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

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

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

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

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

v. to prepare a file for reading and writing

v. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

v. have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"

v. become open; "The door opened"

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

v. become available; "an opportunity opened up"

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

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

adj. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"

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. "unfolded wings"; "an open newspaper"

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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. 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. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

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. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

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

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

v. cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"

v. cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

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

adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"

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. very offensive in smell or taste; "a rank cigar"

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"; "a waxy mind"

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

adj. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

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. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

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"

v. open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"

adj. crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"

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. present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"

adj. capable of being acquired

adj. (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"

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. not enclosed by a fence

adj. (unfolded)

adj. with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread-eagle on the floor"

adj. (unfolded)

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 having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"

adj. containing meal or made of meal

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

adj. lacking any cover; "naked branches of the trees"; "lie on the naked rock"

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

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. 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"

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

v. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"

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

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. become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

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. not open; "the door slammed shut"

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