n. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

n. a feature on a switch having the value "on"

n. information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

n. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

n. where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

v. come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

v. to prepare a file for reading and writing

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

v. make available; "This opens up new possibilities"

v. become available; "an opportunity opened up"

v. make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

v. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

v. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"

v. cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

v. become open; "The door opened"

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

adj. not having been filled; "the job is still open"

adj. "unfolded wings"; "an open newspaper"

adj. affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"

adj. affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"

adj. having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"

adj. (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

adj. accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"

adj. not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. ready to entertain new ideas; "an open-minded curiosity"; "open-minded impartiality"

adj. not buttoned: "the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat"

adj. free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view"

adj. used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"

adj. (music) used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"

adj. not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

adj. easily visible; "she turned her back on her rival in full view of everyone"

adj. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

adj. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

adj. lax in enforcing laws; "a wide-open town"

adj. having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. 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"

adj. at ease in talking to others

adj. not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

n. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

v. become open; "The door opened"

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

v. unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

v. eliminate (substances) from the body

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

v. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

v. unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

v. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

adj. not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

adj. unaffected by self-interest

adj. allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water"

adj. admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses"

adj. admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"

adj. allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened"

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

adj. not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"

adj. lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"

adj. susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

adj. easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"

adj. so badly injured as to be excused from continuing; "disabled veterans"

adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"

adj. not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

adj. not subject to or subjected to restriction

adj. free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"

adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"

adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

adj. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

adj. without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

adj. characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"

adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. free of deceit

adj. open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall

adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service"

adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

adj. not devious

adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

adj. involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

adj. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"

adj. awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending"

adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

adj. (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species"

adj. suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock

adj. (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

adj. with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"

adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

adj. easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"

adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"

adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

adj. lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

v. open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

adj. easily available: "accessible money"; "visible resources"

adj. capable of being acquired

adj. available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap"

adj. available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

adj. capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"

adj. accessible at the present time; "waited for supper...glasses in hand"

adj. available for use or sale; "they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock"

adj. available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale"

adj. convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"

adj. (unfolded)

adj. sitting or lying with limbs outstretched

adj. (unfolded)

adj. affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"

adj. affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"

adj. not closed or secured with or as if with a seal; "unsealed goods"; "the letter arrived unsealed"

adj. not enclosed by a fence

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

adj. having some of the features of public institution

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

adj. accessible to all

adj. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

adj. without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion"

adj. not affiliated in a trade union; "the workers in the plant were unorganized"

adj. full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city"

adj. in full operation; "a going concern"

adj. at the highest level of activity: "for the first time in years the factory was in full swing"

adj. free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"

adj. unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

adj. of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck; "dressed casually in shorts and an open-collared shirt"

adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

adj. not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

adj. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

adj. having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare

adj. (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"

adj. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"

adj. made grainy or formed into granules; "granulated sugar"

adj. not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior"

adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"

adj. disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"

adj. unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"

adj. accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind"

adj. characterized by or allowing admission; "an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes"

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. easily visible; "she turned her back on her rival in full view of everyone"

adj. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"

adj. unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

adj. inclined to club together; "a clubbable man"

adj. effusively sociable; "a clubbish set"; "we got rather clubby"

adj. suggestive of companionship; "a companionable pet"

adj. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"

adj. composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"

adj. vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion; "she found herself in a compromising situation"

adj. lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"

adj. (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

adj. not safe from attack

adj. capable of being penetrated; "penetrable defenses"

adj. (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

adj. subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement"

adj. lacking protection or a guard; "an unguarded gate"; "his unguarded queen was open to attack"

n. a feature on a switch having the value "off"

n. the region that is inside of something

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

v. cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

v. make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"

v. make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"

v. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

adj. not open; "the door slammed shut"

adj. not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

adj. closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

adj. closed or secured tightly so as to prevent ingress or egress; "a sealed off pipe"; "the sealed off airport was surrounded by a cordon of police"

adj. (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

adj. shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

adj. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"

adj. completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"

adj. not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

adj. closed or secured tightly so as to prevent ingress or egress; "a sealed off pipe"; "the sealed off airport was surrounded by a cordon of police"

adj. used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

adj. (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"

adj. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

adj. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"

adj. not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

adj. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell

adj. kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"

adj. free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

adj. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

adj. hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

adj. not given to open expression of emotion

adj. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

adj. cool and formal in manner

adj. conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"