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open

adjective
  1. not requiring union membership
  2. ready for business
    “the stores are open”
  3. not having been filled
    “the job is still open”
  4. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
    candidheart-to-heart
  5. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
    “the clarity and resonance of an open tone”
  6. affording free passage or view
    clear
  7. affording unobstructed entrance and exit
    unfastened
  8. affording free passage or access
    “open drains”
  9. used of mouth or eyes
    “keep your eyes open”
    opened
  10. having no protecting cover or enclosure
    “an open boat”
  11. (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
  12. open and observable
    overt
  13. open to or in view of all
    “an open protest”
  14. with no protection or shield
    exposed
  15. ready or willing to receive favorably
    receptive
  16. accessible to all
    “open season”
    unrestrictedunexclusive
  17. not sealed or having been unsealed
    “the letter was already open”
    opened
  18. not brought to a conclusion
    undecidedundeterminedunresolved
  19. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
    “an open texture”
    loose
  20. possibly accepting or permitting
    capablesubject
  21. not defended or capable of being defended
    “an open city”
    assailableundefendableundefended
noun
  1. information that has become public
    “all the reports were out in the open”
    surface
  2. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
  3. where the air is unconfined
    outdoors
  4. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
    “finally broke out of the forest into the open”
    clear
verb
  1. make available
    “This opens up new possibilities”
    offer
  2. become available
    “an opportunity opened up”
    open up
  3. make the opening move
    “Kasparov opened with a standard opening”
  4. cause to open or to become open
    “Mary opened the car door”
    open up
  5. become open
    “The door opened”
    open up
  6. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
    “open the map”
    spreadunfoldspread out
  7. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
  8. afford access to
    “the door opens to the patio”
    give
  9. used of meetings, speeches, etc., to begin or set in action
    “The chairperson opened the meeting with a long speech.”
  10. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
    “open a business”
    open up
  11. have an opening or passage or outlet
    “The bedrooms open into the hall”