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Open   /ˈoʊpən/   Listen
Open

adjective
1.
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.  Synonym: unfastened.  "They left the door open"
2.
Affording free passage or access.  "The road is open to traffic" , "Open ranks"
3.
With no protection or shield.  Synonym: exposed.  "Open to the weather" , "An open wound"
4.
Open to or in view of all.  "An open letter to the editor"
5.
Used of mouth or eyes.  Synonym: opened.  "His mouth slightly opened"
6.
Not having been filled.
7.
Accessible to all.  "An open economy"
8.
Not defended or capable of being defended.  Synonyms: assailable, undefendable, undefended.  "Open to attack"
9.
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps.  Synonym: loose.  "A loose weave"
10.
Having no protecting cover or enclosure.  "An open fire" , "Open sports cars"
11.
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints.
12.
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought.  Synonyms: undecided, undetermined, unresolved.  "Our position on this bill is still undecided" , "Our lawsuit is still undetermined"
13.
Not sealed or having been unsealed.  Synonym: opened.  "The opened package lay on the table"
14.
Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition.  "Her natural and open response"
15.
Ready or willing to receive favorably.  Synonym: receptive.
16.
Open and observable; not secret or hidden.  Synonym: overt.  "Overt hostility" , "Overt intelligence gathering" , "Open ballots"
17.
Not requiring union membership.
18.
Possibly accepting or permitting.  Synonyms: capable, subject.  "Open to interpretation" , "An issue open to question" , "The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
19.
Affording free passage or view.  Synonym: clear.  "A clear path to victory" , "Open waters" , "The open countryside"
20.
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness.  Synonyms: candid, heart-to-heart.  "An open and trusting nature" , "A heart-to-heart talk"
21.
Ready for business.
verb
(past & past part. opened; pres. part. opening)
1.
Cause to open or to become open.  Synonym: open up.
2.
Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning.  Synonym: open up.
3.
Become open.  Synonym: open up.
4.
Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc..
5.
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.  Synonyms: spread, spread out, unfold.  "Spread your arms"
6.
Make available.  Synonym: open up.
7.
Become available.  Synonym: open up.
8.
Have an opening or passage or outlet.
9.
Make the opening move.
10.
Afford access to.  Synonyms: afford, give.  "The French doors give onto a terrace"
11.
Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer.
noun
1.
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.  Synonym: clear.
2.
Where the air is unconfined.  Synonyms: open air, out-of-doors, outdoors.  "The concert was held in the open air" , "Camping in the open"
3.
A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play.
4.
Information that has become public.  Synonym: surface.  "The facts had been brought to the surface"



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"Open" Quotes from Famous Books



... stamp. When we were at St. Louis, several gentlemen of the Fur Company had kindly offered to procure for us a hunter and guide suited for our purposes, and on coming one afternoon to the office, we found there a tall and exceedingly well-dressed man with a face so open and frank that it attracted our notice at once. We were surprised at being told that it was he who wished to guide us to the mountains. He was born in a little French town near St. Louis, and from the age of fifteen years ...
— The Oregon Trail • Francis Parkman, Jr.
... bed, forgetful that the window was now open for the night, and that I was visable from the Gray's ...
— Bab: A Sub-Deb • Mary Roberts Rinehart
... don't seem able to protect yourselves; so Doc and I will have to do it for you. Now listen," he continued, more gravely. "I meant it when I said I'd open the commissary and help you out if the strike were genuine, but, nevertheless, I want you to know just what it would have meant to me. I haven't enough money to complete the S. R. & N., and I can't ...
— The Iron Trail • Rex Beach
... into the landscape unseen. His rusty, trusty old bicycle was parked in a thick huckleberry growth just below the grade of the tracks, and Billy himself stood in the shelter of several immense packing boxes piled close to the station. It was a niche just big enough for his wiry young length with the open station window close at his ear. From either end of the platform he was hidden, which was as it should be until he got ready to arrive ...
— The City of Fire • Grace Livingston Hill
... coronation, the six kings ever ranged themselves against King Arthur and his knights, and did him all the despite they could achieve. At that time they deemed themselves not strong enough to hurt the king, and therefore did no open act of revolt. ...
— King Arthur's Knights - The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls • Henry Gilbert


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