Word of the Day – June 15, 2019

open

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Definitions

Type Definition Sources
Adjective Allows access, passage, or view through an empty state; not blocked. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Clothing that is not done up. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective In Electronics: having a break in circuits conducting path. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective In Music: sounded note from an open string or pipe. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective In Music: unblocked at each pipe end. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective In Music: allowed to vibrate along the whole string length. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective In Phonetics: a vowel sound produced with the tongue kept low in the mouth. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Receptive or accessible to new ideas; not settled. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Not concealed. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Available and accessible without restrictions. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Available for business. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Unfolded or spread out; expanded. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Subjected to the air or to view; not covered; not protected. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Used of mouth or eyes. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Not sealed or having been unsealed. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Adjective Not defended or capable of being defended. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun The outdoors or any unobstructed land. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun Where the air is unconfined. (used 2 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To adjust something such as a door or window so as to leave a space that allows access and ability to see. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To break or suffer a break in the conducting path of an electric circuit. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To make available. (used 1 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To cause to start operating; begin; officially establish. (used 2 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To make or become officially available for customers, business, or visitors. (used 61 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To unfold or spread out; expand. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb A break in the conducting path of an electric circuit. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb A competition that does not restrict who may compete. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Made public; not concealed. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Make available. (used 5 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Become available. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To move a door or window in order to enter or exit or to leave an area accessible. (used 3 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To unfold or spread out. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning. (used 32 times in citations and controls)
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Verb To undo or remove the lid, cover, or fastening of (a container, package, letter, etc.) to get access to the contents. (used 10 times in citations and controls)
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Other Forms

Type Other Form
Comparitive opener
Comparitive more open
Past opened
Past Participle opened
Plural open
Plural Possessive open's
Possessive open's
Present Participle opening
Superlative openest
Superlative most open
Third Person opens

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