opening

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Open Source: opted

2. n. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. Source: opted

3. n. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. Source: opted

4. n. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. Source: opted

5. n. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings. Source: opted

6. adj. first or beginning Source: wordnet

7. n. an open or empty space in or between things Source: wordnet

8. n. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise Source: wordnet

9. n. becoming open or being made open Source: wordnet

10. n. the first performance (as of a theatrical production) Source: wordnet

11. n. the act of opening something Source: wordnet

12. n. opportunity especially for employment or promotion Source: wordnet

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