opening

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
opening

Plural
openings

opening (plural openings)

  1. A hole; a gap; a crevice.
  2. (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
  3. An unoccupied employment position.
  4. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
  5. The initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened.
  6. The first few measures of a musical composition.

[edit] Translations

hole; gap; crevice
first few moves in a game of chess
unoccupied employment position
first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe
initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened
first few measures of a musical composition
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[edit] Verb

opening

  1. Present participle of open.

[edit] Adjective

opening (comparative more opening, superlative most opening)

Positive
opening

Comparative
more opening

Superlative
most opening
  1. (cricket) 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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