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Opening

Opening Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Opening? [n] the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" [n] the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [n] becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" [n] an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [n] a vacant or unobstructed space; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" [n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [n] a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [n] the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme" [n] the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [n] a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise [n] 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" [n] opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department" [adj] first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Opening: beginning(a) \| curtain raising \| first \| first step \| gap \| hatchway \| inaugural \| initiative \| initiative \| initiatory \| introductory \| maiden \| opening move \| opening night \| orifice \| porta \| possibility \| possible action \| scuttle \| starting Related Terms \| Find terms related to Opening: a leg up \| abysm \| abyss \| access \| adit \| air lock \| aisle \| alley \| alpha \| ambulatory \| aperture \| apparition \| appearance \| appearing \| appointment \| approach \| arcade \| arising \| arroyo \| artery \| avatar \| avenue \| bareness \| barrenness \| beginning \| berth \| billet \| birth \| blankness \| blast-off \| bleakness \| blowhole \| box canyon \| breach \| break \| canyon \| cavity \| 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passage \| passageway \| performance \| pit \| place \| place open \| pore \| port \| portico \| position \| post \| presentation \| presentment \| production \| projection \| railroad tunnel \| ravine \| realization \| rent \| representation \| retrospective \| revelation \| rift \| rime \| rise \| rising \| room \| running start \| rupture \| sally port \| scissure \| scope \| seam \| second job \| send-off \| separation \| service \| setout \| setting in motion \| setting-up \| shot \| show \| showing \| showing forth \| situation \| slit \| slot \| sluice \| spiracle \| split \| spout \| square one \| squeak \| start \| starting point \| start-off \| station \| stepping-stone \| take-off \| tap \| tenure \| theophany \| time \| traject \| trajet \| trench \| tunnel \| underpass \| unfolding \| unfoldment \| unveiling \| vacancy \| vacant post \| vacuity \| valley \| varnishing day \| vent \| ventage \| venthole \| vernissage \| vestibule \| void \| voidness \| vomitory \| wadi \| way \| way in \| way out \| weir See Also \| alternative \| anus \| aortic orifice \| aperture \| arse \| arsehole \| artefact \| artifact \| asshole \| beginning \| bell \| blastopore \| breach \| breech \| cardia \| ceremonial \| ceremonial occasion \| ceremony \| cervix \| cervix uteri \| chance \| change of integrity \| chasm \| choice \| cleft \| commencement \| crack \| crack \| crevice \| curtain raiser \| cut \| cutting \| Earth's surface \| embrasure \| entrance \| entranceway \| entree \| entry \| entryway \| escape hatch \| exit \| external orifice \| fenestella \| fenestra \| first base \| fissure \| fly \| fly front \| fontanel \| fontanelle \| foramen \| gap \| grille \| gun muzzle \| hatch \| hiatus \| hole \| hole \| intake \| interstice \| introduction \| introitus \| issue \| lattice \| lunette \| motility \| motion \| mouth \| mouth \| mouth \| move \| movement \| muzzle \| naris \| neck \| nodes of Ranvier \| observance \| opportunity \| option \| os \| outlet \| passage \| passageway \| peace initiative \| port \| porta hepatis \| porthole \| possible \| pylorus \| Ranvier's nodes \| rear of barrel \| rear of tube \| rent \| rift \| rima \| rip \| salutation \| scissure \| slit \| soft spot \| space \| spiracle \| split \| spout \| start \| start \| stoma \| surface \| tear \| teaser \| throat \| urethral orifice \| uterine cervix \| vent \| way out \| wicket \| window \| window Opening In Webster's Dictionary \O"pen*ing\, n. 1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. The opening of your glory was like that of light. --Dryden. 2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak. 3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] --Dickens. 4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.

Opening Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Opening?

[n] the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
[n] the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
[n] becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
[n] an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
[n] a vacant or unobstructed space; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
[n] an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
[n] a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
[n] the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
[n] the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
[n] a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
[n] 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"
[n] opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
[adj] first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

Opening In Webster's Dictionary

\O"pen*ing\, n.
1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement;
   first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.

         The opening of your glory was like that of light.
                                               --Dryden.

2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap;
   cleft, or hole.

         We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak.

3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for
   business. [Colloq.] --Dickens.

4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst
   of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.

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