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Quick definitions from WordNet (opening)
▸ noun: the act of opening something ("The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door")
▸ noun: becoming open or being made open ("The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for")
▸ noun: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made ("They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")
▸ noun: the initial part of the introduction ("The opening established the basic theme")
▸ noun: the first performance (as of a theatrical production) ("The opening received good critical reviews")
▸ noun: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
▸ noun: an open or empty space in or between things ("There was a small opening between the trees")
▸ noun: opportunity especially for employment or promotion ("There is an opening in the sales department")
▸ noun: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
▸ noun: an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity
▸ noun: a possible alternative
▸ noun: the first of a series of actions ("He memorized all the important chess openings")
▸ adjective: first or beginning ("The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth")
▸ Also see opens
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to opening
▸ Usage examples for opening
▸ Idioms related to opening (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing opening
▸ Popular nouns described by opening
▸ Words that often appear near opening
▸ Rhymes of opening
▸ Invented words related to opening
▸ noun: the act of opening something ("The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door")
▸ noun: becoming open or being made open ("The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for")
▸ noun: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made ("They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")
▸ noun: the initial part of the introduction ("The opening established the basic theme")
▸ noun: the first performance (as of a theatrical production) ("The opening received good critical reviews")
▸ noun: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
▸ noun: an open or empty space in or between things ("There was a small opening between the trees")
▸ noun: opportunity especially for employment or promotion ("There is an opening in the sales department")
▸ noun: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
▸ noun: an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity
▸ noun: a possible alternative
▸ noun: the first of a series of actions ("He memorized all the important chess openings")
▸ adjective: first or beginning ("The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth")
▸ Also see opens
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to opening
▸ Usage examples for opening
▸ Idioms related to opening (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing opening
▸ Popular nouns described by opening
▸ Words that often appear near opening
▸ Rhymes of opening
▸ Invented words related to opening