open
ready for business
the stores are open
not having been filled
the job is still open
open up
make available
This opens up new possibilities
become available
an opportunity opened up
make the opening move
Kasparov opened with a standard opening
candid
heart-to-heart
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
his candid eyes
an open and trusting nature
a heart-to-heart talk
cause to open or to become open
Mary opened the car door
become open
The door opened
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
the clarity and resonance of an open tone
her natural and open response
unfold
spread
spread out
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
open the map
spread your arms
clear
affording free passage or view
a clear view
a clear path to victory
open waters
the open countryside
unfastened
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
an open door
they left the door open
affording free passage or access
open drains
the road is open to traffic
open ranks
opened
used of mouth or eyes
keep your eyes open
his mouth slightly opened
having no protecting cover or enclosure
an open boat
an open fire
open sports cars
(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
overt
open and observable; not secret or hidden
an overt lie
overt hostility
overt intelligence gathering
open ballots
open to or in view of all
an open protest
an open letter to the editor
exposed
with no protection or shield
the exposed northeast frontier
open to the weather
an open wound
receptive
ready or willing to receive favorably
receptive to the proposals
accessible to all
open season
an open economy
not sealed or having been unsealed
the letter was already open
the opened package lay on the table
undecided
undetermined
unresolved
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
an open question
our position on this bill is still undecided
our lawsuit is still undetermined
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
loose
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
an open texture
a loose weave
capable
subject
possibly accepting or permitting
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
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
He opened the meeting with a long speech
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
open a business
not requiring union membership
an open shop employs nonunion workers
assailable
undefendable
undefended
not defended or capable of being defended
an open city
open to attack
have an opening or passage or outlet
The bedrooms open into the hall
surface
information that has become public
all the reports were out in the open
the facts had been brought to the surface
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
outdoors
out-of-doors
open air
where the air is unconfined
he wanted to get outdoors a little
the concert was held in the open air
camping in the open
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
finally broke out of the forest into the open