Overview of noun open

The noun open has 4 senses

• open, clear -- (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open")


• outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open -- (where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open")


• open -- (a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play)


• open, surface -- (information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface")

Overview of verb open

The verb open has 11 senses

• open, open up -- (cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door")


• open, open up -- (start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business")


• open, open up -- (become open; "The door opened")


• open -- (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech")


• unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")


• open, open up -- (make available; "This opens up new possibilities")


• open, open up -- (become available; "an opportunity opened up")


• open -- (have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall")


• open -- (make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening")


• afford, open, give -- (afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace")


• open -- (display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer)

Overview of adj open

The adj open has 21 senses

• open, unfastened -- (affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open")


• open -- (affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks")


• exposed, open -- (with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound")


• open -- (open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor")


• open, opened -- (used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened")


• open -- (not having been filled; "the job is still open")


• open -- (accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy")


• assailable, undefendable, undefended, open -- (not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack")


• loose, open -- ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave")


• open -- (having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars")


• open -- ((set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints)


• open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved -- (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")


• open, opened -- (not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table")


• open -- (without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response")


• receptive, open -- (ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals")


• overt, open -- (open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots")


• open -- (not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers")


• capable, open, subject -- (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")


• clear, open -- (affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside")


• candid, open, heart-to-heart -- (openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk")


• open -- (ready for business; "the stores are open")