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open 1. To prepare to read or write a file. This usually involves checking whether the file already exists and that the user has the necessary authorisation to read or write it. The result of a successful open is usually some kind of capability (e.g. a Unix file descriptor) - a token that the user passes back to the system in order to access the file without further checks and finally to close the file. 2. Abbreviation for "open (or left) parenthesis" - used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say: "Open defun foo, open eks close, open, plus eks one, close close." 3. Non-proprietary. An open standard is one which can be used without payment. [{Jargon File] (1995-01-31)From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Open \O"pen\, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. ["o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. Up, and Ope.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead. [1913 Webster] Through the gate, Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed. --Milton [1913 Webster] Note: Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see, etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears open. [1913 Webster] His ears are open unto their cry. --Ps. xxxiv. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed. [1913 Webster] If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies. --Acts xix. 33. [1913 Webster] The service that I truly did his life, Hath left me open to all injuries. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea. [1913 Webster] 4. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect. [1913 Webster] Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. Hence: (a) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc. [1913 Webster] With aspect open, shall erect his head. --Pope. [1913 Webster] The Moor is of a free and open nature. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The French are always open, familiar, and talkative. --Addison. [1913 Webster] (b) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open source code. [1913 Webster +PJC] His thefts are too open. --Shak. [1913 Webster] That I may find him, and with secret gaze Or open admiration him behold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 7. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open. [1913 Webster] 8. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement. [1913 Webster] 9. (Phon.) (a) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the ["a]n f["a]r is open as compared with the [=a] in s[=a]y. (b) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s. [1913 Webster] 10. (Mus.) (a) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length. (b) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone. [1913 Webster] The open air, the air out of doors. Open chain. (Chem.) See Closed chain, under Chain. Open circuit (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an uninterrupted, or closed circuit. Open communion, communion in the Lord's supper not restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion. Cf. Close communion, under Close, a. Open diapason (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end. Open flank (Fort.), the part of the flank covered by the orillon. Open-front furnace (Metal.), a blast furnace having a forehearth. Open harmony (Mus.), harmony the tones of which are widely dispersed, or separated by wide intervals. Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under Hawse. Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory furnace. Open-hearth furnace, a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in manufacturing steel. Open-hearth process (Steel Manuf.), a process by which melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called the Siemens-Martin process, from the inventors. Open-hearth steel, steel made by an open-hearth process; -- also called Siemens-Martin steel. Open newel. (Arch.) See Hollow newel, under Hollow. Open pipe (Mus.), a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch about an octave higher than a closed pipe of the same length. Open-timber roof (Arch.), a roof of which the constructional parts, together with the under side of the covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a church, a public hall, and the like. Open vowel or Open consonant. See Open, a., 9. [1913 Webster] Note: Open is used in many compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, open-breasted, open-minded. [1913 Webster] Syn: Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain; apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank; sincere; undissembling; artless. See Candid, and Ingenuous. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Open \O"pen\, n. Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water. ``To sail into the open.'' --Jowett (Thucyd.). [1913 Webster] Then we got into the open. --W. Black. [1913 Webster] In open, In th open, in full view; without concealment; openly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster +PJC]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Opened; p. pr. & vb. n. Opening.] [AS. openian. See Open,a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter. [1913 Webster] And all the windows of my heart I open to the day. --Whittier. [1913 Webster] 2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand. [1913 Webster] 3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain. [1913 Webster] The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12. [1913 Webster] While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv. 32. [1913 Webster] 4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. [1913 Webster] The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America. --Abp. Abbot. [1913 Webster] 5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting. [1913 Webster] 6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers. [1913 Webster] To open one's mouth, to speak. To open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. [1913 Webster] Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our ``bold peasantry, their country's pride.'' --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Open \O"pen\, v. i. 1. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted. [1913 Webster] The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. --Ps. cvi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view. [1913 Webster] 3. To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy. [1913 Webster] 4. (Sporting) To bark on scent or view of the game. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Audience \Au"di*ence\, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See Audible, a.] 1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. [1913 Webster] Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. [1913 Webster] According to the fair play of the world, Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers. [1913 Webster] Fit audience find, though few. --Milton. [1913 Webster] He drew his audience upward to the sky. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Court of audience, or Audience court (Eng.), a court long since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. --Mozley & W. In general (or open) audience, publicly. To give audience, to listen; to admit to an interview. [1913 Webster]From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
