open

open (http://definr.com/open)

     adj 1: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or
            closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
            [syn: unfastened] [ant: shut]
     2: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road
        is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: closed]
     3: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast
        frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: exposed]
     4: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open
        letter to the editor"
     5: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth
        slightly opened" [syn: opened] [ant: closed]
     6: not having been filled; "the job is still open"
     7: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
     8: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city";
        "open to attack" [syn: assailable, undefendable, undefended]
     9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open
        texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: loose]
     10: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an
         open fire"; "open sports cars"
     11: opened out; "an open newspaper"
     12: (mathematics) 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 [ant: closed]
     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" [syn: undecided,
          undetermined, unresolved]
     14: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already
         open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: opened]
     15: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or
         inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone";
         "her natural and open response"
     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"
     17: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie";
         "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn: overt]
         [ant: covert]
     18: (music) used of string or hole or pipe of instruments [syn:
         unstopped] [ant: stopped]
     19: not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs
         nonunion workers" [syn: open(a)]
     20: not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"
     21: 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" [syn: blatant, blazing, conspicuous]
     22: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear
         path to victory" [syn: clear]
     23: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: wide-open, lawless]
     24: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
         secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
         nature" [syn: candid]
     25: sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open
         with me"
     26: receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"
     27: ready for business; "the stores are open"
     n 1: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water:
          "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: clear]
     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" [syn: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air]
     3: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may
        play
     4: information that has become public; "all the reports were
        out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the
        surface" [syn: surface]
     v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
          [syn: open up] [ant: close]
     2: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or
        functioning; "open a business" [syn: open up] [ant: close]
     3: become open; "The door opened" [syn: open up] [ant: close]
     4: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals,
        etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: close]
     5: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
        map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, {spread
        out}] [ant: fold]
     6: make available, as of an opportunity; "This opens up new
        possibilities" [syn: open up]
     7: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: open up]
     8: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open
        into the hall"
     9: make the opening move, in chess; "Kasparov opened with a
        standard opening"
     10: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French
         doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, give]
     11: display the contents of a file or start an application [ant:
          close]