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List of meaning for opening

a start or beginning

opening, gap(noun)

an open or empty space in or between things

"there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

opening(noun)

a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

opening(noun)

becoming open or being made open

"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

opening, opening night, curtain raising(noun)

the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

"the opening received good critical reviews"

opening(noun)

the act of opening something

"the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

opening(noun)

opportunity especially for employment or promotion

"there is an opening in the sales department"

opening(noun)

the initial part of the introduction

"the opening established the basic theme"

possibility, possible action, opening(noun)

a possible alternative

"bankruptcy is always a possibility"

orifice, opening, porta(noun)

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

opening(noun)

a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

hatchway, opening, scuttle(noun)

an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

opening, chess opening(noun)

a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

"he memorized all the important chess openings"

first step, initiative, opening move, opening(adj)

the first of a series of actions

opening(adj)

first or beginning

"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place

the talk show host's usual modus operandi is to talk over his guests, thereby denying them an opening to articulate their positions

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing

an opening in the roof is letting rain drip inside

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

the rabbit found a little opening in the bushes and darted through

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