Definition: information that has become public
Usage: all the reports were out in the open; the facts had been brought to the surface
Similar words: public knowledge, general knowledge
Definition: knowledge that is available to anyone
Synonyms: open
Definition: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Similar words: tournament, tourney
Definition: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
Synonyms: open, open air, out-of-doors, outdoors
Definition: where the air is unconfined
Usage: he wanted to get outdoors a little; the concert was held in the open air; camping in the open
Definition: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Usage: finally broke out of the forest into the open
Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Usage: it was a mountainous area; Bible country
Definition: make available
Usage: This opens up new possibilities
Similar words: yield, afford, give
Definition: be the cause or source of
Usage: He gave me a lot of trouble; Our meeting afforded much interesting information
Definition: become available
Usage: an opportunity opened up
Definition: result or issue
Usage: A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
Synonyms: open
Definition: make the opening move
Usage: Kasparov opened with a standard opening
Definition: become open
Usage: The door opened
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: spread, spread out, unfold, open
Definition: spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Usage: open the map; spread your arms
Similar words: undo
Definition: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Usage: I wish I could undo my actions
Synonyms: open
Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Similar words: display, exhibit, expose
Definition: to show, make visible or apparent
Usage: The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month; Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?; National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship
Synonyms: open
Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Usage: He opened the meeting with a long speech
Similar words: embark on, commence, start, start up
Definition: get off the ground
Usage: Who started this company?; We embarked on an exciting enterprise; I start my day with a good breakfast; We began the new semester; The afternoon session begins at 4 PM; The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack
Synonyms: open
Definition: ready for business
Usage: the stores are open
Similar words: active
Definition: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
Usage: an active seaport; an active bond market; an active account
Synonyms: open
Definition: not having been filled
Usage: the job is still open
Similar words: available
Definition: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
Usage: kept a fire extinguisher available; much information is available through computers; available in many colors; the list of available candidates is unusually long
Synonyms: heart-to-heart, candid, open
Definition: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Usage: his candid eyes; an open and trusting nature; a heart-to-heart talk
Similar words: ingenuous, artless
Definition: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
Usage: an ingenuous admission of responsibility
Synonyms: open
Definition: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
Usage: the clarity and resonance of an open tone; her natural and open response
Similar words: unconstricted
Definition: not constricted physically or by extension psychologically
Usage: healthy unconstricted arteries
Definition: affording free passage or view
Usage: a clear view; a clear path to victory; open waters; the open countryside
Similar words: unobstructed
Definition: free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance
Usage: an unobstructed view
Synonyms: open, unfastened
Definition: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
Usage: an open door; they left the door open
Similar words: ajar
Definition: slightly open
Usage: the door was ajar
Similar words: wide-open
Definition: open wide
Usage: left the doors wide-open
Synonyms: open
Definition: affording free passage or access
Usage: open drains; the road is open to traffic; open ranks
Similar words: opened
Definition: made open or clear
Usage: the newly opened road
Similar words: unstoppered
Definition: (of a container) having the stopper removed
Usage: whiskey spilled from the unstoppered bottle
Similar words: yawning
Definition: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
Usage: the yawning mine shaft; a yawning abyss
Definition: used of mouth or eyes
Usage: keep your eyes open; his mouth slightly opened
Definition: with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Usage: the gaping audience; we stood there agape with wonder; with mouth agape
Definition: (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
Usage: staring eyes
Similar words: wide, wide-eyed
Definition: (used of eyes) fully open or extended
Usage: stared with wide eyes
Similar words: yawning
Definition: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
Usage: a yawning congregation
Synonyms: open
Definition: having no protecting cover or enclosure
Usage: an open boat; an open fire; open sports cars
Similar words: unenclosed
Definition: not closed in our surrounded or included
Usage: an unenclosed porch; unenclosed common land
Definition: open and observable; not secret or hidden
Usage: an overt lie; overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering; open ballots
Similar words: bald, barefaced
Definition: with no effort to conceal
Usage: a barefaced lie
Definition: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
Usage: naked ambition; raw fury; you may kill someone someday with your raw power
Similar words: undisguised
Definition: plain to see
Usage: undisguised curiosity
Similar words: visible
Definition: obvious to the eye
Usage: a visible change of expression
Synonyms: open
Definition: open to or in view of all
Usage: an open protest; an open letter to the editor
Similar words: public
Definition: not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
Usage: the public good; public libraries; public funds; public parks; a public scandal; public gardens; performers and members of royal families are public figures
Definition: with no protection or shield
Usage: the exposed northeast frontier; open to the weather; an open wound
Similar words: unprotected
Definition: lacking protection or defense
Definition: ready or willing to receive favorably
Usage: receptive to the proposals
Similar words: acceptant, acceptive
Definition: accepting willingly
Usage: acceptive of every new idea; an acceptant type of mind
Similar words: admissive
Definition: characterized by or allowing admission
Usage: an Elizabethan tragedy admissive of comic scenes
Similar words: assimilative
Definition: capable of mentally absorbing
Usage: assimilative processes, assimilative capacity of the human mind
Similar words: hospitable
Definition: having an open mind
Usage: hospitable to new ideas; open to suggestions
Synonyms: open
Definition: accessible to all
Usage: open season; an open economy
Similar words: unrestricted
Definition: not subject to or subjected to restriction
Definition: not sealed or having been unsealed
Usage: the letter was already open; the opened package lay on the table
Similar words: unsealed
Definition: not closed or secured with or as if with a seal
Usage: unsealed goods; the letter arrived unsealed
Synonyms: unresolved, open, undecided, undetermined
Definition: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Usage: an open question; our position on this bill is still undecided; our lawsuit is still undetermined
Similar words: unsettled
Definition: still in doubt
Usage: an unsettled issue; an unsettled state of mind
Definition: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
Usage: an open texture; a loose weave
Definition: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
Usage: coarse meal; coarse sand; a coarse weave
Synonyms: subject, capable, open
Definition: possibly accepting or permitting
Usage: a passage capable of misinterpretation; open to interpretation; an issue open to question; the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
Similar words: susceptible
Definition: (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
Usage: susceptible to colds; susceptible of proof
Synonyms: open
Definition: not requiring union membership
Usage: an open shop employs nonunion workers
Similar words: nonunion
Definition: not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union
Usage: nonunion carpenters; a nonunion contractor
Synonyms: assailable, open, undefendable, undefended
Definition: not defended or capable of being defended
Usage: an open city; open to attack