Definitions for opening
ˈoʊ pə nɪŋopen·ing

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1. opening, gap(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"

2. opening(noun)

   a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

3. opening(noun)

   becoming open or being made open

   "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

4. opening, opening night, curtain raising(noun)

   the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

   "the opening received good critical reviews"

5. opening(noun)

   the act of opening something

   "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

6. opening(noun)

   opportunity especially for employment or promotion

   "there is an opening in the sales department"

7. opening(noun)

   the initial part of the introduction

   "the opening established the basic theme"

8. possibility, possible action, opening(noun)

   a possible alternative

   "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

9. orifice, opening, porta(noun)

   an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

   "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

10. opening(noun)

    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

    "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

11. hatchway, opening, scuttle(noun)

    an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

12. opening, chess opening(noun)

    a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

    "he memorized all the important chess openings"

13. first step, initiative, opening move, opening(adj)

    the first of a series of actions

14. opening(adj)

    first or beginning

    "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

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1. Opening(n.)

   Hence: A vacant place; a job which does not have a current occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the two openings in the department.

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1. opening(Noun)

   A hole; a gap; a crevice.

2. opening(Noun)

   The first few moves in a game of chess.

   John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying endgames.

3. opening(Noun)

   An unoccupied employment position.

   We have an opening in our marketing department.

4. opening(Noun)

   The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.

   They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.

5. opening(Noun)

   The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.

6. opening(Noun)

   The first few measures of a musical composition.

7. opening(Noun)

   A time available for an appointment.

   If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.

8. opening(Noun)

   A chance to make progress in a game, for example to score a goal.

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1. Opening

   In mathematical morphology, opening is the dilation of the erosion of a set A by a structuring element B: where and denote erosion and dilation, respectively. Together with closing, the opening serves in computer vision and image processing as a basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. Opening removes small objects from the foreground of an image, placing them in the background, while closing removes small holes in the foreground, changing small islands of background into foreground. These techniques can also be used to find specific shapes in an image. Opening can be used to find things into which a specific structuring element can fit. One can think of B sweeping around the inside of the boundary of A, so that it does not extend beyond the boundary, and shaping the A boundary around the boundary of the element.

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1. opening

   A passage within the human body.

   The vagina is an opening within a female human body.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

2. opening

   Verb form of the word open.

   The opening of the new business was delightful

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2064

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2723

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Nouns Frequency: #859

How to pronounce opening?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say opening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opening in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of opening in a Sentence

1. Rocio Nahle:

   We will be assessing if any legislative changes (to the oil opening) are necessary.

2. Novak Djokovic:

   A nice opening match with real Australian summer conditions, you try to stay composed, not get carried away by heat. Of course, there were some long exchanges that got both of us a little bit short on air.

3. Mark Moss:

   It’s always very eye-opening when patients show you what they’re doing with their inhalers because many times they’re using them subtly incorrectly, so this is a study that is very reflective of real life.

4. Carrie Carignan:

   It almost sounded like a dump truck like opening the back and gravel falling out.

5. Appetizer Mobile:

   Moving forward, Apple is making Siri more ubiquitous and is now putting it on as many platforms as possible, by opening up Siri to a degree to developers, Siri will better recognize voices and context.

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