open n. Abbreviation for `open (or left) parenthesis' -- used when necessary to eliminate oral ambiguity. To read aloud the LISP form (DEFUN FOO (X) (PLUS X 1)) one might say: "Open defun foo, open eks close, open, plus eks one, close close."From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]
OPEN Open Protocol Enhanced NetworksFrom Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See Liniment, and cf. Literal.] 1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke xxiii. 38. 2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle. The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and natural. --Walsh. 3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.] None could expound what this letter meant. --Chaucer. 4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement. We must observe the letter of the law, without doing violence to the reason of the law and the intention of the lawgiver. --Jer. Taylor. I broke the letter of it to keep the sense. --Tennyson. 5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type. Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing house, and that famous letter so much esteemed. --Evelyn. 6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters. 7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Dead letter, Drop letter, etc. See under Dead, Drop, etc. Letter book, a book in which copies of letters are kept. Letter box, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed or delivered. Letter carrier, a person who carries letters; a postman; specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects letters to be mailed. Letter cutter, one who engraves letters or letter punches. Letter lock, a lock that can not be opened when fastened, unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a part of it are in such a position (indicated by a particular combination of the letters) as to permit the bolt to be withdrawn. A strange lock that opens with AMEN. --Beau. & Fl. Letter paper, paper for writing letters on; especially, a size of paper intermediate between note paper and foolscap. See Paper. Letter punch, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the end, used in making the matrices for type. Letters of administration (Law), the instrument by which an administrator or administratrix is authorized to administer the goods and estate of a deceased person. Letter of attorney, Letter of credit, etc. See under Attorney, Credit, etc. Letter of license, a paper by which creditors extend a debtor's time for paying his debts. Letters close or clause (Eng. Law.), letters or writs directed to particular persons for particular purposes, and hence closed or sealed on the outside; -- distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill. Letters of orders (Eccl.), a document duly signed and sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon, etc. Letters patent, overt, or open (Eng. Law), a writing executed and sealed, by which power and authority are granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right; as, letters patent under the seal of England. Letter-sheet envelope, a stamped sheet of letter paper issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed for transmission by mail without an envelope. Letters testamentary (Law), an instrument granted by the proper officer to an executor after probate of a will, authorizing him to act as executor. Letter writer. (a) One who writes letters. (b) A machine for copying letters. (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of letters.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Open \O"pen\, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. ["o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. Up, and Ope.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead. Through the gate, Wide open and unquarded, Satan passed. --Milton Note: Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see, etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears open. His ears are open unto their cry. --Ps. xxxiv. 15. 2. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed. If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies. --Acts xix. 33. The service that I truly did his life, Hath left me open to all injuries. --Shak. 3. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea. 4. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect. Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight. --Dryden. 5. Hence: (a) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc. With aspect open, shall erect his head. --Pope. The Moor is of a free and open nature. --Shak. The French are always open, familiar, and talkative. --Addison. (b) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt. His thefts are too open. --Shak. That I may find him, and with secret gaze Or open admiration him behold. --Milton. 6. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter. --Bacon. 7. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open. 8. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement. 9. (Phon.) (a) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the ["a]n f["a]r is open as compared with the [=a] in s[=a]y. (b) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s. 10. (Mus.) (a) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length. (b) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone. The open air, the air out of doors. Open chain. (Chem.) See Closed chain, under Chain. Open circuit (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an uninterrupted, or closed circuit. Open communion, communion in the Lord's supper not restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion. Cf. Close communion, under Close, a. Open diapason (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end. Open flank (Fort.), the part of the flank covered by the orillon. Open-front furnace (Metal.), a blast furnace having a forehearth. Open harmony (Mus.), harmony the tones of which are widely dispersed, or separated by wide intervals. Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under Hawse. Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory furnace. Open-hearth furnace, a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in manufacturing steel. Open-hearth process (Steel Manuf.), a process by which melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called the Siemens-Martin process, from the inventors. Open-hearth steel, steel made by an open-hearth process; -- also called Siemens-Martin steel. Open newel. (Arch.) See Hollow newel, under Hollow. Open pipe (Mus.), a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch about an octave higher than a closed pipe of the same length. Open-timber roof (Arch.), a roof of which the constructional parts, together with the under side of the covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a church, a public hall, and the like. Open vowel or consonant. See Open, a., 9. Note: Open is used in many compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, open-breasted, open-minded. Syn: Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain; apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank; sincere; undissembling; artless. See Candid, and Ingenuous.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Open \O"pen\, n. Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water. ``To sail into the open.'' --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Then we got into the open. --W. Black. In open, in full view; without concealment; openly. [Obs.]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. Opened; p. pr. & vb. n. Opening.] [AS. openian. See Open,a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter. And all the windows of my heart I open to the day. --Whittier. 2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand. 3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain. The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon. Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12. While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv. 32. 4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America. --Abp. Abbot. 5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting. 6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers. To open one's mouth, to speak. To open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our ``bold peasantry, their country's pride.'' --Prof. Wilson.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Open \O"pen\, v. i. 1. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. --Ps. cvi. 17. 2. To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view. 3. To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy. 4. (Sporting) To bark on scent or view of the game.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Audience \Au"di*ence\, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire to hear. See Audible, a.] 1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds. Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend. --Milton. 2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business. According to the fair play of the world, Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. --Shak. 3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers. Fit audience find, though few. --Milton. He drew his audience upward to the sky. --Dryden. Court of audience, or Audience court (Eng.), a court long since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. --Mozley & W. In general (or open) audience, publicly. To give audience, to listen; to admit to an interview.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
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: 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: 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: 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" [syn: capable, subject] 21: not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot" 22: 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] 23: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory" [syn: clear] 24: lax in enforcing laws; "an open town" [syn: wide-open, lawless] 25: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, heart-to-heart] 26: sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me" 27: receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas" 28: 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; "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; "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 as on a computer [ant: close]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
open Ολλανδικά a. 1 (ρημ τύπος πρώτο πρόσωπο ενικού του ενεστώτα openen nl) 2 (ρημ τύπος προστακτική openen nl)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
open a. 1 (lb en usually not comparable) Not closed. 2 # Able to be accessed (physically). 3 # Able to have something pass through or along it. 4 # (lb en of a body part) Not covered; showing what is inside. 5 Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended. 6 (lb en not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. vb. (lb en transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. n. 1 (''with the'') Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location. 2 (''with the'') public knowledge or scrutiny; full view. 3 (lb en electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing. 4 A sports event in which anybody can compete. 5 The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message. Catalan n. (lb ca sports) (l en open) Finnish n. (infl of fi ope gen s) Middle Dutch a. 1 #English, not closed 2 #English, accessible 3 freely accessible, public Norwegian Nynorsk a. (l en open) Plautdietsch a. open Spanish n. (lb es sports) (l en open)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Open Plautdietsch n. (plural of pdt Op)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
