Open
adjectiveAdjective
not defended or capable of being defended
“an open city”
“open to attack”
Similar:AssailableUndefendableUndefendedpossibly accepting or permitting
“open to interpretation”
“an issue open to question”
with no protection or shield
“open to the weather”
“an open wound”
Similar:Exposednot sealed or having been unsealed
“the letter was already open”
“the opened package lay on the table”
Similar:Openedaffording free passage or view
“open waters”
“the open countryside”
Similar:Clearused of mouth or eyes
“keep your eyes open”
“his mouth slightly opened”
Similar:Openedopen and observable; not secret or hidden
“open ballots”
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
“an open door”
“they left the door open”
Similar:Unfastened(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
“an open texture”
Similar:Looseopenly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
“an open and trusting nature”
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
“an open question”
Similar:UndecidedUndeterminedUnresolvedaffording free passage or access
“open drains”
“the road is open to traffic”
“open ranks”
See also:UnfastenedUnsealedaccessible to all
“open season”
“an open economy”
having no protecting cover or enclosure
“an open boat”
“an open fire”
“open sports cars”
open to or in view of all
“an open protest”
“an open letter to the editor”
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
“the clarity and resonance of an open tone”
“her natural and open response”
not having been filled
“the job is still open”
not requiring union membership
“an open shop employs nonunion workers”
ready for business
“the stores are open”
ready or willing to receive favorably
Similar:Receptive(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
Noun
where the air is unconfined
“the concert was held in the open air”
“camping in the open”
Type of:ExteriorOutsidea clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
“finally broke out of the forest into the open”
Similar:ClearType of:CountryAreainformation that has become public
“all the reports were out in the open”
Similar:Surfacea tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Type of:TournamentTourney
Verb
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
“open the map”
become available
“an opportunity opened up”
Type of:Arisebecome open
“The door opened”
Type of:Turnmake available
“This opens up new possibilities”
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
“open a business”
afford access to
“the door opens to the patio”
cause to open or to become open
“Mary opened the car door”
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
“He opened the meeting with a long speech”
Type of:CommenceStartmake the opening move
“Kasparov opened with a standard opening”
Type of:GoMovedisplay the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Type of:ExposeDisplayExhibit
Other
have an opening or passage or outlet
“The bedrooms open into the hall”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA