Gape vs. Open

Gapeverb

(intransitive) To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.

Gapeverb

(intransitive) To stare in wonder.

Gapeverb

(intransitive) To open wide; to display a gap.

Gapeverb

(intransitive) Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

Gapeverb

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Gapenoun

(uncommon) An act of gaping; a yawn.

Gapenoun

A large opening.

Gapenoun

(uncountable) A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.

Gapenoun

The width of an opening.

Gapenoun

(zoology) The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.

Gapeverb

To open the mouth wide

Gapeverb

Showing unselfconsciousness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc.

Gapeverb

To open or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.

Gapeverb

Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.

Gapeverb

To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; - with for, after, or at.

Gapenoun

The act of gaping; a yawn.

Gapenoun

The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.

Gapenoun

an expression of open-mouthed astonishment

Gapenoun

a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

Gapeverb

look with amazement; look stupidly

Gapeverb

be wide open;

Openadjective

(not comparable) Not closed; accessible; unimpeded.

Openadjective

Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded.

Openadjective

(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.

Openadjective

(comparable) Receptive.

Openadjective

(not comparable) Public

Openadjective

(not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.

Openadjective

Having a free variable.

Openadjective

Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.

Openadjective

Whose first and last vertices are different.

Openadjective

In current use; mapped to part of memory.

Openadjective

(business) Not fulfilled.

Openadjective

Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.

Openadjective

Without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard.

Openadjective

Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.

Openadjective

(phonetics) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.

Openadjective

(phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.

Openadjective

That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.

Openadjective

(computing) Made public, usable with a free licence.

Openadjective

(medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.

Openverb

(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

Openverb

(transitive) To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.

Openverb

(transitive) To bring up, broach.

Openverb

(transitive) To enter upon, begin.

Openverb

(transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.

Openverb

(transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.

Openverb

(transitive) To start (a campaign).

Openverb

(intransitive) To become open.

Openverb

(intransitive) To begin conducting business.

Openverb

To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.

Openverb

To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.

Openverb

To reveal one's hand.

Openverb

To load into memory for viewing or editing.

Openverb

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

Opennoun

A sports event in which anybody can compete; as, the Australian Open.

Opennoun

(electronics) A wire that is broken midway.

Opennoun

(with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.

Opennoun

(with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.

Openadjective

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; - applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.

Openadjective

Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.

Openadjective

Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.

Openadjective

Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.

Openadjective

Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; - applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.

Openadjective

Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open source code.

Openadjective

Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; - used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.

Openadjective

Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.

Openadjective

Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.

Openadjective

Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; - said of vowels; as, the än fär is open as compared with the ā in sāy.

Openadjective

Not closed or stopped with the finger; - said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.

Opennoun

Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.

Openverb

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 a box; to open a room; to open a letter.

Openverb

To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.

Openverb

To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

Openverb

To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.

Openverb

To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting.

Openverb

To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.

Openverb

To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.

Openverb

To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.

Openverb

To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.

Openverb

To bark on scent or view of the game.

Opennoun

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;

Opennoun

where the air is unconfined;

Opennoun

a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

Opennoun

information that has become public;

Openverb

cause to open or to become open;

Openverb

start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning;

Openverb

become open;

Openverb

begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.;

Openverb

spread out or open from a closed or folded state;

Openverb

make available;

Openverb

become available;

Openverb

have an opening or passage or outlet;

Openverb

make the opening move;

Openverb

afford access to;

Openverb

display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

Openadjective

affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed;

Openadjective

affording free passage or access;

Openadjective

with no protection or shield;

Openadjective

open to or in view of all;

Openadjective

used of mouth or eyes;

Openadjective

not having been filled;

Openadjective

accessible to all;

Openadjective

not defended or capable of being defended;

Openadjective

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;

Openadjective

having no protecting cover or enclosure;

Openadjective

opened out;

Openadjective

of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points

Openadjective

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;

Openadjective

not sealed or having been unsealed;

Openadjective

without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition;

Openadjective

relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals;

Openadjective

open and observable; not secret or hidden;

Openadjective

used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

Openadjective

not requiring union membership;

Openadjective

possibly accepting or permitting;

Openadjective

not secret;

Openadjective

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;

Openadjective

affording free passage or view;

Openadjective

lax in enforcing laws;

Openadjective

openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;

Openadjective

sincere and free of reserve in expression;

Openadjective

receptive to new ideas;

Openadjective

ready for business;

Openadjective

allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked

Openadjective

(of a container) not fastened or sealed

Openadjective

(of a garment or its fastenings) not done up

Openadjective

(of the mouth or eyes) with lips or lids parted

Openadjective

(of a fabric) loosely knitted or woven.