open a. 1 (lb en usually not comparable) Not closed. 2 # Able to be accessed (physically). 3 # Able to have something pass through or along it. 4 # (lb en of a body part) Not covered; showing what is inside. 5 Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended. 6 (lb en not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. vb. (lb en transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. n. 1 (''with the'') Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location. 2 (''with the'') public knowledge or scrutiny; full view. 3 (lb en electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing. 4 A sports event in which anybody can compete. 5 The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
open Catalan n. (lb ca sports) (l en open) Dutch a. 1 #English, not closed 2 #English for business 3 #English, receptive Dutch vb. (infl of nl openen 1 s pres ind ; imp) French n. (l en open); (l en open) tournament Middle English a. (l en open) Old English a. (l en open) Spanish n. (lb es sports) (l en open)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
open Catalan n. (lb ca sports) (l en open) Dutch a. 1 #English, not closed 2 #English for business 3 #English, receptive Dutch vb. (infl of nl openen 1 s pres ind ; imp) French n. (l en open); (l en open) tournament Middle English a. (l en open) Old English a. (l en open)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
open Englanti a. 1 avoin, avonainen 2 auki oleva 3 avoin 4 altis 5 aava 6 (yhteys fonetiikka k=en) väljä Englanti n. avoin urheilutapahtuma, avoimet kilpailut Englanti vb. avataFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
open Nynorska a. öppenFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ 1. oopmaak 2. oopFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ oopmaakFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Open /ˈəʊpən/ مفتوحFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. искрен candid 2. отворен computing: in current use 3. открит extended, exposed 4. отво́рен, откри́т, разтво́рен not closed 5. отво́рен, отворен prepared to conduct business 6. неограниче́н, обще́ствен, общодостъ́пен, откри́т, пу́бличен, свобо́ден public 7. непредубеде́н, отво́рен, откри́т, податли́в, скло́нен receptive
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. отварям се to become open 2. откривам to bring up (a topic) 3. разчиствам to clear away obstacles 4. отварям to make accessible to customers 5. отва́рям, отво́ря to make something accessible 6. започвам to start (a campaign)
open /ˈəʊpən/ rozevřítFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ otevřenoFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]upřímný
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zahájit
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]otvírat
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]odkrýt
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]odhalit
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nechráněný
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nekrytý
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]širý
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]otevírat
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ][it] otevřít Note: "soubor"
open /ˈəʊpən/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]otevřený
open /ˈəʊpən/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]agor
open /ˈəʊpən/ agoredFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]aufdrehen see: opening, opened
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]aufklappen Synonym: flip open see: flipping open, opening, flipped open, opened
open /ˈəʊpən/ durchsichtig gewebt [textil.] see: diaphanous, translucent, sheer, cheese clothFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]eröffnen "open the game" - das Spiel eröffnen "I hereby declare the conference officially open." - Ich erkläre die Konferenz hiermit für offiziell eröffnet. see: opening, opened, opens, opened
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]erschließen Note: Markt; Absatzgebiet "It opened up a whole new world to me." - Es hat mir ganz neue Welten erschlossen. Synonym: open up see: opening, opening up, opened, opened up
open /ˈəʊpən/ geöffnet, offenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"open to the public" - geöffnet, öffentlich, der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich Synonyms: opened, unclosed
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]öffnen "he/she opens" - er/sie öffnet "I/he/she opened" - ich/er/sie öffnete "he/she has/had opened" - er/sie hat/hatte geöffnet "The museum is not open on Monday." - Das Museum ist montags nicht geöffnet. see: opening, opened
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]sich öffnen, aufgehen [ugs.] Note: Sache "When/As one door closes, another opens." - Wenn sich eine Türe schließt, öffnet sich eine andere. see: opening, opened Note: of a thing
open /ˈəʊpən/ offenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"be wide open" - sperrangelweit offen stehen/sein see: more open, most open
open /ˈəʊpən/ übersichtlichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Note: Gelände
open /ˈəʊpən/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]aufschließen [min.] Synonyms: develop, expose, win see: opening, developing, exposing, winning, opened, developed, exposed, won Note: up
open /ˈəʊpən/ ανοίγω, ανοιχτός, εγκαινιάζω, ανοικτόςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. avoin, avonainen, auki not closed 2. auki, avoinna, avoin prepared to conduct business 3. avoin 2. public 3. receptive 4. business: not fulfilled 5. candid 6. computing: in current use 7. math: having a free variable 8. music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. katkos broken wire 2. aukea open space 3. julkisuus public knowledge; (to bring into) the open 4. avoin sports event
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. näyttää poker: to reveal one's hand 2. aueta, avautua to become open 3. aueta, avata to begin conducting business 4. avata 2. to make something accessible 3. to make accessible to customers 4. to bring up (a topic) 5. computing: to load into memory 6. poker: to bet before any other player 5. aloittaa to start (a campaign)
open /oupən/ ouvrirFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. खोलना "Mary opened the car door." 2. प्रारंभ~करना "He opened a new business."
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. खुला "The thief escaped through the open gate." 2. निष्कपट "He was quite open about his reasons for leaving." 3. अनिर्णीत "The matter was discussed and left open for the time being." 4. आरम्भ_करना "He opened a conversation on the issue of animal rights."
