open
open is a 4-letter English word with 60 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
- adjective. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
- adjective. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
- adjective. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
- adjective. Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
- adjective. Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
- adjective. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
- adjective. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
- adjective. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
- adjective. Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
- adjective. Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
- adjective. Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
- adjective. Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
- noun. Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
- transitive verb. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
- transitive verb. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
- transitive verb. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- transitive verb. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
- transitive verb. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
- transitive verb. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
- intransitive verb. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
- intransitive verb. To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
- intransitive verb. To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
- intransitive verb. To bark on scent or view of the game.
- noun. information that has become public
"all the reports were out in the open"
"the facts had been brought to the surface"
- noun. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- noun. where the air is unconfined
"he wanted to get outdoors a little"
"the concert was held in the open air"
- noun. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
"finally broke out of the forest into the open"
- verb. make available
"This opens up new possibilities"
- verb. become available
"an opportunity opened up"
- verb. make the opening move
"Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
- verb. cause to open or to become open
"Mary opened the car door"
- verb. become open
"The door opened"
- verb. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"
"spread your arms"
- verb. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- verb. afford access to
"the door opens to the patio"
"The French doors give onto a terrace"
- verb. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
"He opened the meeting with a long speech"
- verb. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
"open a business"
- verb. have an opening or passage or outlet
"The bedrooms open into the hall"
- adjective. ready for business
"the stores are open"
- adjective. not having been filled
"the job is still open"
- adjective. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
"his candid eyes"
"an open and trusting nature"
- adjective. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
"the clarity and resonance of an open tone"
"her natural and open response"
- adjective. affording free passage or view
"a clear view"
"a clear path to victory"
- adjective. affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
"an open door"
"they left the door open"
- adjective. affording free passage or access
"open drains"
"the road is open to traffic"
- adjective. used of mouth or eyes
"keep your eyes open"
"his mouth slightly opened"
- adjective. having no protecting cover or enclosure
"an open boat"
"an open fire"
- adjective. (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- adjective. open and observable; not secret or hidden
"an overt lie"
"overt hostility"
- adjective. open to or in view of all
"an open protest"
"an open letter to the editor"
- adjective. with no protection or shield
"the exposed northeast frontier"
"open to the weather"
- adjective. ready or willing to receive favorably
"receptive to the proposals"
- adjective. accessible to all
"open season"
"an open economy"
- adjective. not sealed or having been unsealed
"the letter was already open"
"the opened package lay on the table"
- adjective. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
"an open question"
"our position on this bill is still undecided"
- adjective. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
"an open texture"
"a loose weave"
- adjective. possibly accepting or permitting
"a passage capable of misinterpretation"
"open to interpretation"
- adjective. not requiring union membership
"an open shop employs nonunion workers"
- adjective. not defended or capable of being defended
"an open city"
"open to attack"
Synonyms
surface, outdoors, clear, spread, unfold, afford, give, candid, unfastened, opened, overt, exposed, receptive, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, loose, capable, subject, assailable, undefendable, undefended
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in open:
Common word forms
opens, opened, opener, openly, openest, opening, openable, openness
Words from these letters
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