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opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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.
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chess opening |
| Type of | sequence, succession |
he memorized all the important chess openings.
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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 |
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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 |
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curtain raising, opening night |
| Type of | start |
the opening received good critical reviews.
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, ceremonial |
| Derivation | open |
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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.
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chance, opportunity |
| Derivation | open |
there is an opening in the sales department.
opening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| 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
- 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.
