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open

('/oU/p/@/n )

adjective (a)

affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed(adj.all)

Example:
An open door.
They left the door open.

Synonym:
unfastened
Antonym:
closed, shut, unopen

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affording free passage or access(adj.all)

Example:
Open drains.
The road is open to traffic.
Open ranks.

Antonym:
closed

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used of mouth or eyes(adj.all)

Example:
Keep your eyes open.
His mouth slightly opened.

Synonym:
opened
Antonym:
closed, shut

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(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints(adj.all)

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ready or willing to receive favorably(adj.all)

Synonym:
receptive
Antonym:
unreceptive

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open and observable; not secret or hidden(adj.all)

Example:
Open ballots.

Synonym:
overt
Antonym:
covert

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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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water(noun.location)

Example:
Finally broke out of the forest into the open.

Synonym:
clear

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where the air is unconfined(noun.location)

Example:
The concert was held in the open air.
Camping in the open.

Synonym:
open air, out-of-doors, outdoors

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a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play(noun.event)

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information that has become public(noun.cognition)

Example:
All the reports were out in the open.

Synonym:
surface

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Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

with no protection or shield(adj.all)

Example:
Open to the weather.
An open wound.

Synonym:
exposed

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open to or in view of all(adj.all)

Example:
An open protest.
An open letter to the editor.

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not having been filled(adj.all)

Example:
The job is still open.

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accessible to all(adj.all)

Example:
Open season.
An open economy.

Synonym:
unexclusive, unrestricted

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not defended or capable of being defended(adj.all)

Example:
An open city.
Open to attack.

Synonym:
assailable, undefendable, undefended

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(of textures) full of small openings or gaps(adj.all)

Example:
An open texture.

Synonym:
loose

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having no protecting cover or enclosure(adj.all)

Example:
An open boat.
An open fire.
Open sports cars.

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not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought(adj.all)

Example:
An open question.

Synonym:
undecided, undetermined, unresolved

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not sealed or having been unsealed(adj.all)

Example:
The letter was already open.
The opened package lay on the table.

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without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition(adj.all)

Example:
The clarity and resonance of an open tone.
Her natural and open response.

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not requiring union membership(adj.all)

Example:
An open shop employs nonunion workers.

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possibly accepting or permitting(adj.all)

Example:
Open to interpretation.
An issue open to question.

Synonym:
capable, subject

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affording free passage or view(adj.all)

Example:
Open waters.
The open countryside.

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openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness(adj.all)

Example:
An open and trusting nature.

Synonym:
candid, heart-to-heart

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ready for business(adj.all)

Example:
The stores are open.

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verb (v)

cause to open or to become open(verb.contact)

Example:
Mary opened the car door.

Synonym:
open up
Antonym:
close, shut

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start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning(verb.social)

Example:
Open a business.

Antonym:
close, close down, close up, fold, shut down

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become open(verb.contact)

Example:
The door opened.

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begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.(verb.social)

Example:
He opened the meeting with a long speech.

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spread out or open from a closed or folded state(verb.contact)

Example:
Open the map.

Synonym:
spread, spread out, unfold
Antonym:
fold, fold up, turn up

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make available(verb.change)

Example:
This opens up new possibilities.

Synonym:
distribute, open up

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become available(verb.change)

Example:
An opportunity opened up.

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have an opening or passage or outlet(verb.stative)

Example:
The bedrooms open into the hall.

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make the opening move(verb.competition)

Example:
Kasparov opened with a standard opening.

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afford access to(verb.possession)

Example:
The door opens to the patio.

Synonym:
afford, give

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display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer(verb.perception)

Antonym:
close

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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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.(verb)

source: webster1913

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