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| Sounds | ow'pahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Affording unobstructed entrance and exit. Not shut or closed. |
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| Examples | "an open door"; "they left the door open" |
| Synonyms | unfastened |
| Similar | ajar; wide-open |
| See also | open |
| Contrary | shut, unopen, closed |
| Meaning | Affording free passage or access. |
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| Examples | "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" |
| Similar | opened; unstoppered; yawning |
| See also | open, unfastened; unsealed |
| Contrary | closed |
| Adverbs | openly |
| Meaning | With no protection or shield. |
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| Examples | "open to the weather"; "an open wound" |
| Synonyms | exposed |
| Similar to | unprotected |
| Meaning | Open to or in view of all. |
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| Examples | "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" |
| Similar to | public |
| Meaning | Used of mouth or eyes. |
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| Examples | "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" |
| Synonyms | opened |
| Similar | agape, gaping; agaze, staring; round-eyed, wide-eyed, wide; yawning |
| Contrary | closed, shut |
| Meaning | Not having been filled. |
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| Examples | "the job is still open" |
| Similar to | available |
| Meaning | Accessible to all. |
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| Examples | "open season"; "an open economy" |
| Similar to | unrestricted |
| Meaning | Not defended or capable of being defended. |
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| Examples | "an open city"; "open to attack" |
| Synonyms | assailable, undefendable, undefended |
| Similar to | vulnerable |
| Meaning | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps. |
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| Examples | "an open texture" |
| Synonyms | loose |
| Similar to | coarse |
| Meaning | Having no protecting cover or enclosure. |
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| Examples | "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" |
| Similar to | unenclosed |
| Meaning | Opened out. |
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| Examples | "an open newspaper" |
| Similar to | unfolded |
| Meaning | 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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| Category | mathematics, math, maths |
| Contrary | closed |
| Meaning | Not brought to a conclusion. Subject to further thought. |
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| Examples | "an open question" |
| Synonyms | undecided, undetermined, unresolved |
| Similar to | unsettled |
| Meaning | Not sealed or having been unsealed. |
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| Examples | "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" |
| Synonyms | opened |
| Similar to | unsealed |
| Meaning | Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition. |
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| Examples | "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" |
| Similar to | unconstricted |
| Meaning | Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals. |
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| Examples | "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas" |
| Similar to | empty |
| Meaning | Open and observable. Not secret or hidden. |
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| Synonyms | overt |
| Similar | bald, barefaced; naked, raw; undisguised; obvious, visible |
| See also | explicit, expressed; public; unconcealed |
| Contrary | covert |
| Meaning | Used of string or hole or pipe of instruments. |
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| Synonyms | unstopped |
| Category | music |
| Contrary | stopped |
| Meaning | Not requiring union membership. |
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| Examples | "an open shop employs nonunion workers" |
| Similar to | nonunion |
| Meaning | possibly accepting or permitting. |
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| Examples | "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question" |
| Synonyms | capable, subject |
| Similar to | susceptible |
| Meaning | Not secret. |
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| Examples | "open plans"; "an open ballot" |
| Similar to | unconcealed |
| Meaning | Without any attempt at concealment. Completely obvious. |
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| Examples | "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility" |
| Synonyms | blatant, blazing, conspicuous |
| Similar to | unconcealed |
| Meaning | Affording free passage or view. |
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| Synonyms | clear |
| Similar to | unobstructed |
| Meaning | Lax in enforcing laws. |
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| Examples | "an open town" |
| Synonyms | wide-open, lawless |
| Similar to | unlawful |
| Meaning | Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. |
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| Examples | "an open and trusting nature" |
| Synonyms | candid, heart-to-heart |
| Similar to | ingenuous, artless |
| Meaning | Sincere and free of reserve in expression. |
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| Examples | "Please be open with me" |
| Similar to | honest, honorable |
| Meaning | Receptive to new ideas. |
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| Examples | "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" |
| Similar to | unprejudiced, impartial |
| Meaning | Ready for business. |
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| Examples | "the stores are open" |
| Similar to | active |
| Meaning | A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water. |
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| Examples | "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
| Synonyms | clear |
| Broader | area, country |
| Meaning | Where the air is unconfined. |
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| Examples | "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" |
| Synonyms | outdoors, out-of-doors, open air |
| Broader | outside, exterior |
| Meaning | A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play. |
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| Broader | tournament, tourney |
| Meaning | Information that has become public. |
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| Examples | "all the reports were out in the open" |
| Synonyms | surface |
| Broader | public knowledge, general knowledge |
| Verbs | open |
| Meaning | Cause to open or to become open. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They want to open the doors |
| Examples | "Mary opened the car door" |
| Synonyms | open up |
| Cause to | open, open up |
| Narrower | unbar; break open; click open; reopen; unlock; unbolt; unseal; uncork; pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy; gap, breach; lance |
| Contrary | close, shut |
| Nouns | opening; opener; opening; opener |
| Meaning | Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The business is going to open |
| Examples | "open a business" |
| Synonyms | open up |
| Narrower | establish, set up, found, launch |
| Contrary | close, fold, shut down, close down |
| Nouns | opening; opening |
| Meaning | Become open. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | The doors open |
| Examples | "The door opened" |
| Synonyms | open up |
| Caused by | open, open up |
| Narrower | unfasten; fly open |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Contrary | close, shut |
| Nouns | opening |
| Meaning | Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "He opened the meeting with a long speech" |
| Narrower | inaugurate; call to order |
| Broader | start, start up, embark on, commence |
| Contrary | close |
| See also | open up |
| Nouns | opener; opening; opening |
| Meaning | Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "open the map" |
| Synonyms | unfold, spread, spread out |
| Narrower | divaricate; exfoliate; grass; butterfly; uncross; splay |
| Broader | undo |
| Contrary | fold, fold up, turn up |
| Nouns | opening |
| Meaning | Make available. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This opens up new possibilities" |
| Synonyms | open up |
| Cause to | open, open up |
| Broader | yield, give, afford |
| Nouns | opening |
| Meaning | Become available. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "an opportunity opened up" |
| Synonyms | open up |
| Caused by | open, open up |
| Broader | arise, come up |
| Nouns | opening |
| Meaning | Have an opening or passage or outlet. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "The bedrooms open into the hall" |
| Nouns | opening; opening; opening |
| Meaning | Make the opening move. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" |
| Category | chess, chess game |
| Broader | move, go |
| Nouns | opening |
| Meaning | Afford access to. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "the door opens to the patio" |
| Synonyms | afford, give |
| Nouns | open; opening |
| Meaning | Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | expose, exhibit, display |
| Contrary | close |