Thesaurus: opening

of Open

Definitions

p. pr. & vb. n. of Open
n. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
n. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
n. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.
n. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.
adj. first or beginning
n. an open or empty space in or between things
n. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
n. becoming open or being made open
n. the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
n. the act of opening something
n. opportunity especially for employment or promotion