opening
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- n an open or empty space in or between things
there was a small opening between the trees - n a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- n becoming open or being made open
the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for - n the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
the opening received good critical reviews - n the act of opening something
the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door - n opportunity especially for employment or promotion
there is an opening in the sales department - n the initial part of the introduction
the opening established the basic theme - n a possible alternative
- n an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- n a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door - n an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- n a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
he memorized all the important chess openings - n the first of a series of actions
- v cause to open or to become open
- v start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- v become open
- v begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- v spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- v make available
- v become available
- v have an opening or passage or outlet
- v make the opening move
Kasparov opened with a standard opening - v afford access to
- v display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- a first or beginning
the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
the play's opening scene
- UP IN THE AIR: Performers during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
- On opening night, George Clooney, doing what a Hollywood star is supposed to, paused on the red carpet to flash his smile at the shouting fans across the barricade and scrawl his .
- The opening ceremonies of the Nagano Winter Games were as lyrical and spare as you might expect in a stadium shaped like a cherry blossom yet named, not memorably, the "Stadium for .