open /ˈəʊpən/ iskren, iznijeti na vid, javan, nezaštićen, objelodaniti, otkriti, otvaraju, otvoren, otvorena, otvoreno, otvori, otvoriti, otvoriti se, razjasniti, slobodan, ukazati se, započetiFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ nyitottFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]buka 2. not closed 3. prepared to conduct business 4. receptive
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]membuka, buka to make something accessible
open /ˈəʊpən/ 1. aprire 2. apertoFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ aprireFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]1. 開いた, 開ける not closed 2. 営業中 prepared to conduct business
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]開ける, 開く 2. to make something accessible 3. to make accessible to customers
open /əʋpən/ 1. atdaras, atviras 2. aiškus, nuoširdus 3. laisvas, prieinamas 4. at(si)daryti, atverti, pradėti (kampaniją)From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
open /oupən/ 1. opendoen, openen, openmaken 2. openFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]åpen 2. not closed 3. prepared to conduct business 4. receptive 5. public
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. åpnes to become open 2. åpne 2. to begin conducting business 3. to make accessible to customers 3. ta opp to bring up (a topic) 4. åpne, lukke opp to make something accessible 5. innlede to start (a campaign)
open /ˈəʊpən/ I.From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. otwierać się, otwierać 2. [o imprezie] zaczynać się 3. [o oknie] wychodzić (onto - na) (into - do) II. 1. [drzwi, sklep, umysł] otwarty 2. podatny (to - na) 3. in the open (air) (:in :the :open :air) - na dworze, na świeżym powietrzu 4. bring sth into the open (bring V: NP :into :open) - wyciągać coś na światło dzienne III. open up /ˈəʊpən ˈʌp/ 1. otwierać 2. stwarzać, powstawać
open /oupən/ 1. aberto 2. abrirFrom English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-rom ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ deschisFrom English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
open /oupən/ 1. открывать, открыть 2. открытыйFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
open /oupən/ 1. abrir 2. abiertoFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
open /oupənʌp/ abrirFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]öppen 2. not closed 3. receptive 4. prepared to conduct business 5. public 6. computing: in current use 7. math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets 8. music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard
open //ˈoʊ.pən// //ˈəʊ.pən//From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]1. öppnas, öppna sig to become open 2. ta upp, öppna to bring up (a topic) 3. öppna 2. to make something accessible 3. to make accessible to customers 4. to begin conducting business 4. inleda to start (a campaign)
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]fumbua
open /ˈəʊpən/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]wazi
open /ˈəʊpən/ 1. açık, içine girilir, serbest 2. kabule hazır 3. açık (hava), uygun 4. (den.) sisli olmayan 5. hazır 6. samimi, açık yürekli 7. (ask.) arasında mesafe olan 8. (müz.) (kıs.)ık olmayan, boğuk olmayan, dolgun sesli 9. (dilb.) ses or- ganları nispeten açık olarak söylenen (ünlü) 10. (dilb.) açık (hece) 11. aşikar, meydanda, gizli olmayan 12. sipersiz, istihkâmsız 13. içki satışı serbest (şehir) 14. cömert, eli açık 15. ödenmemiş (borç) 16. (gen.) the ile açık hava, meydan, açık saha 17. açık deniz. open admissions, open enrollment (A.B.D.) üniversiteye kaydolmak isteyen herkesi kabul etme usulü. open air açık hava. open city (ask.) açık şehir. open door herkese açık kapı 18. serbest ticaret (siyaseti) open housing (A.B.D.) ırk ve din farkı gözetmeden herkese açık kiralık ev ve apartmanlar. open order (ask.) dağınık savaş düzeni. open policy (sig.)orta bedeli konulan olayın gerçekleşmesi anında takdir edilecek (sig.)orta poliçesi. open sea açık deniz. open shop sendikalı veya sendikasız herkesi çalıştıran kuruluş 19. yalnız sendikasız işçileri kabul eden kuruluş. an open question iki taraf da haklı bulun- duğundan karara bağlanamayan mesele. an open verdict (huk.) cinayeti tespit edip de suçluyu tespit etmeyen karar. an open winter hafif kış. in open court açık oturum halindeki mahkemede. receive with open arms samimiyetle karşılamak. The harbor is open. Liman açıktır. lay open kesip açmak. openly açıkça açıktan açığa. openness açıklık.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
