Definition of open

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Open (v. i.) To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy..

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Sac :: Sac (n.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack..
Serenade :: Serenade (n.) Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; -- usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of ladies..
Rickrack :: Rickrack (n.) A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid.
Lead :: Lead (n.) The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke..
Placket :: Placket (n.) The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole.
Before :: Before (prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
Ostiole :: Ostiole (n.) The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate.
Uncoil :: Uncoil (v. t.) To unwind or open, as a coil of rope..
Aperient :: Aperient (a.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative.
Slap :: Slap (n.) A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad..
Evolve :: Evolve (v. i.) To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution..
Unseel :: Unseel (v. t.) To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten..
Free :: Free (superl.) Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money..
Fissure :: Fissure (n.) A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock..
Grin :: Grin (v. i.) To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain..
Generous :: Generous (a.) Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father..
Enteropneusta :: Enteropneusta (n. pl.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix..
Pullback :: Pullback (n.) The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point..
Diorama :: Diorama (n.) A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced..
Unclutch :: Unclutch (v. t.) To open, as something closely shut..
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