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ALL meanings of opening

o·pen·ing
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  • noun opening an open or clear space. 1
  • noun opening the open air. 1
  • noun opening the open water, as of the sea. 1
  • noun opening an opening or aperture. 1
  • noun opening an opening or opportunity. 1
  • noun opening a contest or tournament in which both amateurs and professionals may compete, especially in golf and tennis. 1
  • noun opening space in a wall, etc. 1
  • noun opening the open. the unenclosed or unobstructed country. the outdoors: Vacations in the open are fine for the entire family. the condition of being unconcealed, recognized, or publicly known: The scandal is now out in the open. 1
  • noun opening beginning part 1
  • adjective opening not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night. 1
  • noun opening act of opening sth: door, etc. 1
  • adjective opening (of a door, gate, window sash, or the like) set so as to permit passage through the opening it can be used to close. 1
  • adjective opening hours: of business 1
  • adjective opening having no means of closing or barring: an open portico. 1
  • adjective opening beginning 1
  • adjective opening having the interior immediately accessible, as a box with the lid raised or a drawer that is pulled out. 1
  • noun opening event: launch 1
  • adjective opening relatively free of obstructions to sight, movement, or internal arrangement: an open floor plan. 1
  • noun opening first performance 1
  • adjective opening constructed so as to be without cover or enclosure on the top or on some or all sides: an open boat. 1
  • noun opening job: position available 1
  • adjective opening having relatively large or numerous spaces, voids, or intervals: an open architectural screen; open ranks of soldiers. 1
  • abbreviation OPENING opportunity 1
  • adjective opening perforated or porous: an open texture. 1
  • adjective opening relatively unoccupied by buildings, fences, trees, etc.: open country. 1
  • adjective opening not covered or closed; with certain parts apart: open eyes; open mouth. 1
  • adjective opening without a covering, especially a protective covering; unprotected; unenclosed; exposed: an open wound; open electrical wires. 1
  • adjective opening extended or unfolded: an open newspaper. 1
  • adjective opening without restrictions as to who may participate: an open competition; an open session. 1
  • adjective opening accessible or available to follow: the only course still open to us. 1
  • adjective opening not taken or filled; not preempted; available; vacant: Which job is open? 1
  • adjective opening ready for or carrying on normal trade or business: The new store is now open. The office is open on Saturdays. 1
  • adjective opening not engaged or committed: Have you any open time on Monday? 1
  • adjective opening accessible, as to appeals, ideas, or offers: to be open to suggestion. 1
  • adjective opening exposed to general view or knowledge; existing, carried on, etc., without concealment: open disregard of the rules. 1
  • adjective opening acting publicly or without concealment, as a person. 1
  • adjective opening unreserved, candid, or frank, as persons or their speech, aspect, etc.: an open manner. 1
  • adjective opening generous, liberal, or bounteous: to give with an open hand. 1
  • adjective opening liable or subject: open to question; open to retaliation. 1
  • adjective opening undecided; unsettled: several open questions. 1
  • adjective opening without effective or enforced legal, commercial, or moral regulations: an open town. 1
  • adjective opening unguarded by an opponent: an open wide receiver. 1
  • adjective opening noting the part of the sea beyond headlands or enclosing areas of land: to sail on the open seas. 1
  • adjective opening free of ice, as a body of water or a seaport. 1
  • adjective opening free of navigational hazards: an open coast. 1
  • adjective opening (of a seaport) available for foreign trade; not closed by government regulations or by considerations of health. 1
  • adjective opening (of a microphone) in operation; live. 1
  • adjective opening (of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the beginning of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text: open parenthesis; open quotes. Compare close (def 51). 1
  • adjective opening not yet balanced or adjusted, as an account. 1
  • adjective opening not constipated, as the bowels. 1
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