open
- noun
- /ˈoʊpən/
- So the dispersed campgrounds are basically just open land where anybody can go and camp.
We live in these days in the open, the same ecstatic, fearful life.
- We live in these days in the open, the same ecstatic, fearful life.
Examples
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They're saying this stuff out loud in the open in front of others.
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All of this will be moved and it'll be just an open area.
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So it is this area here, this open space needs to be closed up.
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So I run to the open because the rain is my friend.
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Who controls all the open space that is left?
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The children ran freely across the open field, laughing and playing in the sun.
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Camping in the open allows us to enjoy the beauty of nature without any obstructions.
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After the storm, he took a walk in the open, breathing in the fresh air and feeling liberated.
Synonyms
The open air away from buildings
A wide open area like land or water
A large area of land without buildings or trees used for play
Outside in a place that is not covered
The open air away from buildings
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
- Offensive
To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
- Offensive
To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
- Informal
To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree
Compounds
- Literature
A letter written to one person but published for everyone to read to make people notice a problem
- Specialized
An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- NSFW
A marriage in which both partners allow each other to have sex with other people
- Literature
An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s
A British university that offers part-time online and distance courses for adults, often without usual entry rules
- Specialized
A fabric with threads placed far apart so small holes let light and air through
A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies
- Specialized
A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
- Specialized
A set of numbers between two points that does not include the end points
- Specialized
Soldiers standing with wide spaces between ranks so an officer can walk between them for inspection
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
- Archaic
A large hot oven that makes steel by heating metal on a shallow bed with flames above
- Archaic
A way of making steel by melting iron and scrap metal in a large open furnace
How Open
Surface Forms
Etymology
Open as a noun comes from the adjective meaning 'not covered', so the 'open' means the land or air without walls. That is why sleeping 'in the open' means sleeping outside under the sky.