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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Open :: Open (v. t.) To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc..
Unfold :: Unfold (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth..
Purse :: Purse (n.) A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie..
Portsale :: Portsale (n.) Public or open sale; auction.
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
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..
Ostium :: Ostium (n.) An opening; a passage.
Patent :: Patent (a.) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous.
Piracy :: Piracy (n.) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land..
Field :: Field (n.) An open space; an extent; an expanse.
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Circumscissile :: Circumscissile (a.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.
Trim :: Trim (n.) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points..
Hatch :: Hatch (n.) An opening in the deck of a vessel or floor of a warehouse which serves as a passageway or hoistway; a hatchway; also; a cover or door, or one of the covers used in closing such an opening..
Tragus :: Tragus (n.) The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear. See Illust. under Ear.
Glyceryl :: Glyceryl (n.) A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl..
Lowry :: Lowry (n.) An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
Disposition :: Disposition (n.) Conscious inclination; propension or propensity.
Scolopendrine :: Scolopendrine (a.) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.
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