n. a stronghold

n. power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"

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

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

n. a cell in a jail or prison

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. the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

v. hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"

v. the act of holding the opponents; a minor penalty is imposed for it

v. to prepare a file for reading and writing

v. drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"

v. have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

v. remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"

v. have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

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. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

v. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

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"

n. a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

n. projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

n. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

n. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

n. tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

n. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

n. luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

n. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

n. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

n. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

n. a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"

n. a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

v. hold firmly and tightly

v. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

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. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

v. reveal in private; tell confidentially

v. judge to be probable

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

v. give information

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. prop up with a pillow or bolster

v. part

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

v. hold firmly

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

v. go with, fall together

v. restrain or temper

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

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"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

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

v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

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"

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

v. release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

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. reject as false; refuse to accept

v. consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

v. pose a question

v. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

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"