noun
Meaning 1
A house habitually kept open to callers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
open house
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noun
Meaning 2
An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend.
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noun
Meaning 3
An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour.
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noun
Meaning 4
A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, US
Examples
- We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.
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noun
Meaning 5
A casual school event where the school invites parents or guardians to tour their child's school and meet the teachers before the school year begins
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: education
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noun
Meaning 6
an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: party
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: avointen ovien talo — house open to callers
- Italian: porte aperte — house open to callers
- Italian: porta aperta — house open to callers
- Finnish: avoimet ovet — event at home open to many
- Malay: rumah terbuka — event at home open to many
- Catalan: jornada de portes obertes — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Dutch: open dag — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Finnish: avoimet ovet — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Finnish: avointen ovien päivä — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- French: journée portes ouvertes — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- German: Tag der offenen Tür — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Irish: lá oscailte — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Polish: dzień otwarty — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Russian: день открытих дверей (denʹ otkrytix dverej) — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Spanish: jornada de puertas abiertas — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Swedish: öppet hus — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Turkish: herkese açık davet — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Welsh: diwrnod agored — event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour
- Finnish: näyttö — (chiefly US, Australian) time when a house for sale is open for inspection
- Finnish: asuntonäyttö — (chiefly US, Australian) time when a house for sale is open for inspection
- Hebrew: יום פתוח — (chiefly US, Australian) time when a house for sale is open for inspection
- Finnish: vanhempaintilaisuus — (US) casual school event to which the school invites parents or guardians