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1. open, clear -- (a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open").
2. outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open -- (where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open").
3. open -- (a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play).
4. open, surface -- (information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface").

1. open, open up -- (cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door").
2. open, open up -- (start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business").
3. open, open up -- (become open; "The door opened").
4. open -- (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech").
5. unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms").
6. open, open up -- (make available; "This opens up new possibilities").
7. open, open up -- (become available; "an opportunity opened up").
8. open -- (have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall").
9. open -- (make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening").
10. afford, open, give -- (afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace").
11. open -- (display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer).

1. open (vs. shut), unfastened -- (affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open").
2. open (vs. closed) -- (affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks").
3. exposed, open -- (with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound").
4. open -- (open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor").
5. open (vs. closed), opened -- (used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened").
6. open -- (not having been filled; "the job is still open").
7. open -- (accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy").
8. assailable, undefendable, undefended, open -- (not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack").
9. loose, open -- ((of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave").
10. open -- (having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars").
11. open -- (opened out; "an open newspaper").
12. open (vs. closed) -- (of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points).
13. open, 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").
14. open, opened -- (not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table").
15. open -- (without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response").
16. open -- (relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas").
17. overt (vs. covert), open -- (open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering").
18. unstopped (vs. stopped), open -- (used of string or hole or pipe of instruments).
19. open(prenominal) -- (not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers").
20. capable, open, 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").
21. open -- (not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot").
22. blatant, blazing, conspicuous, open -- (without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion").
23. clear, open -- (affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory").
24. open, wide-open, lawless -- (lax in enforcing laws; "an open town").
25. candid, open, heart-to-heart -- (openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk").
26. open -- (sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me").
27. open -- (receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas").
28. open -- (ready for business; "the stores are open").

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