open /ˈəʊpən/ 1. açmak 2. işe başlamak 3. yaymak, sermek 4. umuma açmak 5. gevşetmek, çözmek 6. tiyatro mevsimini açmak 7. (huk.) davayı tekrar gözden geçirmek 8. kesip açmak, yarmak, deşmek 9. başlatmak 10. genişletmek 11. göstermek, bildirmek 12. görüşmeye başlamak 13. a- çılmak, çözülmek, gevşemek 14. çatlamak, yarılmak 15. başlamak 16. gelişmek 17. engelleri ortadan kaldırmak 18. göz önüne çıkmak.open in içeriye doğru açılmak. open out dışarıya doğru açılmak 19. açılmak. open up görüşmeye başlamak, söz açmak. open one' eyes gözünü açmak, uyarmak, haberdar etmek. open fire ateş açmak. Open in the name of the law! Kanun namına aç! Open sesame. Açıl susam açıl.From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-bul ]
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:nld-deu ]отворен, открит, разтворен 1. niet gesloten
open /opən/ offenFrom Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-ell ]
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:nld-eng ]ανοιχτός 1. niet gesloten
open /opən/ 1. above‐board 2. open 3. free, unoccupied, vacantFrom Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-fin ]
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 : [ freedict:nld-ita ]avoin, avonainen 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-lat ][1. niet gesloten] aperto
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:nld-lit ]apertus 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-pol ]atidaryta 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-por ]otwarty, otwarta, otwarte 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-rus ]aberto 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-spa ]открытый 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-swe ]abierto 1. niet gesloten
open //ˈoː.pə(n)//From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]öppen 1. niet gesloten
Open OpenFrom Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
open åpenFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]/ˈoʊpən/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɔpɛn/
750 Moby Thesaurus words for "open": Spartan, abandoned, aboveboard, absolute, accented, acceptable, accessible, activate, admissible, admissive, admissory, adumbrate, advertise, affirmed, afford, agape, agreeable, air, ajar, aloof, altruistic, alveolar, ambiguous, amenable, amiable, announce, announced, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, apparent, approachable, appropriate, arguable, articulated, artless, ascetic, assimilated, at issue, attainable, austere, authentic, available, back, bald, bare, barytone, be a gas, be a hit, begin, beholdable, beneficent, bighearted, bilabial, bill, billow, blatant, bluff, blunt, bomb, bona fide, born yesterday, bounteous, bountiful, branch, branch out, brazen, breach, break, break the seal, bring out, bring to light, broach, broad, broadcast, broken, brought to notice, brusque, cacuminal, campestral, campestrian, candid, central, cerebral, champaign, charitable, check, checked, childlike, chink, circulated, clear, cleared, cleave, close, come-at-able, commence, common, common knowledge, common property, commonplace, communicate, communicative, conditional, conditioned, confiding, consonant, consonantal, conspicuous, contingent, continuant, contribute, conversable, cordial, cover, crack, crevasse, current, cut, cut apart, cut open, debatable, declared, dehiscent, deltoid, demonstrative, dental, denuded, dependent, depending, deploy, deserted, detached, detectable, develop, diffused, dilate, direct, discernible, disclose, disclosed, disconnected, discontinuous, discover, discrete, dismask, dispart, disperse, display, disposed, disrupt, disseminated, dissimilated, distend, distributed, ditch, divaricate, divide, divulge, dorsal, downright, dramatize, draw the veil, dry, dubious, dubitable, dull, effusive, embark, employable, equivocal, establish, evident, exhibit, expand, expansive, explain, explicit, expose, exposed, exposed to view, extend, extended, extensive, extroverted, fail, fair, fair and square, fan, fan out, fan-shape, fan-shaped, fanlike, fanned, fanning, feature, findable, fissure, fit, flabelliform, flagrant, flare, flared, flaring, flat, flexible, flop, fly open, forsaken, forthright, foursquare, fracture, frank, frankhearted, free, free hand, free-acting, free-going, free-moving, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, freehanded, freehearted, friendly, front, full, furnish, furrow, gap, gaping, gapped, gash, generous, genial, genuine, get, get going, get under way, getatable, gettable, giving, glaring, glide, glossal, glottal, godforsaken, good-faith, gossipy, gracious, greathearted, groove, guileless, guttural, handsome, hanging out, hard, headline, heart-to-heart, hearty, heavy, high, hint, hole, homely, homespun, honest, hospitable, humanitarian, idle, illimitable, imbibitory, impart, impressionable, in circulation, in evidence, in full view, in plain sight, in print, in question, in suspense, in the balance, in view, inaugurate, incise, inclined, incoherent, inconsistent, indecisive, influenceable, ingenu, ingenuous, ingestive, initiate, innocent, insight, intonated, introduce, intromissive, intromittent, invitatory, inviting, kick