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English Dictionary: opening	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for opening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opening adj first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" Antonym(s): closing n 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" Synonym(s): opening, gap 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" Synonym(s): opening, opening night, curtain raising the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" Antonym(s): closing, shutting opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department" the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme" a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" Synonym(s): possibility, possible action, opening an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" Synonym(s): orifice, opening, porta a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship Synonym(s): hatchway, opening, scuttle a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" Synonym(s): opening, chess opening the first of a series of actions Synonym(s): first step, initiative, opening move, opening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter. And all the windows of my heart I open to the day. --Whittier. 2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand. 3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain. The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon. Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12. While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv. 32. 4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America. --Abp. Abbot. 5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting. 6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers. {To open one's mouth}, {to speak}. {To open up}, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our [bd]bold peasantry, their country's pride.[b8] --Prof. Wilson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opening \O"pening\, n. 1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening* of a speech. The opening of your glory was like that of light. --Dryden. 2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak. 3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] --Dickens. 4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.