OPEN
Definition of OPEN
- (verb)cause to open or to become open
- (verb)start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- (verb)become open
- (verb)begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- (verb)spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- (verb)make available
- (verb)become available
- (verb)have an opening or passage or outlet
- (verb)make the opening move
- (verb)afford access to
- (verb)display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- (noun)a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- (noun)where the air is unconfined
- (noun)a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- (noun)information that has become public
- (adj)with no protection or shield
- (adj)open to or in view of all
- (adj)not having been filled
- (adj)accessible to all
- (adj)not defended or capable of being defended
- (adj)(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- (adj)having no protecting cover or enclosure
- (adj)not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- (adj)not sealed or having been unsealed
- (adj)without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- (adj)not requiring union membership
- (adj)possibly accepting or permitting
- (adj)affording free passage or view
- (adj)openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- (adj)ready for business
- (adj)affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
- (adj)affording free passage or access
- (adj)used of mouth or eyes
- (adj)(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- (adj)ready or willing to receive favorably
- (adj)open and observable; not secret or hidden