opening

  • 21opening — 1 noun 1 (C) a hole or space in something through which air, light, objects etc can pass: There was another opening to the cave. 2 (C) an occasion when a new business, building, road etc starts working or being used (+ of): the opening of the new …

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  • 22opening — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Open space Nouns 1. opening, hole, foramen; aperture, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence; chasm (see interval); breach. 2. (small opening) puncture, perforation, scuttle; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole …

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  • 23opening — /oh peuh ning/, n. 1. an act or instance of making or becoming open. 2. the act of a person or thing that opens. 3. an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place. 4. a void in solid matter; a gap, hole, or aperture. 5. a tract of land thinly… …

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  • 24opening — 1. noun 1) an opening in the roof Syn: hole, gap, aperture, orifice, vent, crack, slit, chink 2) the opening of the session Syn: beginning, start, commencement …

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  • 25Opening — Ope|ning 〈[oʊpənıŋ] n. 15〉 1. 〈Lit.〉 erste Szene eines Romans od. Dramas, in der die Hauptcharaktere sowie Ort u. Zeit der Handlung eingeführt werden 2. 〈umg.〉 Anfang, Beginn, Eröffnung ● das Opening seiner Rede war nicht sehr vielversprechend… …

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  • 26Opening — El término opening puede referirse a: la canción que se transmite en la secuencia de apertura antes de comenzar una película, serie de televisión, etc.; Opening, marca comercial utilizada por la empresa Open English Master Spain S.A. Esta página… …

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  • 27opening — noun a) A hole; a gap; a crevice. A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks. b) The first few moves in a game of chess. He slipped through an opening in the crowd …

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  • 28Opening — O|pe|ning 〈[oʊpənıŋ] n.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 1. 〈Lit.〉 erste Szene eines Romans od. Dramas, in der die Hauptcharaktere sowie Ort u. Zeit der Handlung eingeführt werden 2. 〈umg.〉 Anfang, Beginn, Eröffnung; das Opening seiner Rede war schwach… …

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  • 29opening up — noun (singular) 1 the process of making something, especially land, available for use or development: The opening up of new land brought a rush of immigrants. 2 the process of becoming less restricted or limited: the opening up of jobs for women …

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  • 30opening — / əυp(ə)nɪŋ/ noun 1. the act of starting a new business ● the opening of a new branch ● the opening of a new market or of a new distribution network 2. opportunity to do something ■ adjective being at the beginning, or the first of several …

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