Meaning of opening
Definition of opening
(adj)
first
or beginning; "the
memorable
opening
bars
of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's
opening
scene"
(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"
a
ceremony
accompanying
the
start
of
some
enterprise
becoming
open
or
being
made
open; "the
opening
of his
arms
was the
sign
I was
waiting
for"
the
first
performance
(as of a
theatrical
production); "the
opening
received
good
critical
reviews"
the act of
opening
something; "the ray of
light
revealed his
cautious
opening
of the door"
opportunity
especially
for
employment
or promotion; "there is an
opening
in the
sales
department"
the
initial
part
of the introduction; "the
opening
established
the
basic
theme"
a
possible
alternative; "bankruptcy is
always
a possibility"
an
aperture
or
hole
that opens into a
bodily
cavity; "the orifice into the
aorta
from the
lower
left
chamber
of the heart"
a
vacant
or
unobstructed
space
that is man-made; "they
left
a
small
opening
for the cat at the
bottom
of the door"
an
entrance
equipped
with a hatch;
especially
a
passageway
between
decks of a
ship
a
recognized
sequence
of moves at the
beginning
of a
game
of chess; "he memorized all the
important
chess
openings"
the
first
of a
series
of actions
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