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Adjective opening has 1 sense
- opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
Antonyms: closing, concluding, final, last, terminal, terminative, year-end
Noun opening has 12 senses
- 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"
--1 is a kind of space
--1 is a part of surface, Earth's surface
--1 has particulars: | | pocket; Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier; foramen, hiatus; breach; chasm; crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure; hole; mouth; rift; rip, rent, snag, split, tear; window |
- opening - a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
--2 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
- opening - becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
--3 is a kind of change of integrity
--3 has particulars: cut, cutting
- opening, opening night, curtain raising - the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
--4 is a kind of start
- opening - the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
--5 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
Antonyms: shutting, closing
- opening - opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
--6 is a kind of opportunity, chance
- opening - the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
--7 is a kind of introduction
--7 has particulars: teaser; salutation
- possibility, possible action, opening - a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
--8 is a kind of option, alternative, choice
--8 has particulars: possible
- orifice, opening, porta - an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
--9 is a kind of passage, passageway
--9 has particulars:
- opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
--10 is a kind of artifact, artefact
--10 has particulars: | | aperture; bell; breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube; exit, issue, outlet, way out; fly, fly front; gap, crack; gun muzzle, muzzle; hole; intake; interstice; lunette, fenestella; mouth; neck; port, embrasure, porthole; slit; spout; throat; wicket, lattice, grille; window; window |
- hatchway, opening, scuttle - an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
--11 is a kind of entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree
--11 has parts: hatch
--11 has particulars: escape hatch
- first step, initiative, opening move, opening - the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
--12 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--12 has particulars: curtain raiser; first base; peace initiative
Verb open has 11 senses
- open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Antonyms: close, shut
Sample sentence:
They want to open the doors
- open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
Antonyms: close, fold, shut down, close down
Sample sentence:
The business is going to open
- open, open up - become open; "The door opened"
--3 is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: close, shut
Sample sentence:
The doors open
- open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
--4 is one way to start, start up, embark on, commence
Antonyms: close
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- unfold, spread, spread out, open - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
--5 is one way to undo
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- open, open up - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
--6 is one way to yield, give, afford
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- open, open up - become available; "an opportunity opened up"
--7 is one way to arise, come up
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- open - have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
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- open - make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
--9 is one way to move, go
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- afford, open, give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Sample sentence:
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- open - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
--11 is one way to expose, exhibit, display
Antonyms: close
Sample sentence:
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