Opening
/ˈəʊ.pənɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Opening
verb
- To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
"Turn the doorknob to open the door."
- To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
"He opened a path through the undergrowth."
- To bring up, broach.
"I don't want to open that subject."
- To enter upon, begin.
"to open a case in court, or a meeting"
- To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
"to open a closed fist"
noun
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
"He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents."
- Something that is open.
"A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks."
- An act or instance of beginning.
"Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd."
- Something that is a beginning.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
"Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?"
adjective
- 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."
- Describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
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ANTONYMS
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