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How to pronounce opening in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gap
Type of space
Has types mouth, window, tear, breach, split, chasm, cleft, crack, crevice, snag, diastema, scissure, rip, rift, fissure, rent, ranvier's nodes, foramen, hiatus, hole, pocket, nodes of ranvier
Derivation open


there was a small opening between the trees.
Type Words
Synonyms chess opening
Type of sequence, succession


he memorized all the important chess openings.
Type Words
Synonyms orifice, porta
Type of passage, passageway
Has types cervix, cervix uteri, fontanel, fontanelle, stoma, pylorus, porta hepatis, vent, uterine cervix, naris, introitus, urethral orifice, spiracle, aortic orifice, mouth, blastopore, anus, soft spot, os, cardia, external orifice, rima, fenestra
Derivation open
Type Words
Synonyms possibility, possible action
Type of alternative, option, choice
Has types possible
Type Words
Synonyms hatchway, scuttle
Type of entree, entryway, entrance, entranceway, entry
Has types escape hatch
Derivation open
Type Words
Synonyms first step, initiative, opening move
Type of commencement, beginning, start
Has types first base, curtain raiser, peace initiative
Derivation open
Type Words
Synonyms curtain raising, opening night
Type of start


the opening received good critical reviews.
Type Words
Type of ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, ceremonial
Derivation open
Type Words
Type of artefact, artifact
Has types window, aperture, muzzle, lunette, neck, neck opening, lattice, issue, wicket, interstice, outlet, pass-through, intake, inlet, way out, hole, port, gun muzzle, porthole, grille, gap, fly front, rear of barrel, rear of tube, fly, fenestella, exit, embrasure, throat, slit, mouth, bell, crack, breech, spout


they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door.
Type Words
Type of change of integrity
Has types cutting, cut
Derivation open


the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for.
Type Words


the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth.
the play's opening scene.
Type Words
Type of chance, opportunity
Derivation open


there is an opening in the sales department.
Type Words
Type of movement, move, motion, motility
Derivation open


the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door.
Type Words
Type of introduction
Has types salutation, teaser


the opening established the basic theme.

Examples of opening

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McDaniels has been linked to the potential Rams opening by multiple NFL pundits.
From the stltoday.com
In one room declarer ruffed the opening heart lead and led the jack of diamonds.
From the stltoday.com
The Universal film had all the hype in the world going into its Aug. 13 opening.
From the forbes.com
Chamley-Watson won his opening bout against China's Jialuo Shi on Friday, 15-12.
From the sacbee.com
Gonzaga has now won its opening-round matchup in 10-of-13 NCAA Tournament trips.
From the thenewstribune.com
Uncorked CanvasA new art studio will host a grand opening celebration April 8-9.
From the thenewstribune.com
The crowd of 5,153 seemed to smell an upset developing from the opening minutes.
From the thenewstribune.com
The opening and ending minutes of the open house are usually crowded and rushed.
From the boston.com
Buehrle is set to make his ninth straight opening-day start, a franchise record.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • First or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
  • 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"
  • A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as initiated by White or defenses, as created in reply by Black. There are many dozens of different openings, and hundreds of named variants. ...
  • In mathematical morphology, opening is the dilation of the erosion of a set A by a structuring element B: where and denote erosion and dilation, respectively.
  • (OPENINGS) A single job for which an area office has on file a request to select and refer an applicant or applicants.