

open ³⁹

Definition: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"

open ⁴⁰

Definition: ready for business; "the stores are open"

open ⁴¹

Definition: not having been filled; "the job is still open"

open ⁴²

Definition: receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"

open ⁴³

Definition: opened out; "an open newspaper"

open ⁴⁴

Definition: 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"

open ⁴⁵

Definition: sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me"

open ⁴⁶

Definition: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

open ⁴⁷

Definition: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"

open ⁴⁸

Definition: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"

open ⁴⁹

Definition: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"

open ⁵⁰

Definition: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"

open ⁵¹

Definition: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"

open ⁵²

Definition: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"

open ⁵³

Definition: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"

open ⁵⁴

Definition: used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

open ⁵⁵

Definition: 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

open ⁵⁶

Definition: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"

open ⁵⁷

Definition: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

open ⁵⁸

Definition: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"

open ⁵⁹

Definition: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"

open ⁶⁰

Definition: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"

open ⁶¹

Definition: 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"

open ⁶²

Definition: not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"

open ⁶³

Definition: 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"

open ⁶⁴

Definition: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

open ⁶⁵

Definition: 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"

open ⁶⁶

Definition: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"