off, labial, labiodental, labiovelar, large, largehearted, lateral, launch, lavish, lax, lay bare, lay open, lean, leisure, leisured, let daylight in, let out, liable, liberal, light, limitless, lingual, liquid, low, made public, magnanimous, make a hit, make known, make plain, malleable, manifest, mantle, matter-of-fact, melodramatize, mid, monophthongal, moot, mount, movable, munificent, muted, naive, naked, narrow, nasal, nasalized, natural, navigable, neat, neighborly, newsy, no strings, nonadherent, nonadhesive, noncoherent, noncohesive, nonimmune, noticeable, obnoxious, observable, obtainable, obvious, occlusive, offer, on the level, on the square, on the up-and-up, ope, open a show, open air, open and aboveboard, open as day, open fire, open to, open to all, open to view, open up, open-handed, open-minded, openhanded, openhearted, operative, out-of-doors, outcropping, outdoors, outgoing, outland, outside, outspoken, outspread, outstretch, outstretched, overgrow, overrun, overspread, overt, oxytone, palatal, palatalized, palpable, part, passable, patent, patulous, peeled, pendent, pending, penetrable, perceivable, perceptible, perfect, perforate, persuadable, persuasible, pervious, pharyngeal, pharyngealized, phonemic, phonetic, phonic, pierce, pitch, pitched, plain, plain-speaking, plain-spoken, plastic, pleasing, plenary, pliable, pliant, posttonic, practicable, predisposed, premiere, present, preview, princely, problematic, proclaimed, procurable, produce, profuse, prone, propagated, proper, prosaic, prosing, provide, public, publish, published, pull out, pure, put on, raise, raise the curtain, ramify, reachable, receivable, receptible, receptive, recipient, recognizable, release, rent, reported, responsive, retired, retroflex, reveal, revealed, rift, ringent, rip, rive, roomy, round, rounded, rupture, rustic, scenarize, securable, seeable, self-revealing, self-revelatory, semiretired, semivowel, sensitive, separate, set in motion, set the stage, set up, severe, shadow, show, show forth, show up, showing, simple, simple-speaking, simplehearted, simpleminded, sincere, single-hearted, single-minded, sit, slash, slit, slot, sober, sociable, soft, sonant, spacious, spare, splay, splayed, splaying, split, spraddle, spraddled, spraddling, sprangle, sprangled, sprangling, sprawl, sprawling, sprawly, spread, spread like wildfire, spread out, spreading, spring open, square, square-dealing, square-shooting, stage, star, stark, start, stated, stintless, stopped, straight, straight-out, straight-shooting, straightforward, stressed, stretch out, stretched-out, strip bare, stripped, strong, suasible, subject, succeed, suggest, suggestible, suitable, surd, susceptible, suspenseful, swayable, swell, swing open, syllabic, talkative, tap, tear, tear open, telecast, televised, tenantless, tense, tenuous, the open, the out-of-doors, theatricalize, thick, throaty, throw open, to be had, to be seen, tonal, tonic, transparent, trench, trustful, trusting, try out, twangy, unaccented, unadhesive, unadorned, unaffected, unbar, unbarred, unblock, unblocked, unbolt, unbolted, unbooked, unbound, unbounded, uncertain, unchecked, uncircumscribed, unclassified, uncloak, unclog, unclogged, unclosed, unclothe, unclouded, uncluttered, uncoherent, uncohesive, uncommitted, unconcealed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconfined, unconnected, unconstrained, uncork, uncounted, uncover, uncovered, undecided, undefended, undetermined, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, undo, undrape, unencumbered, unequivocal, unestablished, unfasten, unfastened, unfilled, unfixed, unfold, unfolded, unfortified, unfurl, ungrudging, unguarded, unhampered, unhidden, unhindered, unimaginative, unimpeded, uninhabited, uninhibited, unjoined, unkennel, unlatch, unlimited, unlock, unlocked, unmanned, unmask, unmeasured, unobstructed, unoccupied, unpack, unpeopled, unpopulated, unprotected, unqualified, unrepressed, unreserved, unresolved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unreticent, unroll, unrounded, unscheduled, unscreen, unseal, unsealed, unsecretive, unselfish, unsettled, unsheathe, unsheltered, unshrinking, unshroud, unshut, unsigned, unsilent, unsophisticated, unsparing, unstaffed, unstinted, unstinting, unstop, unstopped, unstressed, unsuppressed, unsuspicious, untaken, untenacious, untenanted, untended, untie, untold, unvarnished, unveil, unwary, unwrap, up for grabs, up-and-up, usable, vacant, velar, veritable, viewable, visible, visual, vocalic, vocoid, voiced, voiceless, vowel, vowellike, warm, warmhearted, weak, welcoming, well-known, wide, wide open, wide-open, widely known, widen, widespread, willing, within reach, without, without strings, witnessable, yawning, yieldFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 公开,户外,空旷; a. 开著的,开放的,公开的; v. 打开,公开,开放;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 打开,开;开始,开业 vi. 开 a. 开着的,开放的;开阔的;公开的,自由出入的