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

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