open
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～ begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
open
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～ spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
open
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～ have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
open
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～ afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
open
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～ make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
open
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～ become available; "an opportunity opened up"
open
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～ display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
open
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～ cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
open
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～ affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"
open
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～ not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
open
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～ openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
open
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～ ready for business; "the stores are open"
open
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～ not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
open
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～ affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
open-hearth
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or produced by the open-hearth process; "open-hearth steel"
open
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～ ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"
open-chain
— Adjective
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～ having an open chain structure
open
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～ affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
open
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～ open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
open
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～ open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"