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Open vs. Utter — What's the Difference?

Open vs. Utter — What's the Difference?

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Open

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked
He climbed through the open window
The pass is kept open by snowploughs
She was put in a cubicle with the curtains left open

Utter

Complete; absolute
Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

Open

Exposed to the air or to view; not covered
An open fire burned in the grate
He crossed the ocean in an open boat

Utter

Make (a sound) with one's voice
He uttered an exasperated snort

Open

With the outer edges or sides drawn away from each other; unfolded or spread out
The trees had buds and a few open flowers
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Utter

Put (forged money) into circulation.

Open

(of a business, place of entertainment, etc.) admitting customers or visitors; available for business
Parts of the castle are open to the public
The shop stays open until 9 p.m

Utter

To send forth with the voice
Uttered a cry.

Open

Freely available or accessible; unrestricted
The service is open to all students

Utter

To articulate (words); pronounce or speak
Uttered "yes.".

Open

Not concealing one's thoughts or feelings; frank and communicative
She behaved in an open and cheerful manner
I was quite open about my views

Utter

(Law) To put (counterfeit currency or a forged check or instrument) into circulation
Utter a bad check.

Open

(of a matter or decision) not finally settled; still admitting of debate
Students' choice of degree can be kept open until the second year

Utter

(Obsolete) To offer (merchandise) for sale; sell.

Open

(of a vowel) produced with a relatively wide opening of the mouth and the tongue kept low.

Utter

Complete; absolute; entire
Utter nonsense.
Utter darkness.

Open

(of a string) allowed to vibrate along its whole length.

Utter

Outer; furthest out, most remote.

Open

(of an electric circuit) having a break in the conducting path.

Utter

(obsolete) Outward.

Open

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision
‘Open up!’ he said
She opened the door and went in

Utter

Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
Utter ruin; utter darkness

Open

Unfold or be unfolded; spread out
The eagle opened its wings and circled up into the air
The tail looks like a fan when it is opened out fully
The flowers only open during bright weather

Utter

(transitive) To produce (speech or other sounds) with one's voice.
Don't you utter another word!

Open

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business
She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea
The shops didn't open until 10

Utter

(transitive) To reveal or express (an idea, thought, desire, etc.) with speech.

Open

Formally establish or begin (a new business, movement, or enterprise)
She began to teach and opened her own school
We opened up a branch in Madrid

Utter

To produce (a noise) (of an inanimate object).
Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.

Open

Make available or more widely known
New technologies open up thousands of different opportunities
The move may force the company to open up its plans for the future

Utter

To spit or blow (something) out of one's mouth.

Open

Break the conducting path of (an electric circuit)
The switch opens the motor circuit

Utter

To emit or give off (breath).

Open

Outdoors or in the countryside
Guests were sitting in the open on the terrace

Utter

To shed (a tear or tears).

Open

A championship or competition with no restrictions on who may compete
His victory in the 2003 Australian Open

Utter

To offer (something) for sale; to sell.

Open

An accidental break in the conducting path for an electric current.

Utter

To put (currency) into circulation.

Open

Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.

Utter

To show (something that has been hidden); to reveal the identity of (someone).

Open

Affording unobstructed passage or view
Open waters.
The open countryside.

Utter

To send or put (something) out.

Open

Having no protecting or concealing cover
An open wound.
An open sports car.

Utter

To commit the crime of uttering knowingly presenting forged documentation.

Open

Completely obvious; blatant
Open disregard of the law.

Utter

Outer.
As doth an hidden mothThe inner garment fret, not th' utter touch.

Open

Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private
Open warfare.
Open family strife.

Utter

Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer.
Through utter and through middle darkness borne.
The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five miles from Sandwich.

Open

(Sports) Not defended or not closely defended by an opponent
An open goal.
An open receiver.

Utter

Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness.
They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind.

Open

Not sealed or tied
An open envelope.

Utter

Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial.

Open

Spread out; unfolded
An open book.

Utter

To put forth or out; to reach out.
How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud,And utter his tender head.

Open

Having interspersed gaps, spaces, or intervals
Open ranks.
An open weave.

Utter

To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend.
Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's lawIs death to any he that utters them.
They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish.

Open

Accessible to all; unrestricted as to participants
An open competition.

Utter

Hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; - often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes.
The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin.

Open

Free from limitations, boundaries, or restrictions
Open registration.

Utter

To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce.
The words I utterLet none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth.
And the last words he uttered called me cruel.

Open

Enterable by registered voters regardless of political affiliation
An open primary.

Utter

Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
She expressed her anger
He uttered a curse

Open

(Computers) Of or relating to a file that can be accessed.

Utter

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words);
She let out a big heavy sigh
He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand

Open

Lacking effective regulation
An open town in which gambling predominated.

Utter

Express in speech;
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize

Open

Not legally repressed
Open drug trafficking.

Utter

Put into circulation;
Utter counterfeit currency

Open

Susceptible; vulnerable
Open to interpretation.
An issue that is open to question.

Utter

Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
An arrant fool
A complete coward
A consummate fool
A double-dyed villain
Gross negligence
A perfect idiot
Pure folly
What a sodding mess
Stark staring mad
A thoroughgoing villain
Utter nonsense

Open

Willing to consider or deal with something
Open to suggestions.

Utter

Total;
Dead silence
Utter seriousness

Open

Available; obtainable
The job is still open.

Open

Available for use
An open account.
The only course open to us.

Open

Ready to transact business
The store is open.

Open

Not engaged or filled
Has an open hour for emergency cases.

Open

Not yet decided; subject to further thought
An open question.

Open

Characterized by lack of secrecy or reserve; candid
Please be open with me.

Open

Not closed.

Open

Able to be accessed (physically).

