Meaning of open | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
   not-comparable, usually
2. Able to have something pass through or along it.
   not-comparable, usually
3. open, unlocked (not closed, accessible)
4. Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.
   not-comparable, usually
5. open (actively conducting business)
6. Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
   not-comparable, usually
7. open, open-minded (receptive)
8. Of a space, free of objects and obstructions.
   not-comparable, usually
9. open, overt, outspoken, candid (not subtle in character)
10. Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
    not-comparable, usually
11. open-ended (i.e. unrestricted)
12. Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.
    not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes, usually
13. In a position allowing fluid to flow.
    not-comparable, usually
14. Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping.
    not-comparable, usually
15. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
    not-comparable, regional, usually
16. Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
    not-comparable
17. Available for use or operation.
    not-comparable
18. Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
    not-comparable
19. Allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
    not-comparable
20. Receptive.
    comparable
21. Susceptible or vulnerable (to the stated means).
    comparable
22. In current use; connected to as a resource.
    not-comparable, usually
23. Running.
24. Not hidden or restricted.
25. Not concealed; overt.
26. Of a person, not concealing their feelings, opinions, etc.; candid, ingenuous.
27. Public.
    not-comparable
28. Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
29. With open access, of open science, or both.
    not-comparable
30. Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
31. Of a tournament or competition, allowing anyone to enter, especially or originally irrespective of professional or amateur status.
32. Characterised by free-flowing play.
33. Not completed or finalised.
34. Not settled; not decided or determined; not withdrawn from consideration.
35. Not fulfilled or resolved; incomplete.
    sometimes
36. Not having one end joined to the other; not forming a closed loop.
37. In a position such that a circuit is not completed, preventing electricity from flowing.
38. Having different first and last vertices.
39. Ending in a vowel; not having a coda.
40. Having a free variable.
41. Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
42. Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
43. Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
44. Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
    sometimes
45. Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
46. Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
47. Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
48. Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
    especially

Equivalents

Examples

“Come in – the door's open.”

“The ice has cleared and the channel is open again.”

“The jewellery box was lying open.”

“Don't just stand there with your mouth open!”

“Along the street ran an open sewer.”

“She greeted them with open arms.”

“The book was open at page 23.”

“an open hand; an open flower; an open (loosely woven) fabric”

“Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.”

“When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.”

“It was a large, open room.”

“Most of the site was occupied by huts, but there was an open area in the centre.”

“Soon we left the forest behind and we were out in open country.”

“The open road, the dusty highway[…]”

“an open fracture”

“open sandwich”

“Starry food is fun to make. You can buy bright yellow American mustard (which isn’t too strong!) in squeezy bottles and pipe stars on to hot dogs and open burgers or sandwiches.”

“When the burgers are ready, place them on the toasted rolls with the romaine lettuce leaves and top with the salsa. Serve as open burgers.”

“Sunday morning in Wellow and we feast on open bagels with grilled ham, tomato and Swiss cheese, requested and highly praised.”

“an open winter”

“He desires me to tell you that the present open weather induces him to accept Mr Vernon's invitation to prolong his stay in Sussex that they may have some hunting together.”

“Your bank account is now open.”

“Phone lines open at 10 pm.”

“This is the only option open to us.”

“Banks are not open on bank holidays.”

“Several new shops have opened in Market Street.”

“I hereby declare this fete open.”

“The school has an open day on Saturday.”

“I am open to new ideas.”

“Wherefore if Demetrius […] have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies.”

“A U.K. survey found attitudes toward public transit had been set back by two decades, with only 43% of drivers open to using their car less, even if public transport improves.”

“open to question; open to attack; open to criticism”

“The service that I truly did his life, / Hath left me open to all injuries.”

“I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.”

“You're getting short of memory because you have too many apps open.”

“It is a blatant example of open criminality.”

“His thefts were too open.”

“That I may find him, and with secret gaze / Or open admiration him behold.”

“Nowadays people are more open about their sexuality.”

“1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays with aspect open, shall erect his head”

“The Moor is of a free and open nature.”

“The French are always open, familiar, and talkative.”

“Due to severe and pervasive discrimination, people dared not be open about their homosexuality, and because no one would be open, social prejudice and discrimination became even stronger.”

“He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of The New York Times.”

“You will observe that this is an open letter and we reserve the right to mention it to the judge should the matter come to trial.”

“We hope that all aspects of the project will be open rather than paywalled.”

“Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.”

“Compared to their last match, which was a dour and defensive affair, this was a very open game.”

“an open question”

“to keep an offer or opportunity open”

“I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.”

“an open curve, an open circuit”

“"Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!" (a pure round open Tamil O.)”

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