| open [a] |
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| 1) | affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" |
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| Synonyms : | unfastened |
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| ajar wide-open closed |
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| 2) | affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" |
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| unsealed yawning closed opened unstoppered |
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| 3) | with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" |
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| Synonyms : | exposed |
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| unprotected |
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| 4) | open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" |
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| public |
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| 5) | used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" |
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| Synonyms : | opened |
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| agape agaze round-eyed yawning closed |
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| 6) | not having been filled; "the job is still open" |
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| available |
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| 7) | accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" |
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| unrestricted |
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| 8) | not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" |
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| Synonyms : | assailable undefendable undefended |
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| vulnerable |
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| 9) | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" |
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| Synonyms : | loose |
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| coarse |
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| 10) | having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" |
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| unenclosed |
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| 11) | opened out; "an open newspaper" |
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| unfolded |
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| 12) | 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 |
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| math closed |
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| 13) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | undecided undetermined unresolved |
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| unsettled |
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| 14) | not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" |
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| Synonyms : | opened |
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| unsealed |
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| 15) | without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" |
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| unconstricted |
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| 16) | 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" |
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| empty |
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| 17) | open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" |
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| Synonyms : | overt |
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| bald explicit naked obvious unconcealed public covert undisguised |
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| 18) | used of string or hole or pipe of instruments |
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| Synonyms : | unstopped |
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| music stopped |
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| 19) | not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" |
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| nonunion |
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| 20) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | capable subject |
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| susceptible |
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| 21) | not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot" |
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| unconcealed |
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| 22) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | blatant blazing conspicuous |
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| unconcealed |
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| 23) | affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" |
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| Synonyms : | clear |
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| unobstructed |
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| 24) | lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" |
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| Synonyms : | lawless wide-open |
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| unlawful |
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| 25) | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" |
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| Synonyms : | candid heart-to-heart |
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| artless |
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| 26) | sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me" |
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| honest |
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| 27) | receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" |
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| impartial |
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| 28) | ready for business; "the stores are open" |
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| active |
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| open [n] |
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| 1) | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
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| Synonyms : | clear |
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| area clear clear clear |
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| 2) | where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" |
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| Synonyms : | open_air out-of-doors outdoors |
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| exterior |
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| 3) | a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play |
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| 4) | information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" |
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| Synonyms : | surface |
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| general_knowledge come_on afford |
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| open [v] |
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| 1) | cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" |
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| Synonyms : | open_up |
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| opener opener opening opening close unbar break_open click_open reopen unlock unbolt unseal uncork jimmy breach lance |
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| 2) | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" |
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| Synonyms : | open_up |
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| opening first_step close establish |
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| 3) | become open; "The door opened" |
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| Synonyms : | open_up |
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| change_state opening close unfasten fly_open |
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| 4) | begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" |
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| commence opener opening first_step close open_up inaugurate call_to_order |
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| 5) | spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
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| Synonyms : | spread spread_out unfold |
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| undo opening fold divaricate exfoliate grass butterfly uncross splay |
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| 6) | make available; "This opens up new possibilities" |
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| Synonyms : | open_up |
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| afford opening |
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| 7) | become available; "an opportunity opened up" |
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| Synonyms : | open_up |
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| arise opening |
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| 8) | have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" |
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| gap opening hatchway |
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| 9) | make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" |
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| go chess first_step |
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| 10) | afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
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| Synonyms : | afford give |
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| opening |
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| 11) | display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer |
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| display close |
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