Definition of open

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Open (a.) Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed..

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Scarify :: Scarify (v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein..
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Thoracotomy :: Thoracotomy (n.) The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
Dossil :: Dossil (n.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent..
Propendency :: Propendency (n.) Propensity.
Truss :: Truss (n.) An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style..
Labialization :: Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
Port :: Port (n.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening..
Lip :: Lip (n.) An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel..
Glaring :: Glaring (a.) Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime..
Water Butt :: Water butt () A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water..
Ground :: Ground (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle..
Court :: Court (n.) An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley..
Overt :: Overt (a.) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason..
Window :: Window (n.) An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some transparent material, as glass, and capable of being opened and shut at pleasure..
Labialize :: Labialize (v. t.) To modify by contraction of the lip opening.
Open :: Open (v. t.) To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc..
Concentrativeness :: Concentrativeness (n.) The faculty or propensity which has to do with concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers.
Shed :: Shed (n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed..
Machicolation :: Machicolation (n.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle..
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