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Opening (IPA: /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/)


Opening (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Open

Opening (n.)

The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.

Opening (n.)

A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.

Opening (n.)

Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.

Opening (n.)

A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.