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Adjective: opening owpuning- First or beginning
"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" Noun: opening owpuning- An open or empty space in or between things
"there was a small opening between the trees" - Verb: open owpun- Cause to open or to become open
"Mary opened the car door" - open up - Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
"open a business" - open up - Become open
"The door opened" - open up - Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
"He opened the meeting with a long speech" - Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map" - unfold, spread, spread out - Make available
"This opens up new possibilities" - open up - Become available
"an opportunity opened up" - open up - Have an opening or passage or outlet
"The bedrooms open into the hall" - Make the opening move
"Kasparov opened with a standard opening" - Afford access to
"the door opens to the patio" - afford, give - Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Derived forms: openings See also: beginning, first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, introductory, maiden, open up, opener, starting Type of: afford, alternative, arise, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], beginning, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, chance, change of integrity, change state, choice, come up, commence, commencement, display, embark on, entrance, entranceway, entrée, entry, entryway, exhibit, expose, give, go, introduction, motility, motion, move, movement, observance, opportunity, option, passage, passageway, sequence, space, start, start up, succession, turn, undo, yield Antonym: close, closing Part of: Earth's surface, surface Encyclopedia: Open, Again Open Open, sesame Open, closed, open Opening |