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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

Derived form: verb open₈
opening - a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
--₂ is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance

Derived forms: verb open₄, verb open₂
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
Derived forms: verb open₅, verb open₃, verb open₁
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

Derived form: verb open₁
opening - opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
--₆ is a kind of opportunity, chance

Derived forms: verb open₇, verb open₆
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:

Derived forms: verb open₈, verb open₁₀

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
Derived form: verb open₈
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
Derived forms: verb open₄, verb open₂, verb open₉

,Verb open has 11 senses

open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Antonyms: close, shut

Derived forms: noun opener₂, noun opener₃, noun opening₃, noun opening₅
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

Derived forms: noun opening₂, noun opening₁₂
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

Derived form: noun opening₃
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

Derived forms: noun opener₁, noun opening₂, noun opening₁₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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

Derived form: noun opening₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
open, open up - make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
--₆ is one way to yield, give, afford

Derived form: noun opening₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
open, open up - become available; "an opportunity opened up"
--₇ is one way to arise, come up

Derived form: noun opening₆
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
open - have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"

Derived forms: noun opening₁, noun opening₉, noun opening₁₁
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
open - make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
--₉ is one way to move, go

Derived form: noun opening₁₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
afford, open, give - afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

Derived forms: noun open₄, noun opening₉
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
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:
Somebody ----s something