ready or willing to receive favorably | (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed | characterized by energetic activity |
affording free passage or access | tending to become more severe or wider in scope |
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints | disposed to take action or effectuate change |
open and observable; not secret or hidden | (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt |
used of mouth or eyes | (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting |
ready for business | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity |
not having been filled | exerting influence or producing a change or effect |
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps | engaged in full-time work |
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: |
not requiring union membership | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions |
open to or in view of all | in operation |
possibly accepting or permitting | taking part in an activity |
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations |
having no protecting cover or enclosure | |
affording free passage or view | |
with no protection or shield | |
accessible to all | |
not sealed or having been unsealed | |
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought | |
not defended or capable of being defended | |