Definition of open

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Open (v. t.) To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting..

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Sightly :: Sightly (a.) Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a sightly place..
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship..
Champaign :: Champaign (n.) A flat, open country..
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..
Gapingstock :: Gapingstock (n.) One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.
Lap :: Lap (n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below)..
Fillipeen :: Fillipeen (n.) See Philopena.
Anus :: Anus (n.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled..
Unfold :: Unfold (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth..
Vent :: Vent (n.) The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes..
Airless :: Airless (a.) Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air..
Calash :: Calash (n.) A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage..
Freedom :: Freedom (n.) Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
Opetide :: Opetide (n.) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening..
Free-hearted :: Free-hearted (a.) Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted mirth..
Fan :: Fan (n.) An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle..
Aludel :: Aludel (n.) One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation..
Loaning :: Loaning (n.) An open space between cultivated fields through which cattle are driven, and where the cows are sometimes milked; also, a lane..
Balistraria :: Balistraria (n.) A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged..
Launch :: Launch (n.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like..
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