English adjective: opening | |||
1. | opening first or beginning | ||
Samples | The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth. The play's opening scene. | ||
Similar | beginning, first, first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, introductory, maiden, starting | ||
Antonyms | closing | ||
English noun: opening | |||
1. | opening (object) an open or empty space in or between things | ||
Samples | There was a small opening between the trees. The explosion made a gap in the wall. | ||
Synonyms | gap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | breach, chasm, cleft, crack, crevice, diastema, fissure, foramen, hiatus, hole, mouth, nodes of Ranvier, pocket, Ranvier's nodes, rent, rift, rip, scissure, snag, split, tear, window | ||
Part meronym | Earth's surface, surface | ||
2. | opening (event) a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance | ||
3. | opening (act) becoming open or being made open | ||
Samples | The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut, cutting | ||
4. | opening (event) the first performance (as of a theatrical production) | ||
Samples | The opening received good critical reviews. | ||
Synonyms | curtain raising, opening night | ||
Broader (hypernym) | start | ||
5. | opening (act) the act of opening something | ||
Samples | The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
Antonyms | closing, shutting | ||
6. | opening (state) opportunity especially for employment or promotion | ||
Samples | There is an opening in the sales department. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chance, opportunity | ||
7. | opening (communication) the initial part of the introduction | ||
Samples | The opening established the basic theme. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | introduction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | salutation, teaser | ||
8. | opening (cognition) a possible alternative | ||
Samples | Bankruptcy is always a possibility. | ||
Synonyms | possibility, possible action | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alternative, choice, option | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | possible | ||
9. | opening (body) an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | ||
Samples | The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart. | ||
Synonyms | orifice, porta | ||
Broader (hypernym) | passage, passageway | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anus, aortic orifice, blastopore, cardia, cervix, cervix uteri, external orifice, fenestra, fontanel, fontanelle, introitus, mouth, naris, os, porta hepatis, pylorus, rima, soft spot, spiracle, stoma, urethral orifice, uterine cervix, vent | ||
10. | opening (artifact) a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | ||
Samples | They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aperture, bell, breech, crack, embrasure, exit, fenestella, fly, fly front, gap, grille, gun muzzle, hole, inlet, intake, interstice, issue, lattice, lunette, mouth, muzzle, neck, neck opening, outlet, pass-through, port, porthole, rear of barrel, rear of tube, slit, spout, throat, way out, wicket, window, window | ||
11. | opening (artifact) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | ||
Synonyms | hatchway, scuttle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | escape hatch | ||
Part holonym | hatch | ||
12. | opening (act) a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess | ||
Samples | He memorized all the important chess openings. | ||
Synonyms | chess opening | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sequence, succession | ||
Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
13. | opening (act) the first of a series of actions | ||
Synonyms | first step, initiative, opening move | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, start | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | curtain raiser, first base, peace initiative | ||