Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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open | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
opening | Yes | Yes | No | No |
open (noun) | opening (noun) |
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information that has become public | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess |
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play | the act of opening something |
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water | becoming open or being made open |
where the air is unconfined | the first of a series of actions |
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | |
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | |
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | |
a possible alternative | |
the initial part of the introduction | |
the first performance (as of a theatrical production) | |
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise | |
an open or empty space in or between things | |
opportunity especially for employment or promotion |
open (adjective) | opening (adjective) |
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ready or willing to receive favorably | first or beginning |
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed | |
affording free passage or access | |
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints | |
open and observable; not secret or hidden | |
used of mouth or eyes | |
ready for business | |
not having been filled | |
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps | |
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness | |
not requiring union membership | |
open to or in view of all | |
possibly accepting or permitting | |
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition | |
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 |
open (verb) | opening (verb) |
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make available | |
become available | |
make the opening move | |
cause to open or to become open | |
become open | |
spread out or open from a closed or folded state | |
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer | |
afford access to | |
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning | |
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. | |
have an opening or passage or outlet |