| the first of a series of actions
Synonyms: first step, initiative, opening move,
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| the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
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| becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
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| a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
Synonyms: chess opening,
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| an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Synonyms: hatchway, scuttle,
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| a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
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| an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
Synonyms: orifice, porta,
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| a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Synonyms: possibility, possible action,
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| the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
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| the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
Synonyms: opening night, curtain raising,
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| a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
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| 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"
Synonyms: gap,
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| opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
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