<b><font size="4">"open"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: <a href="../unfastened.html">unfastened</a>] [ant: <a href="../shut.html">shut</a>] </li> <li>affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: <a href="../closed.html">closed</a>] </li> <li>with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: <a href="../exposed.html">exposed</a>] </li> <li>open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" </li> <li>used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: <a href="../opened.html">opened</a>] [ant: <a href="../closed.html">closed</a>] </li> <li>not having been filled; "the job is still open" </li> <li>accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" </li> <li>not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: <a href="../assailable.html">assailable</a>, <a href="../undefendable.html">undefendable</a>, <a href="../undefended.html">undefended</a>] </li> <li>(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: <a href="../loose.html">loose</a>] </li> <li>having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" </li> <li>opened out; "an open newspaper" </li> <li>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 [ant: <a href="../closed.html">closed</a>] </li> <li>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" [syn: <a href="../undecided.html">undecided</a>, <a href="../undetermined.html">undetermined</a>, <a href="../unresolved.html">unresolved</a>] </li> <li>not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: <a href="../opened.html">opened</a>] </li> <li>without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" </li> <li>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" </li> <li>open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn: <a href="../overt.html">overt</a>] [ant: <a href="../covert.html">covert</a>] </li> <li>used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [syn: <a href="../unstopped.html">unstopped</a>] [ant: <a href="../stopped.html">stopped</a>] </li> <li>not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" [syn: <a href="/">open(a)</a>] </li> <li>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" [syn: <a href="../capable.html">capable</a>, <a href="../subject.html">subject</a>] </li> <li>not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot" </li> <li>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" [syn: <a href="../blatant.html">blatant</a>, <a href="../blazing.html">blazing</a>, <a href="../conspicuous.html">conspicuous</a>] </li> <li>affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" [syn: <a href="../clear.html">clear</a>] </li> <li>lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: <a href="../wide-open.html">wide-open</a>, <a href="../lawless.html">lawless</a>] </li> <li>openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: <a href="../candid.html">candid</a>, <a href="../heart-to-heart.html">heart-to-heart</a>] </li> <li>sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me" </li> <li>receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" </li> <li>ready for business; "the stores are open"</li> </ol> <b>noun</b> <ol> <li>a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: <a href="../clear.html">clear</a>] </li> <li>where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: <a href="../outdoors.html">outdoors</a>, <a href="../out-of-doors.html">out-of-doors</a>, <a href="/">open air</a>] </li> <li>a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play </li> <li>information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: <a href="../surface.html">surface</a>]</li> </ol> <b>verb</b> <ol> <li>cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: <a href="/">open up</a>] [ant: <a href="../close.html">close</a>] </li> <li>start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: <a href="/">open up</a>] [ant: <a href="../close.html">close</a>] </li> <li>become open; "The door opened" [syn: <a href="/">open up</a>] [ant: <a href="../close.html">close</a>] </li> <li>begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: <a href="../close.html">close</a>] </li> <li>spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: <a href="../unfold.html">unfold</a>, <a href="../spread.html">spread</a>, <a href="../spread.html out">spread out</a>] [ant: <a href="../fold.html">fold</a>] </li> <li>make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: <a href="/">open up</a>] </li> <li>become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: <a href="/">open up</a>] </li> <li>have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" </li> <li>make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" </li> <li>afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: <a href="../afford.html">afford</a>, <a href="../give.html">give</a>] </li> <li>display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: <a href="../close.html">close</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../open.html">http://www.word.sc/open</a>

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