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1Open — O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… …
2Open — may refer to: Contents 1 Philosophy 2 Mathematics 3 Music and media …
3Open — O pen v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open… …
4open up — {v.} 1. To show for the first time; make clear; reveal. * /The story of Helen Keller s life opened up a whole new world to Mary./ * /Einstein s theories opened up a whole new area for study./ 2. To make available; present an opportunity; offer. * …
5open up — {v.} 1. To show for the first time; make clear; reveal. * /The story of Helen Keller s life opened up a whole new world to Mary./ * /Einstein s theories opened up a whole new area for study./ 2. To make available; present an opportunity; offer. * …
6Open.... — Open....[1] was the original interactive television service on BSkyB s Sky platform. Running from launch in 1998 until October 2001, Open.... was run by British Interactive Broadcasting (BIB), a consortium owned by BSkyB, British Telecom, HSBC… …
7Open — O pen, n. Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water. To sail into the open. Jowett (Thucyd.). [1913 Webster] Then we got into the open. W. Black. [1913 Webster] {In open}, {In th open}, in full… …
8Open O — (majuscule: Ɔ, minuscule: ɔ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it represents the open mid back rounded vowel. It is used in the orthographies of many African languages using the African reference… …
9Open — O pen, v. i. 1. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted. [1913 Webster] The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. Ps. cvi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. To expand; to spread out; to be… …
10open — I. adjective (opener; openest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German offan open, Old English ūp up Date: before 12th century 1. having no enclosing or confining barrier ; accessible on all or nearly all sides <… …
