Double-handed (a.) Having two hands. |
Double-handed (a.) Deceitful |
Fast-handed (a.) Close-handed |
Free-handed (a.) Open-handed |
Handed (imp. & p. p.) of Hand |
Handed (a.) With hands joined |
Handed (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand. |
Hard-handed (a.) Having hard hands, as a manual laborer. |
High-handed (a.) Overbearing |
Horny-handed (a.) Having the hands horny and callous from labor. |
Large-handed (a.) Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities |
Left-handed (a.) Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right |
Left-handed (a.) Clumsy |
Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front |
Light-handed (a.) Not having a full complement of men |
Lily-handed (a.) Having white, delicate hands. |
Open (a.) Free of access |
Open (a.) Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like |
Open (a.) Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view |
Open (a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted |
Open (a.) Without reserve or false pretense |
Open (a.) Not concealed or secret |
Open (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc. |
Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted |
Open (a.) Free |
Open (a.) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs |
Open (a.) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s. |
Open (a.) Not closed or stopped with the finger |
Open (a.) Produced by an open string |
Open (n.) Open or unobstructed space |
Open (v. t.) To make or set open |
Open (v. t.) To spread |
Open (v. t.) To disclose |
Open (v. t.) To make known |
Open (v. t.) To enter upon |
Open (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact |
Open (v. i.) To unclose |
Open (v. i.) To expand |
Open (v. i.) To begin |
Open (v. i.) To bark on scent or view of the game. |
Open-air (a.) Taking place in the open air |
Open-eyed (a.) With eyes widely open |
Open-handed (a.) Generous |
Open-headed (a.) Bareheaded. |
Open-hearted (a.) Candid |
Open-mouthed (a.) Having the mouth open |
Red-handed (a. / adv.) Having hands red with blood |
Right-handed (a.) Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left. |
Right-handed (a.) Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front |
Right-handed (a.) Having the whorls rising from left to right |
open sesame | any very successful means of achieving a result |
open primary | a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party) |
open frame break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare, the break in the eighth frame cost him the match |
two-handed backhand | a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands |
open-heart surgery | heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired |
fireplace hearth open fireplace | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built, the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it, he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it, the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires |
open-air market open-air marketplace market square | a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold |
open circuit | an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
open-end wrench tappet wrench | a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) |
open-hearth furnace | a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it |
open sight | rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope |
open weave | a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric |
two-handed saw whipsaw two-man saw lumberman's saw | a saw with handles at both ends, intended for use by two people |
open door | freedom of access, he maintained an open door for all employees |
open surface | information that has become public, all the reports were out in the open, the facts had been brought to the surface |
open interval unbounded interval | an interval that does not include its endpoints |
open account | an unpaid credit order |
open letter | a letter of protest, addressed to one person but intended for the general public |
open-door policy open door | the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries |
open secret | something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known, their love affair was an open secret |
open sesame | a magical command, used by Ali Baba |
open | a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play |
open-face sandwich open sandwich | sandwich without a covering slice of bread |
mutual fund mutual fund company open-end fund open-end investment company | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares |
open shop | a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union |
open house | an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers |
Open University | a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school |
open society | a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy), America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists |
open order | a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass |
outdoors out-of-doors open air open | where the air is unconfined, he wanted to get outdoors a little, the concert was held in the open air, camping in the open |
open clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water, finally broke out of the forest into the open |
open chain | a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring |
left-handed pitcher left-hander left hander lefthander lefty southpaw | a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand |
right-handed pitcher right-hander | (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand |
open-end credit revolving credit charge account credit | a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
credit account charge account open account | credit extended by a business to a customer |
open-hearth process | a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace |
open marriage | a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other |
chronic glaucoma open-angle glaucoma | glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm, produces gradual loss of peripheral vision, open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma |
compound fracture open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
erupt irrupt flare up flare break open burst out | erupt or intensify suddenly, Unrest erupted in the country, Tempers flared at the meeting, The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism |
burst split break open | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure, The bubble burst |
open open up | make available, This opens up new possibilities |
open open up | become available, an opportunity opened up |
open up | talk freely and without inhibition |
open | make the opening move, Kasparov opened with a standard opening |
open fire fire | start firing a weapon |
open open up | cause to open or to become open, Mary opened the car door |
break open | open with force, He broke open the picnic basket |
click open | open with a clicking sound, These keys have clicked open many doors |