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A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water Finally broke out of the forest into the open |
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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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A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play |
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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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Cause to open or to become open Mary opened the car door |
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Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning Open a business |
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Become open The door opened |
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Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. He opened the meeting with a long speech |
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Spread out or open from a closed or folded state Open the map Spread your arms |
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Make available This opens up new possibilities |
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Become available An opportunity opened up |
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Have an opening or passage or outlet The bedrooms open into the hall |
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Make the opening move Kasparov opened with a standard opening |
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Afford access to The door opens to the patio The French doors give onto a terrace |
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Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer |
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Affording unobstructed entrance and exit Not shut or closed An open door They left the door open |
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Affording free passage or access Open drains The road is open to traffic Open ranks |
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With no protection or shield The exposed northeast frontier Open to the weather An open wound |
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Open to or in view of all An open protest An open letter to the editor |
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Used of mouth or eyes Keep your eyes open His mouth slightly opened |
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Not having been filled The job is still open |
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Accessible to all Open season An open economy |
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Not defended or capable of being defended An open city Open to attack |
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(of textures) full of small openings or gaps An open texture A loose weave |
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Having no protecting cover or enclosure An open boat An open fire Open sports cars |
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(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints |
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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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Not sealed or having been unsealed 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 The clarity and resonance of an open tone Her natural and open response |
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Ready or willing to receive favorably Receptive to the proposals |
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Open and observable Not secret or hidden An overt lie Overt hostility Overt intelligence gathering Open ballots |
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Not requiring union membership An open shop employs nonunion workers |
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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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Affording free passage or view A clear view A clear path to victory Open waters The open countryside |
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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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Ready for business The stores are open |
| adj | open, unfastened, ajar, wide-open |
| adj | open, yawning, opened, unstoppered, unfastened, unsealed |
| adj | exposed, unprotected |
| adj | public |
| adj | open, opened, agape, gaping, agaze, staring, round-eyed, wide-eyed, wide, yawning |
| adj | available |
| adj | unrestricted |
| adj | assailable, undefendable, undefended, vulnerable |
| adj | loose, coarse |
| adj | unenclosed |
| adj | unfolded |
| adj | open |
| adj | undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled |
| adj | opened, unsealed |
| adj | unconstricted |
| adj | empty |
| adj | overt, bald, barefaced, naked, raw, obvious, visible, undisguised, explicit, expressed, unconcealed, public |
| adj | unstopped |
| adj | nonunion |
| adj | capable, subject, susceptible |
| adj | unconcealed |
| adj | blatant, blazing, conspicuous, unconcealed |
| adj | clear, unobstructed |
| adj | wide-open, lawless, unlawful |
| adj | candid, heart-to-heart, ingenuous, artless |
| adj | honest, honorable |
| adj | unprejudiced, impartial |
| adj | active |
| noun | clear, area, country |
| noun | outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, outside, exterior |
| noun | tournament, tourney |
| noun | surface, public knowledge, general knowledge
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| verb | open up
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| verb | open up
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| verb | open up, change state, turn |
| verb | start, start up, embark on, commence, open up
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| verb | unfold, spread, spread out, undo |
| verb | open up, yield, give, afford |
| verb | open up, arise, come up
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| verb | move, go |
| verb | afford, give |
| verb | expose, exhibit, display |