Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
open — o|pen1 W1S1 [ˈəupən US ˈou ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door/container etc)¦ 2¦(eyes/mouth)¦ 3¦(not enclosed)¦ 4¦(not covered)¦ 5 the open air 6¦(business/building etc)¦ 7¦(not restricted)¦ 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9¦(not secret)¦ 10¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
open*/*/*/ — [ˈəʊpən] adj I 1) if a shop, restaurant etc is open, the public can use it or visit it Ant: closed, shut The bar stays open all night.[/ex] the campaign to keep the hospital open[/ex] The house is only open to the general public for three weeks… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
OPEN — Period (OPEN) The period that defines when the trading service is opened. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. open open 1 [ˈəʊpən ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [not before a noun] 1. COMMERCE if a shop, bank, restaurant etc is open, it is allowing… … Financial and business terms
open the floodgates to sb/sth — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… … Financial and business terms
open the floodgates to sth — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… … Financial and business terms
open the way for somebody (to do something) — open the way for sb/sth (to do sth) idiom to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen • The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts. Main entry: ↑openidiom … Useful english dictionary
open the way for something (to do something) — open the way for sb/sth (to do sth) idiom to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen • The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts. Main entry: ↑openidiom … Useful english dictionary
open the floodgates — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… … Financial and business terms
open the floodgates to sb — Ⅰ. open the floodgates (to sb/sth) ► to make a lot of people do something by removing a rule that stopped it being possible before, especially when you do not want this to happen: »Banks feared the legal action could open the floodgates for… … Financial and business terms
