Opening - Definition

adj 1: first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of
Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" [ant:
closing]
n 1: 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" [syn: opening, gap]
2: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
3: becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms
was the sign I was waiting for"
4: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the
opening received good critical reviews" [syn: opening,
opening night, curtain raising]
5: the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his
cautious opening of the door" [ant: closing, shutting]
6: opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is
an opening in the sales department"
7: the initial part of the introduction; "the opening
established the basic theme"
8: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
[syn: possibility, possible action, opening]
9: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the
orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the
heart" [syn: orifice, opening, porta]
10: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left
a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
11: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening,
scuttle]
12: a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of
chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn:
opening, chess opening]
13: the first of a series of actions [syn: first step,
initiative, opening move, opening]