opening

Plural

openings

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of open

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.

   • The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.

2. 2.Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket.

3. 3.Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An act or instance of making or becoming open.

   • The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
   • He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.

2. 2.A gap permitting passage through.

   • He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
   • A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
   • He held that great exactness in craniotopography is unnecessary, all that is needed being to make a sufficiently large opening.

3. 3.An act or instance of beginning.

   • There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
   • Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.

4. 4.Something that is a beginning.

   • They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
   • John spends two hours a day studying chess openings, and another two hours studying endgames.
   • The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn.

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

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Word family

• open