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opening
first or beginning
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adjective
first or beginning
“the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth”
noun
the first of a series of actions
noun
the act of opening something
“the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door”
noun
becoming open or being made open
“the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for”
noun
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
“he memorized all the important chess openings”
noun
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
noun
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
“they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door”
noun
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
“the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart”
noun
a possible alternative
“bankruptcy is always a possibility”
noun
the initial part of the introduction
“the opening established the basic theme”
noun
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
“the opening received good critical reviews”
noun
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
noun
an open or empty space in or between things
“there was a small opening between the trees”
noun
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
“there is an opening in the sales department”
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the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
the play's opening scene
the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
he memorized all the important chess openings
they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
bankruptcy is always a possibility
the opening established the basic theme
the opening received good critical reviews
there was a small opening between the trees
the explosion made a gap in the wall
there is an opening in the sales department
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