open

Meanings

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
• where the air is unconfined
  • "the concert was held in the open air"
  • "camping in the open"
• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
• information that has become public
  • "all the reports were out in the open"
• cause to open or to become open
  • "Mary opened the car door"
• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
  • "open a business"
• become open
  • "The door opened"
• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
  • "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
• spread out or open from a closed or folded state
  • "open the map"
• make available
  • "This opens up new possibilities"
• become available
  • "an opportunity opened up"
• 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"
• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
  • "an open door"
  • "they left the door open"
• affording free passage or access
  • "open drains"
  • "the road is open to traffic"
  • "open ranks"
• with no protection or shield
  • "open to the weather"
  • "an open wound"
• 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"
• 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"
• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
  • "an open texture"
• having no protecting cover or enclosure
  • "an open boat"
  • "an open fire"
  • "open sports cars"
• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
  • "an open question"
• not sealed or having been unsealed
  • "the letter was already open"
  • "the opened package lay on the table"
• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
  • "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"
  • "her natural and open response"
• ready or willing to receive favorably
• open and observable; not secret or hidden
  • "open ballots"
• not requiring union membership
  • "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
• possibly accepting or permitting
  • "open to interpretation"
  • "an issue open to question"
• affording free passage or view
  • "open waters"
  • "the open countryside"
• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
  • "an open and trusting nature"
• ready for business
  • "the stores are open"

Synonyms

afford, assailable, candid, capable, clear, exposed, give, heart-to-heart, loose, open air, open up, opened, out-of-doors, outdoors, overt, receptive, spread, spread out, subject, surface, undecided, undefendable, undefended, undetermined, unfastened, unfold, unresolved