Ajar vs. Open
Difference Between Ajar and Open
Ajaradverb
Partially opened
left the door ajar.Openadjective
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
Ajaradverb
Slightly turned or opened.
The door was standing ajar.Openadjective
Affording unobstructed passage or view
open waters.the open countryside.Ajaradverb
(archaic) Out of harmony.
Openadjective
Having no protecting or concealing cover
an open wound.an open sports car.Ajaradverb
Being at variance or in contradiction to something.
Openadjective
Completely obvious; blatant
open disregard of the law.Ajaradjective
Slightly turned or opened.
The door is ajar.Openadjective
Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private
open warfare.open family strife.Ajarverb
To turn or open slightly; to become ajar or to cause to become ajar; to be or to hang ajar.
Openadjective
(Sports) Not defended or not closely defended by an opponent
an open goal.an open receiver.Ajarverb
To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.
Openadjective
Not sealed or tied
an open envelope.Ajaradjective
slightly open;
the door was ajarOpenadjective
Spread out; unfolded
an open book.Openadjective
Having interspersed gaps, spaces, or intervals
open ranks.an open weave.Openadjective
Accessible to all; unrestricted as to participants
an open competition.Openadjective
Free from limitations, boundaries, or restrictions
open registration.Openadjective
Enterable by registered voters regardless of political affiliation
an open primary.Openadjective
(Computers) Of or relating to a file that can be accessed.
Openadjective
Lacking effective regulation
an open town in which gambling predominated.Openadjective
Not legally repressed
open drug trafficking.Openadjective
Susceptible; vulnerable
open to interpretation.an issue that is open to question.Openadjective
Willing to consider or deal with something
open to suggestions.Openadjective
Available; obtainable
The job is still open.Openadjective
Available for use
an open account.the only course open to us.Openadjective
Ready to transact business
The store is open.Openadjective
Not engaged or filled
has an open hour for emergency cases.Openadjective
Not yet decided; subject to further thought
an open question.Openadjective
Characterized by lack of secrecy or reserve; candid
Please be open with me.Openadjective
(not comparable) Not closed; accessible; unimpeded.
Turn left after the second open door.It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open.Openadjective
Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded.
an open hand; an open flower; an open prospectOpenadjective
(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
Banks are not open on bank holidays.Openadjective
(comparable) Receptive.
I am open to new ideas.Openadjective
(not comparable) Public
He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times.Openadjective
(not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
The man is an open book.Openadjective
Having a free variable.
Openadjective
Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of , that defines a topological space on .
Openadjective
Whose first and last vertices are different.
Openadjective
In current use; mapped to part of memory.
I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.Openadjective
(business) Not fulfilled.
I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.Openadjective
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
an open questionto keep an offer or opportunity openOpenadjective
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.
an open winterOpenadjective
(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.
Turn the doorknob to open the door.Openverb
(transitive) To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
He opened a path through the undergrowth.Openverb
(transitive) To bring up, broach.
I don't want to open that subject.Openverb
(transitive) To enter upon, begin.
to open a discussionto open fire upon an enemyto open trade, or correspondenceto open a case in court, or a meetingOpenverb
(transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
to open a closed fistto open matted cotton by separating the fibresto open a map, book, or scrollOpenverb
(transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.Openverb
(transitive) To start (a campaign).
Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.Openverb
(intransitive) To become open.
The door opened all by itself.Openverb
(intransitive) To begin conducting business.
The shop opens at 9:00.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.
After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5.Openverb
To reveal one's hand.
Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.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.
The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.Opennoun
(with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket.Opennoun
(with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open.Opennoun
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;
finally broke out of the forest into the openOpennoun
where the air is unconfined;
he wanted to get outdoors a littlethe concert was held in the open aircamping in the openOpennoun
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Opennoun
information that has become public;
all the reports were out in the openthe facts had been brought to the surfaceOpenverb
cause to open or to become open;
Mary opened the car doorOpenverb
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning;
open a businessOpenverb
become open;
The door openedOpenverb
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.;
He opened the meeting with a long speechOpenverb
spread out or open from a closed or folded state;
open the mapspread your armsOpenverb
make available;
This opens up new possibilitiesOpenverb
become available;
an opportunity opened upOpenverb
have an opening or passage or outlet;
The bedrooms open into the hallOpenverb
make the opening move;
Kasparov opened with a standard openingOpenverb
afford access to;
the door opens to the patioThe French doors give onto a terraceOpenverb
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Openadjective
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed;
an open doorthey left the door openOpenadjective
affording free passage or access;
open drainsthe road is open to trafficopen ranksOpenadjective
with no protection or shield;
the exposed northeast frontieropen to the weatheran open woundOpenadjective
open to or in view of all;
an open protestan open letter to the editorOpenadjective
used of mouth or eyes;
keep your eyes openhis mouth slightly openedOpenadjective
not having been filled;
the job is still openOpenadjective
accessible to all;
open seasonan open economyOpenadjective
not defended or capable of being defended;
an open cityopen to attackOpenadjective
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
an open texturea loose weaveOpenadjective
having no protecting cover or enclosure;
an open boatan open fireopen sports carsOpenadjective
opened out;
an open newspaperOpenadjective
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;
an open questionour position on this bill is still undecidedour lawsuit is still undeterminedOpenadjective
not sealed or having been unsealed;
the letter was already openthe opened package lay on the tableOpenadjective
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition;
the clarity and resonance of an open toneher natural and open responseOpenadjective
relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals;
in open countrythe open countrysideopen waterson the open seasOpenadjective
open and observable; not secret or hidden;
an overt lieovert hostilityovert intelligence gatheringOpenadjective
used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
Openadjective
not requiring union membership;
an open shop employs nonunion workersOpenadjective
possibly accepting or permitting;
a passage capable of misinterpretationopen to interpretationan issue open to questionthe time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variationOpenadjective
not secret;
open plansan open ballotOpenadjective
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
open disregard of the lawopen family strifeopen hostilitya blatant appeal to vanitya blazing indiscretionOpenadjective
affording free passage or view;
a clear viewa clear path to victoryOpenadjective
lax in enforcing laws;
an open townOpenadjective
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
his candid eyesan open and trusting naturea heart-to-heart talkOpenadjective
sincere and free of reserve in expression;
Please be open with meOpenadjective
receptive to new ideas;
an open mindopen to new ideasOpenadjective
ready for business;
the stores are open
