Phrase Hound found 786 phrases and 47 compound words that contain open. The most common are listed below. Open open in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 786
- open-sourceOf or relating to software where the source code is freely available and licensed in a manner that permits modification and redistribution.
- open upTo open.
- wide openCompletely open.
- open spaceAn open-air area, such as a park or public garden with no (or very few) buildings, often in an urban area and designated by a local authority or government as such.
- open houseA house habitually kept open to callers.
- open the doorUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
- open-mindedWilling to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- open letterA letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.
- open-airLocated or taking place outdoors.
- open worldA gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests.
- open waterAn expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
- open fireAn uncovered fire.
- open-bookDesignating exams in which specified external resources, potentially including textbooks, glossaries, study notes, calculators, etc. may be used.
- open the ballTo begin operations; to set things in motion.
- open-planHaving large rooms with few dividing barriers such as partitions.
- open seaThat part of the sea out of sight of land.
- open-endedUnrestricted by definite limits.
- open accessA set of principles and practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers.
- open setInformally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.
- Open GameA chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5, in which both White and Black move their king's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.
- open cityA city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.
- open the rangeTo draw oneself or one's vehicles (warships, tanks, aircraft, etc.) out of range of the enemy's fire.
- open seasonA period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.
- open mindA mind willing to consider new ideas.
- open dayA casual event where an institution is open for visiting and inspection by anyone interested.
Compound words 47
- openerA person who opens something.
- opennessAccommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
- OpenBSDa Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)
- OpenTypeA file format, developed jointly by Microsoft Corporation and Adobe Inc., for storing computer fonts.
- openworkAny of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
- opencastOf or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed
- openessMisspelling of openness: Accommodating attitude or opinion, as in receptivity to new ideas, behaviors, cultures, peoples, environments, experiences, etc., different from the familiar, conventional, traditional, or one's own.
- misopenTo open what one should not open.
- openwashingThe act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.
- openbillEither of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.