wide open — 1) opened as much as possible He stepped forward and pushed the door wide open. 2) not protected against something Politicians claim that the country is wide open to terrorist attack. 3) consisting of a large area with no buildings on it The… … English dictionary
wide open — adjective a) completely open The front door was wide open. b) Having no laws or law enforcement It was a bright, sunny morning, and the windows stood wide open … Wiktionary
wide — [wīd] adj. wider, widest [ME < OE wid, akin to Ger weit < IE * wi itos, lit., gone apart (< bases * wi , apart + * ei , to go) > L vitare, lit., to go away from, avoid] 1. extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger… … English World dictionary
open — [[t]o͟ʊpən[/t]] ♦ opens, opening, opened 1) V ERG If you open something such as a door, window, or lid, or if it opens, its position is changed so that it no longer covers a hole or gap. [V n] He opened the window and looked out... The church… … English dictionary
wide — wide1 W1S1 [waıd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(distance)¦ 2¦(variety)¦ 3¦(in many places)¦ 4 a wide variation/difference/gap etc 5 the wider context/issues/picture etc 6¦(eyes)¦ 7 give somebody/something a wide berth 8¦(not hit something)¦ 9 the (big) wide… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wide — wide1 [ waıd ] adjective *** ▸ 1 far from side to side ▸ 2 open/large ▸ 3 large/including a lot ▸ 4 about general aspects ▸ 5 going farther than meant 1. ) measuring a large distance from one side to the other: Beijing s wide avenues and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wide´ness — wide «wyd», adjective, wid|er, wid|est, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. filling more space from side to side than the usual thing of the same sort; not narrow; broad: »a wide street, a wide hall … Useful english dictionary
Open — O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Open chain — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Open circuit — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
