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opening

/ opening /
adjective/noun

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
first or beginning
"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven''s Fifth"
"the play''s opening scene"
Similar:
beginning(a) first inaugural initiative initiatory maiden introductory starting
Opposites:
closing
noun Sense 2
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Type of:
ceremony ceremonial ceremonial occasion
Derived:
open open up
noun Sense 3
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
"the opening received good critical reviews"
Type of:
start
noun Sense 4
the initial part of the introduction
"the opening established the basic theme"
Type of:
introduction
Kinds of:
teaser salutation
noun Sense 5
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
"there is an opening in the sales department"
Type of:
opportunity chance
Derived:
open open up
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
space
Kinds of:
pocket Ranvier's nodes nodes of Ranvier foramen hiatus
Has parts:
surface Earth's surface
Derived:
gap breach open
noun Sense 7
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
aperture bell breech rear of barrel rear of tube
noun Sense 8
becoming open or being made open
"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
Type of:
change of integrity
Kinds of:
cut cutting
Derived:
unfold spread spread out open open up
noun Sense 9
the act of opening something
"the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
Opposites:
shutting closing
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
open open up
noun Sense 10
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Type of:
entrance entranceway entryway
Kinds of:
escape hatch
Derived:
open
noun Sense 11
an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity
"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Type of:
passage passageway
Kinds of:
vent blastopore aortic orifice stoma porta hepatis
Derived:
open afford give
noun Sense 12
a possible alternative
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Type of:
option alternative choice
Kinds of:
possible
noun Sense 13
the first of a series of actions
"he memorized all the important chess openings"
Type of:
beginning start commencement
Kinds of:
curtain raiser first base peace initiative
Derived:
open open up
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
82
Times Searched
2
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beginning(a) first inaugural initiative initiatory maiden introductory starting closing ceremony ceremonial ceremonial occasion