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