OPage 81
- English Word Open Definition Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
- English Word Open Definition 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.
- English Word Open Definition Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
- English Word Open Definition 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.
- English Word Open Definition Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
- English Word Open Definition Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
- English Word Open Definition 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.
- English Word Open Definition To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
- English Word Open Definition To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- English Word Open Definition To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
- English Word Open Definition 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.
- English Word Open Definition To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
- English Word Open Definition To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
- English Word Open Definition To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
- English Word Open Definition To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
- English Word Open Definition To bark on scent or view of the game.
- English Word Open-air Definition Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
- English Word Open-eyed Definition With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
- English Word Open-handed Definition Generous; liberal; munificent.
- English Word Open-headed Definition Bareheaded.