opening
noun
[ ˈəʊp(ə)nɪŋ ]
• a space or gap that allows passage or access.
• "an opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke"
Similar:
hole,
gap,
aperture,
space,
orifice,
vent,
slot,
window,
crack,
slit,
gash,
split,
fissure,
perforation,
cleft,
crevice,
cut,
incision,
rent,
cavity,
cranny,
groove,
chink,
eye,
mouth,
loophole,
peephole,
judas,
interstice,
spyhole,
hiatus,
foramen,
doorway,
gateway,
portal,
way,
entrance,
entry,
entryway,
means of entry,
way in,
entrée,
access,
means of access,
exit,
egress,
way out,
• a beginning; an initial part.
• "Maya started tapping out the opening of her story"
Similar:
beginning,
start,
outset,
inception,
launch,
birth,
dawn,
introduction,
preliminary,
preface,
prelude,
foreword,
preamble,
prefatory remarks,
opening statement,
opening remarks,
prologue,
kick-off,
commencement,
proem,
prolegomenon,
• an opportunity to achieve something.
• "they seem to have exploited fully the openings offered"
Similar:
opportunity,
chance,
right set of circumstances,
moment,
occasion,
window (of opportunity),
possibility,
turn,
time,
break,
lucky break,
shot,
opening
adjective
• coming at the beginning of something; initial.
• "she stole the show with her opening remark"
open
verb
• move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.
• "she opened the door and went in"
• unfold or be unfolded; spread out.
• "the eagle opened its wings and circled up into the air"
Opposite:
close,
fold up,
• make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.
• "she raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea"
• formally establish or begin (a new business, movement, or enterprise).
• "she began to teach and opened her own school"
• make more available or widely known.
• "the retirement of Mahatir Mohammed as Prime Minister of Malaysia has opened the possibility of closer Australian relations"
• break the conducting path of (an electric circuit).
• "the switch opens the motor circuit"
Origin:
Old English open (adjective), openian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch open and German offen, from the root of the adverb up.
