Definitions for opening
ˈoʊ pə nɪŋopen·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opening, gapnoun

   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"

2. openingnoun

   a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

3. openingnoun

   becoming open or being made open

   "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

4. opening, opening night, curtain raisingnoun

   the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

   "the opening received good critical reviews"

5. openingnoun

   the act of opening something

   "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

6. openingnoun

   opportunity especially for employment or promotion

   "there is an opening in the sales department"

7. openingnoun

   the initial part of the introduction

   "the opening established the basic theme"

8. possibility, possible action, openingnoun

   a possible alternative

   "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

9. orifice, opening, portanoun

   an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

   "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

10. openingnoun

    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

    "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

11. hatchway, opening, scuttlenoun

    an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

12. opening, chess openingnoun

    a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

    "he memorized all the important chess openings"

13. first step, initiative, opening move, openingadjective

    the first of a series of actions

14. openingadjective

    first or beginning

    "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

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1. Openingnoun

   Hence: A vacant place; a job which does not have a current occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the two openings in the department.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openingnoun

   A hole; a gap; a crevice.

2. openingnoun

   The first few moves in a game of chess.

   John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying endgames.

3. openingnoun

   An unoccupied employment position.

   We have an opening in our marketing department.

4. openingnoun

   The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.

   They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.

5. openingnoun

   The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.

6. openingnoun

   The first few measures of a musical composition.

7. openingnoun

   A time available for an appointment.

   If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.

8. openingnoun

   A chance to make progress in a game, for example to score a goal.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Openingnoun

   Etymology: from open.

   1. Aperture; breach.

   The fire thus up, makes its way through the cracks and openings of the earth. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   2. Discovery at a distance; faint knowledge; dawn.

   God has been pleased to dissipate this confusion and chaos, and to give us some openings, some dawnings of liberty and settlement. Robert South, Sermons.

   The opening of your glory was like that of light; you shone to us from afar and disclosed your first beams on distant nations. Dryden.

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1. opening

   An opening is an unblocked or unobstructed space that allows access, passage or a view into and through a structure or object. It can also refer to the act of starting or initiating something such as an event or a formal procedure.

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1. Opening

   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. Together with closing, the opening serves in computer vision and image processing as a basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. Opening removes small objects from the foreground of an image, placing them in the background, while closing removes small holes in the foreground, changing small islands of background into foreground. These techniques can also be used to find specific shapes in an image. Opening can be used to find things into which a specific structuring element can fit. One can think of B sweeping around the inside of the boundary of A, so that it does not extend beyond the boundary, and shaping the A boundary around the boundary of the element.

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1. opening

   A passage within the human body.

   The vagina is an opening within a female human body.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

2. ---

   openingverb

   Observation prompt into expressing conversion into the specific state that we are soon to be entering.

   We are opening a new chapter of life itself.

   Etymology: Rising

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on February 24, 2024  

3. ---

   openingverb

   Verb form of the word open.

   The opening of the new business was delightful

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Ceremony
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Chess
   • Introduction
   • Motion
   • Opportunity
   • Option
   • Space
   • Succession
   • Surface

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2064

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2723

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opening' in Nouns Frequency: #859

How to pronounce opening?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say opening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opening in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of opening in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Morgan:

   The window for significant progress on climate is only open every once in a while, and it's open -- it's opening -- right now.

2. Shannon Burton:

   She was amazing, gorgeous, fearless and worked hard to be her best self, i have been a dream chaser since I was very young, and if I had a passion in my heart for something, I worked my tail off until I got it. This was no different. I started modeling at the late age of 35 when many modeling careers had already come to an end. So many rejections, doors closed, and no's in my 15 years in the industry, but I refused to quit. When I saw that Swim Search was opening up for 2022-23, I promised to enter. I turned 50 in March and felt it was the perfect way to celebrate such a big milestone. So I went all in.

3. The Energy:

   We look forward to addressing the underlying causes that led to the compliance orders and to developing a positive path forward for the re-opening of WIPP and the resumption of transuranic waste operations at LANL.

4. Choe Son Hui:

   Pompeo has gone so far in his language and it made the opening of the expected DPRK-U.S. working-level negotiations more difficult.

5. Malte Liewerscheidt:

   Kyari was very close to Buhari and arguably the most powerful man within the administration, kyari's death removes the centre of gravity from Buhari's inner circle and might provide an opening for more reform-minded elements such as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=opening
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=opening
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Opening
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=opening
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=opening