Openadjective

(of the bowels) not constipated.

Openadjective

exposed to the air or to view; not covered

Openadjective

(of land) not covered with buildings or trees

Openadjective

damaged by a deep cut in the surface

Openadjective

likely to suffer from or be affected by; vulnerable or subject to

Openadjective

(of a goalmouth or other object of attack in a game) unprotected by defenders.

Openadjective

(of a town or city) officially declared to be undefended, and so immune under international law from bombardment.

Openadjective

with the outer edges or sides drawn away from each other; unfolded or spread out

Openadjective

(of a book or file) with the covers parted allowing it to be read

Openadjective

(of a hand) not clenched into a fist.

Openadjective

(of a business, place of entertainment, etc.) admitting customers or visitors; available for business

Openadjective

(of a bank account) available for transactions

Openadjective

(of a telephone line) ready to take calls

Openadjective

freely available or accessible; unrestricted

Openadjective

(of an offer or opportunity) still available

Openadjective

with no restrictions on those allowed to participate

Openadjective

(of a victor) having won an open competition

Openadjective

(of a ticket) not restricted as to day of travel

Openadjective

(of a cheque) not crossed.

Openadjective

(of a set) not containing any of its limit points.

Openadjective

not concealing one's thoughts or feelings; frank and communicative

Openadjective

not concealed

Openadjective

(of conflict) fully developed and unconcealed

Openadjective

welcoming public discussion, criticism, and enquiry

Openadjective

(of a game or style of play) characterized by action which is spread out over the field

Openadjective

(of a matter or decision) not finally settled; still admitting of debate

Openadjective

(of the mind) accessible to new ideas

Openadjective

receptive to

Openadjective

admitting of; making possible

Openadjective

(of a vowel) produced with a relatively wide opening of the mouth and the tongue kept low.

Openadjective

(of a syllable) ending in a vowel.

Openadjective

(of a string) allowed to vibrate along its whole length.

Openadjective

(of a pipe) unstopped at each end.

Openadjective

(of a note) sounded from an open string or pipe.

Openadjective

(of an electric circuit) having a break in the conducting path.

Openverb

move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision

Openverb

(of a door or window) be moved to leave a space allowing access

Openverb

undo or remove the lid, cover, or fastening of (a container, package, letter, etc.) to get access to the contents

Openverb

part the lips or lids of (one's mouth or eye)

Openverb

(of the mouth or eyes) have the lips or lids parted

Openverb

come apart; lose or lack its protective covering

Openverb

(of a room, door, or window) give access to

Openverb

cause evacuation of (the bowels).

Openverb

unfold or be unfolded; spread out

Openverb

part the covers of (a book or file) to read it

Openverb

become wider

Openverb

(of a prospect) extend into view

Openverb

achieve a clear view of (a place) by sailing past a headland or other obstruction

Openverb

make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business

Openverb

ceremonially declare (a building, road, etc.) to be completed and ready for use

Openverb

make possible access to or passage through

Openverb

formally establish or begin (a new business, movement, or enterprise)

Openverb

(of an enterprise, meeting, or event) begin or be formally established

Openverb

take the action required to begin using

Openverb

(of a piece of writing or music) begin

Openverb

(of a process) start to develop

Openverb

(of a counsel in a law court) make a preliminary statement in (a case) before calling witnesses

Openverb

another term for open the batting below

Openverb

make (the first bid) in the auction

Openverb

make available or more widely known

Openverb

become more communicative or confiding

Openverb

make (one's mind) more receptive or sympathetic

Openverb

make someone vulnerable to

Openverb

break the conducting path of (an electric circuit)

Openverb

(of an electric circuit or device) suffer a break in its conducting path

Opennoun

outdoors or in the countryside

Opennoun

not subject to concealment; made public

Opennoun

a championship or competition with no restrictions on who may compete

Opennoun

an accidental break in the conducting path for an electric current.