- o|pen|ing
- o|pen|ing «OH puh nihng, OHP nihng», noun, adjective.–n.1. an open or clear space; gap, hole, or passage: »
an opening in a wall, an opening in the forest.
SYNONYM(S): aperture, fissure, orifice.2. the first part; beginning: »the opening of a lecture.
SYNONYM(S): start, commencement, introduction.3. a formal beginning; performance, display, or ceremony, that formally begins an undertaking and introduces it to the public, as the first performance of a play: »The opening will be at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
4. a place or position that is open or vacant: »an opening for a teller in a bank, an opening for a teacher in a school.
SYNONYM(S): vacancy.5. a favorable chance or opportunity: »As soon as I saw an opening, I got up quickly and left the room. Here is an opening which, if neglected by our government…they will one day sorely repent (Edmund Burke).
6. the act of making open or the fact of becoming open.7. Law. the statement of the case made by the lawyer to the court or jury before adducing evidence.8. Chess. a) the beginning of a game, distinguished from the moves that follow. b) a standard series of moves beginning a game, especially such a series adopted by a player to establish an attack or defense.–adj.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.