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opening - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'opening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Opening [ n.]
- The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
- A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
- Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.
- A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.
2 . Opening [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Open

Meaning of 'opening' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . opening [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a possible alternative
Example in sentence:
  • bankruptcy is always a possibility
Meaning (2):
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
Example in sentence:
  • he memorized all the important chess openings
Meaning (3):
- an open or empty space in or between things
Example in sentence:
  • the explosion made a gap in the wall;
  • there was a small opening between the trees
Meaning (4):
- the initial part of the introduction
Example in sentence:
  • the opening established the basic theme
Meaning (5):
- becoming open or being made open
Example in sentence:
  • the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
Meaning (6):
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
Example in sentence:
  • the opening received good critical reviews
Meaning (7):
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Example in sentence:
  • the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
Meaning (8):
- the act of opening something
Example in sentence:
  • the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
Meaning (9):
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
Example in sentence:
  • there is an opening in the sales department
Meaning (10):
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Example in sentence:
  • they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
11 . opening [ a]
Meaning (11):
- first or beginning
Example in sentence:
  • the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth;
  • the play's opening scene