Some Tournaments Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "OPENS" which means:

adjective
• • Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
• • Affording free passage or access
• • Used of mouth or eyes
• • (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
• • Ready or willing to receive favorably
• • Open and observable; not secret or hidden
noun
• • A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
• • Where the air is unconfined
• • A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
• • Information that has become public
adjective satellite
• • With no protection or shield
• • Open to or in view of all
• • Not having been filled
• • Accessible to all
• • Not defended or capable of being defended
• • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
• • Having no protecting cover or enclosure
• • Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
• • Not sealed or having been unsealed
• • Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
• • Not requiring union membership
• • Possibly accepting or permitting
• • Affording free passage or view
• • Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
• • Ready for business
verb
• • Cause to open or to become open
• • Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
• • Become open
• • Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
• • Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
• • Make available
• • Become available
• • Have an opening or passage or outlet
• • Make the opening move
• • Afford access to
• • Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

An example sentence would be:

• • "He opens the door for his guests."
• • "She opens the window to let some fresh air in."

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