closed vs open
Definitions
adjective
- (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
- not open to the general public
- used especially of mouth or eyes
- blocked against entry
- not having an open mind
Examples
She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
It might as well be closed, because in many American hospitals you're simply shooed from the windowsill after you've been nursed back to health (usually in 72 hours or less), and you're expected to "fly" on your own.
A energy absorbing structure is disclosed for the purpose of protecting human occupants of a vehicle from the damaging effects of sudden accelerative or decelerative forces by means of plastic deformation of the structure.
Definitions
verb
- become available
- have an opening or passage or outlet
- display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- make the opening move
- cause to open or to become open
adjective
- ready or willing to receive favorably
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- open to or in view of all
- accessible to all
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
noun
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- information that has become public
- where the air is unconfined
Examples
Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage.
Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country.
I didn't open my mouth until he talked himself out.
