1. Verb form
of Open
2. Noun
The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
3. Noun
A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
4. Noun
Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.
5. Noun
A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.
6. Noun
a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
7. Noun
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
Vocabulary classified under History
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