Open

Able to have something pass through or along it.
Turn left after the second open door.

Open

(of a body part) not covered, showing what is inside
It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open.

Open

Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended.
An open hand; an open flower

Open

(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
Banks are not open on bank holidays.

Open

(comparable) Receptive.
I am open to new ideas.

Open

(not comparable) Public
He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times.

Open

(not comparable) With open access, of open science, or both.
Hopes for all aspects of the project being open rather than paywalled

Open

(not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
The man is an open book.

Open

Mild (of the weather); free from frost or snow.

Open

Having a free variable.

Open

Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.

Open

Whose first and last vertices are different.

Open

In current use; mapped to part of memory.
I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.

Open

To be in a position allowing fluid to flow.

Open

To be in a position preventing electricity from flowing.

Open

(business) Not fulfilled.
I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.

Open

Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
An open question
To keep an offer or opportunity open
Your account will remain open until we receive final settlement.

Open

Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.

Open

(wind instruments) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.

Open

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 winter

Open

Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
You will observe that this is an open letter and we reserve the right to mention it to the judge should the matter come to trial.

Open

(phonetics) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.

Open

(phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.

Open

That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.

Open

Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.

Open

(medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.

Open

Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.

Open

(of a multi-word compound) Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.

Open

(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
Turn the doorknob to open the door.

Open

(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.

Open

To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.

Open

To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.

Open

To turn on; to switch on.

Open

(transitive) To bring up, broach.
I don't want to open that subject.

Open

(transitive) To enter upon, begin.
To open a discussion
To open fire upon an enemy
To open trade, or correspondence
To open a case in court, or a meeting

Open

(transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
To open a closed fist
To open matted cotton by separating the fibres
To open a map, book, or scroll

Open

(transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.

Open

(transitive) To start (a campaign).
Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.

Open

(intransitive) To become open.
The door opened all by itself.

Open

(intransitive) To begin conducting business.
The shop opens at 9:00.

Open

To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.

Open

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.

Open

To reveal one's hand.
Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.

Open

To load into memory for viewing or editing.

Open

To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.

Open

(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

Open

(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.

Open

(with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open.

Open

(electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.

Open

A sports event in which anybody can compete.

Open

The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.

Open

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; - applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
Through the gate,Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed.
His ears are open unto their cry.

Open

Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies.
The service that I truly did his life,Hath left me open to all injuries.

Open

Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.

Open

Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.

Open

Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; - applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
With aspect open, shall erect his head.
The Moor is of a free and open nature.
The French are always open, familiar, and talkative.

Open

Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open source code.
His thefts are too open.
That I may find him, and with secret gazeOr open admiration him behold.

Open

Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; - used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.

Open

Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.

Open

Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.

Open

Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; - said of vowels; as, the än fär is open as compared with the ā in sāy.

Open

Not closed or stopped with the finger; - said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.

Open

Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
Then we got into the open.

Open

To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
And all the windows of my heartI open to the day.

Open

To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.

Open

To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death.
Unto thee have I opened my cause.
While he opened to us the Scriptures.

Open

To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America.

Open

To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting.

Open

To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride."

Open

To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

Open

To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.

Open

To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.

Open

To bark on scent or view of the game.

Open

A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;
Finally broke out of the forest into the open

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

A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

Open

Information that has become public;
All the reports were out in the open
The facts had been brought to the surface

Open

Cause to open or to become open;
Mary opened the car door

Open

Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning;
Open a business

Open

Become open;
The door opened

Open

Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.;
He opened the meeting with a long speech

Open

Spread out or open from a closed or folded state;
Open the map
Spread your arms

Open

Make available;
This opens up new possibilities

Open

Become available;
An opportunity opened up

Open

Have an opening or passage or outlet;
The bedrooms open into the hall

Open

Make the opening move;
Kasparov opened with a standard opening

Open

Afford access to;
The door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace

Open

Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

Open

Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed;
An open door
They left the door open

Open

Affording free passage or access;
Open drains
The road is open to traffic
Open ranks

Open

With no protection or shield;
The exposed northeast frontier
Open to the weather
An open wound

Open

Open to or in view of all;
An open protest
An open letter to the editor

Open

Used of mouth or eyes;
Keep your eyes open
His mouth slightly opened

Open

Not having been filled;
The job is still open

Open

Accessible to all;
Open season
An open economy

Open

Not defended or capable of being defended;
An open city
Open to attack

Open

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
An open texture
A loose weave

Open

Having no protecting cover or enclosure;
An open boat
An open fire
Open sports cars

Open

Opened out;
An open newspaper

Open

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

Open

Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;
An open question
Our position on this bill is still undecided
Our lawsuit is still undetermined

Open

Not sealed or having been unsealed;
The letter was already open
The opened package lay on the table

Open

Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition;
The clarity and resonance of an open tone
Her natural and open response

Open

Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals;
In open country
The open countryside
Open waters
On the open seas

Open

Open and observable; not secret or hidden;
An overt lie
Overt hostility
Overt intelligence gathering

Open

Used of string or hole or pipe of instruments

Open

Not requiring union membership;
An open shop employs nonunion workers

Open

Possibly accepting or permitting;
A passage capable of misinterpretation
Open to interpretation
An issue open to question
The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation

Open

Not secret;
Open plans
An open ballot

Open

Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
Open disregard of the law
Open family strife
Open hostility
A blatant appeal to vanity
A blazing indiscretion

Open

Affording free passage or view;
A clear view
A clear path to victory

Open

Lax in enforcing laws;
An open town

Open

Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
His candid eyes
An open and trusting nature
A heart-to-heart talk

Open

Sincere and free of reserve in expression;
Please be open with me

Open

Receptive to new ideas;
An open mind
Open to new ideas

Open

Ready for business;
The stores are open

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