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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Haystack :: Haystack (n.) A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air.
Opener :: Opener (n.) One who, or that which, opens..
Market :: Market (n.) A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold..
Placket :: Placket (n.) The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole.
Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See Tracery..
Umbilicus :: Umbilicus (n.) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.
Thwart :: Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..
Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title-pages and other open matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil reglet, pica reglet, and the like..
Balistraria :: Balistraria (n.) A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged..
Porte-cochere :: Porte-cochere (n.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochere. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door..
Unclose :: Unclose (v. t. & i.) To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes..
Opetide :: Opetide (n.) Open time; -- applied to different thing.
Stenostome :: Stenosis (n.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic..
Lagophthalmos :: Lagophthalmos (n.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance..
Disoppilate :: Disoppilate (v. t.) To open.
Lead :: Lead (n.) An open way in an ice field.
Bluebeard :: Bluebeard (n.) The hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate..
Ingenuousness :: Ingenuousness (n.) The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of heart; frankness.
Patefaction :: Patefaction (n.) The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration..
Hatchway :: Hatchway (n.) A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar..
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