Definitions of Opening [ˈoʊ pə nɪŋ]

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Definition of 'Opening'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) opening
an act or instance of making or becoming open.

2.  opening
an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place.

3.  opening
a hole or void in solid matter.

4.  opening
the act of beginning; start.

5.  opening
the first part or initial stage of anything.

6.  opening
an employment vacancy.

7.  opening
an opportunity; chance.

8.  opening
the formal or official beginning of an activity, event, presentation, etc.

9.  opening
a celebration marking this.

10.  opening
the statement of the case made by legal counsel to the court or jury before presenting evidence.

11.  opening
a mode of beginning a game.

Etymology: (1125–75)

Definition of 'Opening'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) opening, gap
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"

2. (noun) opening
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

3. (noun) opening
becoming open or being made open
"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

4. (noun) opening, opening night, curtain raising
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
"the opening received good critical reviews"

5. (noun) opening
the act of opening something
"the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

6. (noun) opening
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
"there is an opening in the sales department"

7. (noun) opening
the initial part of the introduction
"the opening established the basic theme"

8. (noun) possibility, possible action, opening
a possible alternative
"bankruptcy is always a possibility"

9. (noun) orifice, opening, porta
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

10. (noun) opening
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

11. (noun) hatchway, opening, scuttle
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

12. (noun) opening, chess opening
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
"he memorized all the important chess openings"

13. (adj) first step, initiative, opening move, opening
the first of a series of actions

14. (adj) opening
first or beginning
"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

Definition of 'Opening'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) opening
a gap or hole in sth
an opening in the wall

2.  opening
an opportunity
The meeting will provide an opening for discussion.

3.  opening
a job that is available
There is an opening for a French teacher at the school.

4.  opening
when a new business, building, etc. opens or starts
the official opening of the homeless shelter

5.  opening
the grand opening
an opening that is celebrated or advertised
a sale to celebrate our grand opening

6. (adjective) opening
happening at the beginning of sth
The opening line of the play.; his opening move in the chess match

Translation of 'Opening'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a hole; a clear or open space an opening in the fence/forest.
Afrikaans: opening, gat	Arabic: فَتْحَه، ثَغْرَه، ثَقْب	Bulgarian: отвор
Brazilian: abertura	Czech: otvor, paseka, mezera	German: dieÖffnung
Danish: åbning	Greek: άνοιγμα, τρύπα	Spanish: abertura, brecha
Estonian: auk	Farsi: روزنه؛ شکاف	Finnish: aukko
French: ouverture; brèche, clairi	Hebrew: פֶּתַח	Hindi: खुली जगह, छिद्र
Croatian: otvor	Hungarian: nyílás	Indonesian: tempat terbuka
Icelandic: op, gat; rjóður	Italian: apertura, passaggio	Japanese: 穴
Korean: 구멍	Lithuanian: anga, landa, proskyna	Latvian: caurums; sprauga; izcirtu
Malay: lubang	Dutch: opening	Norwegian: åpning, hull, sprekk
Polish: otwór	Persian: روزنه؛ شکاف	Pashto: غار، سورى
Portuguese: abertura	Romanian: deschidere; gaură; lumini	Russian: отверстие;просвет
Slovak: otvor; rúbanisko	Slovenian: odprtina; jasa	Serbian: otvor
Swedish: öppning	Thai: รอยโหว่	Turkish: açıklık, delik, yarık
Taiwanese: 洞，缺口	Ukrainian: отвір, щілина	Urdu: سوراخ
Vietnamese: lỗ hổng	Chinese: 洞，缺口
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