Open Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

(of a door, gate, window sash, or the like) set so as to permit passage through the opening it can be used to close.

having no means of closing or barring: an open portico.

having the interior immediately accessible, as a box with the lid raised or a drawer that is pulled out.

relatively free of obstructions to sight, movement, or internal arrangement: an open floor plan.

constructed so as to be without cover or enclosure on the top or on some or all sides: an open boat.

having relatively large or numerous spaces, voids, or intervals: an open architectural screen; open ranks of soldiers.

perforated or porous: an open texture.

relatively unoccupied by buildings, fences, trees, etc.: open country.

not covered or closed; with certain parts apart: open eyes; open mouth.

without a covering, especially a protective covering; unprotected; unenclosed; exposed: an open wound; open electrical wires.

extended or unfolded: an open newspaper.

without restrictions as to who may participate: an open competition; an open session.

accessible or available to follow: the only course still open to us.

not taken or filled; not preempted; available; vacant: Which job is open?

ready for or carrying on normal trade or business: The new store is now open. The office is open on Saturdays.

not engaged or committed: Have you any open time on Monday?

accessible, as to appeals, ideas, or offers: to be open to suggestion.

exposed to general view or knowledge; existing, carried on, etc., without concealment: open disregard of the rules.

acting publicly or without concealment, as a person.

unreserved, candid, or frank, as persons or their speech, aspect, etc.: an open manner.

generous, liberal, or bounteous: to give with an open hand.

liable or subject: open to question; open to retaliation.

undecided; unsettled: several open questions.

without effective or enforced legal, commercial, or moral regulations: an open town.

unguarded by an opponent: an open wide receiver.

noting the part of the sea beyond headlands or enclosing areas of land: to sail on the open seas.

free of ice, as a body of water or a seaport.

free of navigational hazards: an open coast.

(of a seaport) available for foreign trade; not closed by government regulations or by considerations of health.

(of a microphone) in operation; live.

not yet balanced or adjusted, as an account.

not constipated, as the bowels.

free from frost; mild or moderate: an open winter.

Animal Husbandry. (of a female animal) not pregnant.

Textiles. (of a fabric or weave) so loosely woven that spaces are visible between warp and filling yarns.

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