open

/ˈoʊ·pən/ adj, adv [not gradable] (POSITIONED FOR ACCESS)

Definition

› being in a position that allows things to pass through or that allows for immediate use; not closed or fastened: The window was wide open. The trunk of his car had been pried open.

(Definition of open adj, adv (POSITIONED FOR ACCESS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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open adj AVAILABLE
open adj NOT COVERED
open adj NOT DECIDED
open adj NOT SECRET
open adj READY FOR USE
open adj, adv POSITIONED FOR ACCESS
open air n
open fire idiom
open house n HOUSE FOR SALE
open house n PARTY
open house n PUBLIC EVENT

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open adj READY FOR USE
open adj NOT DECIDED
open adj NOT SECRET
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lay someone open phrasal verb
open up phrasal verb LET IN
open up phrasal verb SPEAK
open up something phrasal verb MAKE AVAILABLE
open up something phrasal verb MAKE LARGER

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in the open idiom
open someone’s eyes idiom
open fire idiom
open your mouth idiom
open the floodgates idiom
wide open for something, at wide open to something idiom

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