[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"open"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/unfastened"]unfastened[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/shut"]shut[/URL]] [*]affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/closed"]closed[/URL]] [*]with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/exposed"]exposed[/URL]] [*]open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" [*]used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/opened"]opened[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/closed"]closed[/URL]] [*]not having been filled; "the job is still open" [*]accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" [*]not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/assailable"]assailable[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/undefendable"]undefendable[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/undefended"]undefended[/URL]] [*](of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/loose"]loose[/URL]] [*]having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" [*]opened out; "an open newspaper" [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/closed"]closed[/URL]] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/undecided"]undecided[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/undetermined"]undetermined[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/unresolved"]unresolved[/URL]] [*]not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/opened"]opened[/URL]] [*]without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" [*]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 and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/overt"]overt[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/covert"]covert[/URL]] [*]used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/unstopped"]unstopped[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/stopped"]stopped[/URL]] [*]not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open(a)"]open(a)[/URL]] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/capable"]capable[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/subject"]subject[/URL]] [*]not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot" [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/blatant"]blatant[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/blazing"]blazing[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/conspicuous"]conspicuous[/URL]] [*]affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/clear"]clear[/URL]] [*]lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/wide-open"]wide-open[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/lawless"]lawless[/URL]] [*]openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/candid"]candid[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/heart-to-heart"]heart-to-heart[/URL]] [*]sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me" [*]receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" [*]ready for business; "the stores are open" [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/clear"]clear[/URL]] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/outdoors"]outdoors[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/out-of-doors"]out-of-doors[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/open air"]open air[/URL]] [*]a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play [*]information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/surface"]surface[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open up"]open up[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/close"]close[/URL]] [*]start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open up"]open up[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/close"]close[/URL]] [*]become open; "The door opened" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open up"]open up[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/close"]close[/URL]] [*]begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/close"]close[/URL]] [*]spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/unfold"]unfold[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/spread"]spread[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/spread out"]spread out[/URL]] [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/fold"]fold[/URL]] [*]make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open up"]open up[/URL]] [*]become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open up"]open up[/URL]] [*]have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" [*]make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" [*]afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/afford"]afford[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/give"]give[/URL]] [*]display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: [URL="http://www.word.sc/close"]close[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/open"]http://www.word.sc/open[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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