Definitions for opening
ˈoʊ pə nɪŋopen·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. opening, gapnoun

   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. openingnoun

   a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

3. openingnoun

   becoming open or being made open

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

4. opening, opening night, curtain raisingnoun

   the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

   "the opening received good critical reviews"

5. openingnoun

   the act of opening something

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

6. openingnoun

   opportunity especially for employment or promotion

   "there is an opening in the sales department"

7. openingnoun

   the initial part of the introduction

   "the opening established the basic theme"

8. possibility, possible action, openingnoun

   a possible alternative

   "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

9. orifice, opening, portanoun

   an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

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

10. openingnoun

    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, scuttlenoun

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

12. opening, chess openingnoun

    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, openingadjective

    the first of a series of actions

14. openingadjective

    first or beginning

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

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1. Openingnoun

   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.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. openingnoun

   A hole; a gap; a crevice.

2. openingnoun

   The first few moves in a game of chess.

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

3. openingnoun

   An unoccupied employment position.

   We have an opening in our marketing department.

4. openingnoun

   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. openingnoun

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

6. openingnoun

   The first few measures of a musical composition.

7. openingnoun

   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. openingnoun

   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. openingverb

   Verb form of the word open.

   The opening of the new business was delightful

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Ceremony
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Chess
   • Introduction
   • Motion
   • Opportunity
   • Option
   • Space
   • Succession
   • Surface

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

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Tayla Harris:

   I love it when a mum or a young daughter and son says to me' thanks for standing up to what you stood up for,' if my example is going to help someone in any way, I would be happy to go through it all again. I'd rather not, but there's been so many amazing messages. It's been an eye-opening experience.

2. Laurent Schlumberger:

   The synod has decided to take a step forward in accompanying people and these couples by opening the possibility of celebrating liturgical blessings if they want.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   We need to be clear-eyed about what we can expect from Iran, this isn't the start of some larger diplomatic opening. And we shouldn't expect that this deal will lead to a broader change in their behavior.

4. Reid Weingarten:

   Today's ruling in Canada is only the opening salvo in a very long process ... we are confident that ultimately justice will be done.

5. Greg Abbott:

   If I could go back and redo anything, it probably would've been to slow down the opening of bars. Now, seeing in the aftermath of how quickly the coronavirus spread in the bar setting -- and, you know, a bar setting in reality just doesn't work with a pandemic.

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