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| 1. | [ adjective ] first or beginning | |
| Examples: | "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth" "the play's opening scene" |
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| Related terms: | closing inaugural beginning introductory starting | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an open or empty space in or between things | |
| Synonyms: | gap | |
| Examples: | "there was a small opening between the trees" "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
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| Related terms: | space hole crack rip mouth rift window chasm foramen nodes_of_ranvier breach pocket surface | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise | |
| Related terms: | ceremony open | |
| 4. | [ noun ] becoming open or being made open | |
| Examples: | "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" |
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| Related terms: | change_of_integrity cut unfold | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (theater) the first performance (as of a theatrical production) | |
| Synonyms: | curtain_raising opening_night | |
| Examples: | "the opening received good critical reviews" |
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| Related terms: | start | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of opening something | |
| Examples: | "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" |
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| Related terms: | shutting motion open | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the initial part of the introduction | |
| Examples: | "the opening established the basic theme" |
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| Related terms: | introduction teaser salutation | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | |
| Examples: | "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
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| Related terms: | artifact hole window slit gun_muzzle gap gun_muzzle throat exit port wicket fly spout interstice intake breech mouth lunette neckline neck bell window aperture | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (nautical) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | |
| Synonyms: | hatchway scuttle | |
| Related terms: | entrance escape_hatch hatch open | |
| 10. | [ noun ] opportunity especially for employment or promotion | |
| Examples: | "there is an opening in the sales department" |
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| Related terms: | opportunity open | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (psychology) a possible alternative | |
| Synonyms: | possibility possible_action | |
| Examples: | "bankruptcy is always a possibility" |
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| Related terms: | option possible | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity | |
| Synonyms: | orifice porta | |
| Examples: | "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" |
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| Related terms: | passage mouth os vent cervix cardia aortic_orifice fenestra urethral_orifice spiracle blastopore anus pylorus naris fontanelle porta_hepatis introitus rima stoma ostium open | |
| 13. | [ noun ] the first of a series of actions | |
| Synonyms: | first_step initiative opening_move | |
| Examples: | "he memorized all the important chess openings" |
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| Related terms: | beginning curtain_raiser first_base peace_initiative open | |
| Similar spelling: |
opinion |
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