Open (Jon Anderson album) definition

adjective

(1) Ready for business

"The stores are open"

(2) Not having been filled

"The job is still open"

(3) Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

"His candid eyes"

"An open and trusting nature"

"A heart-to-heart talk"

(4) Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

"The clarity and resonance of an open tone"

"Her natural and open response"

(5) Affording free passage or view

"A clear view"

"A clear path to victory"

"Open waters"

"The open countryside"

(6) Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

"An open door"

"They left the door open"

(7) Affording free passage or access

"Open drains"

"The road is open to traffic"

"Open ranks"

(8) Used of mouth or eyes

"Keep your eyes open"

"His mouth slightly opened"

(9) Having no protecting cover or enclosure

"An open boat"

"An open fire"

"Open sports cars"

(10) (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

(11) Open and observable; not secret or hidden

"An overt lie"

"Overt hostility"

"Overt intelligence gathering"

"Open ballots"

(12) Open to or in view of all

"An open protest"

"An open letter to the editor"

(13) With no protection or shield

"The exposed northeast frontier"

"Open to the weather"

"An open wound"

(14) Ready or willing to receive favorably

"Receptive to the proposals"

(15) Accessible to all

"Open season"

"An open economy"

(16) Not sealed or having been unsealed

"The letter was already open"

"The opened package lay on the table"

(17) 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"

(18) (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

"An open texture"

"A loose weave"

(19) 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"

(20) Not defended or capable of being defended

"An open city"

"Open to attack"

noun

(21) Information that has become public

"All the reports were out in the open"

"The facts had been brought to the surface"

(22) A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

(23) Where the air is unconfined

"He wanted to get outdoors a little"

"The concert was held in the open air"

"Camping in the open"

(24) A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

"Finally broke out of the forest into the open"

verb

(25) Make available

"This opens up new possibilities"