Not closed
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verb
- To move (something, such as a door) from a closed position
- To make available for entry or passage by turning back (something, such as a barrier) or removing (something, such as a cover or an obstruction)
- To make available for or active in a regular function
"open a new store"
- To make accessible for a particular purpose
"opened new land for settlement"
- To initiate access to (a computer file) prior to use
- To disclose or expose to view reveal
- To make more discerning or responsive enlighten
"must open our minds to the problems"
- To bring into view or come in sight of by changing position
- To make an opening in
"opened the boil"
- To loosen and make less compact
"open the soil"
- To spread out unfold
"opened the book"
- To enter upon begin
"opened the meeting"
- To commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead
- To restore or recall (something, such as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose
- To become open
"the office opened early"
- To spread out expand
"the wound opened under the strain"
- To become disclosed
"a beautiful vista opened before us"
- To become enlightened or responsive
- To give access
"the rooms open onto a hall"
- Speak out
"finally he opened freely on the subject"
- To begin a course or activity
- To make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game
- To provide the opening performance of a show before the main event
noun
- Fuel in a state of combustion (as on a hearth)
"warmed his hands at the crackling fire"
- A small gas or electric space heater
- A destructive burning (as of a building)
"The shack was destroyed by a fire."
- Brilliancy, luminosity
"the fire of a gem"
- The firing of weapons (such as firearms, artillery, or missiles)
"The troops were ordered to cease fire. =stop shooting"
- Intense verbal attack or criticism
"His remarks have provoked heavy fire from his political opponents."
- A rapidly delivered series (as of remarks)
verb
- To make available or possible
"The discovery opens up the possibility of new cures."
- To make plain or visible disclose
- To open by cutting into
- To become available or possible
"The hostess will let us know when a table opens up."
- To spread out or come into view
"The road opens up ahead."
- To commence firing
- To become communicative
"tried to get the patient to open up"
phrasal verb
- To become less shy and speak more freely
"He began to open out about an hour into our date."
This clue was used on November 3, 2025.
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Clue “Not closed” on November 3, 2025.
adjective
- Having no enclosing or confining barrier accessible on all or nearly all sides
"cattle grazing on an open range"
- Having the lips parted
"stood there with his mouth wide open"
- Not buttoned or zipped
"an open shirt"
- Completely free from concealment exposed to general view or knowledge
"their hostilities eventually erupted with open war"
- Exposed or vulnerable to attack or question subject
"open to doubt"
- Being an operation or surgical procedure in which an incision is made such that the tissues are fully exposed
- Not covered with a top, roof, or lid
"an open car"
- Having no protective covering
"open wiring"
- Having the skin cracked, cut, or broken so that underlying tissue is exposed
"abrasions, lacerations, and other open wounds"
- Marked by fracture or penetration of the skull
- Enterable by both amateur see amateur and professional see professional contestants
"an open tournament"
- Enterable by a registered voter regardless of political affiliation
"an open primary"
- Presenting no obstacle to passage or view not enclosed, obstructed, or filled with objects
"the open road"
- Away from the coastal regions pelagic
"fish of the open ocean"
- Having the parts or surfaces laid out in an expanded position spread out unfolded
"an open book"
- Available to follow or make use of
"the only course open to us"
- Not taken up with duties or engagements
"keep an hour open on Friday"
- Not finally decided subject to further consideration
"the salary is open"
- Available for a qualified applicant vacant
"the job is still open"
- Remaining available for use or filling until canceled
"an open order for more items"
- Available for future purchase
"these items are in open stock"
- Available for breeding not now pregnant
"an open heifer"
- Not proprietary available to third party developers
"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the “open” technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet."
- Accessible to the influx of new factors (such as foreign goods)
"an open market"
- Not made up of a continuous closed circuit see circuit of channels
"the insect circulatory system is open"
- Not stopped at the top
- Not stopped by the finger
- Being in operation
"an open microphone"
- Free from checking or hampering restraints
"an open economy"
- Relatively unguarded by opponents
"passed to an open teammate"
- Having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid
"the bidding is open"
- Characterized by sparing use especially of the comma when possible without causing misinterpretation
- Containing none of its endpoints
"an open interval"
- Being a set or composed of sets each point of which has a neighborhood all of whose points are contained in the set
"the interior of a sphere is an open set"
- Being an incomplete electrical circuit
- Not allowing the flow of electricity
"an open switch"
- Having insufficient mass see mass to halt expansion gravitationally
- having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides
- being in a position or adjustment to permit passage : not shut or locked
- having a barrier (such as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage
verb
- To move (something, such as a door) from a closed position
- To make available for entry or passage by turning back (something, such as a barrier) or removing (something, such as a cover or an obstruction)
- To make available for or active in a regular function
"open a new store"
- To make accessible for a particular purpose
"opened new land for settlement"
- To initiate access to (a computer file) prior to use
- To disclose or expose to view reveal
- To make more discerning or responsive enlighten
"must open our minds to the problems"
- To bring into view or come in sight of by changing position
- To make an opening in
"opened the boil"
- To loosen and make less compact
"open the soil"
- To spread out unfold
"opened the book"
- To enter upon begin
"opened the meeting"
- To commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead
- To restore or recall (something, such as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose
- To become open
"the office opened early"
- To spread out expand
"the wound opened under the strain"
- To become disclosed
"a beautiful vista opened before us"
- To become enlightened or responsive
- To give access
"the rooms open onto a hall"
- Speak out
"finally he opened freely on the subject"
- To begin a course or activity
- To make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game
- To provide the opening performance of a show before the main event
noun
- Opening
- Open air
- Open water
- An open contest, competition, or tournament
- A public or unconcealed state or position
noun
- Open enrollment
noun
- An adoption that involves contact between biological and adoptive parents and sometimes between biological parents and the adopted child
adjective
- Outdoor
noun
- The space where air is unconfined
adjective
- Perfectly simple obvious
- Easily settled
"an open-and-shut case of grand larceny"
plural noun
- An eager or warm welcome
"greeted them with open arms"
noun
- A bar (as at a wedding reception) at which drinks are served free compare cash bar
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