| wide-open | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | open to the full extent |
| 2. | (postpositive) exposed to attack; vulnerable |
| 3. | uncertain as to outcome |
| 4. | informal (US) (of a town or city) lax in the enforcement of certain laws, esp those relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling, the control of vice, etc |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |