Opening

['əʊp(ə)nɪŋ] or ['opənɪŋ]

Definition

(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 recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; 'he memorized all the important chess openings'.

(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'; 'the explosion made a gap in the wall'.

(noun.) 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' .

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Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Open

(n.) The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.

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

(n.) Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.

(n.) A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw.[2]. Beginning, commencement.[3]. Opportunity, chance.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Aperture, gap, opportunity, space, commencement, initiation, start,inauguration, hole, fissure, chink, beginning

ANT:Occlusion, obstruction, stopgap, unreasonableness, contretemps,inopportuneness, enclosure, termination, close, end, conclusion

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