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1. (noun) opening, gap
an open or empty space in or between things
Synonyms: possibility, opening night, chess opening, spread, curtain raising, opening move, hatchway, crack, scuttle, interruption, initiative, disruption, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, col, break, porta
Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminative, terminal, last, concluding, year-end, final

2. (noun) opening
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, last, terminative, concluding, terminal, year-end, final

3. (noun) opening
becoming open or being made open
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, concluding, final, last, terminative, terminal

4. (noun) opening, opening night, curtain raising
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, last, terminative, final, concluding

5. (noun) opening
the act of opening something
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: shutting, closing, last, year-end, final, terminal, concluding, terminative

6. (noun) opening
opportunity especially for employment or promotion
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, final, terminative, last, terminal, concluding, year-end

7. (noun) opening
the initial part of the introduction
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, terminal, year-end, concluding, last, terminative, final

8. (noun) possibility, possible action, opening
a possible alternative
Synonyms: possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, theory, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, opening, possible action, gap, first step, orifice, hypothesis, possibleness, porta
Antonyms: closing, shutting, last, terminative, final, terminal, concluding, year-end

9. (noun) orifice, opening, porta
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: shutting, closing, terminal, terminative, year-end, concluding, final, last

10. (noun) opening
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: shutting, closing, terminative, year-end, last, final, concluding, terminal

11. (noun) hatchway, opening, scuttle
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, coal scuttle, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: shutting, closing, concluding, terminal, final, terminative, year-end, last

12. (noun) opening, chess opening
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
Synonyms: orifice, opening night, possible action, first step, possibility, opening move, porta, initiative, hatchway, curtain raising, scuttle, opening, gap, chess opening
Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, last, terminal, terminative, final, concluding

13. (adj) first step, initiative, opening move, opening
the first of a series of actions
Synonyms: possibility, opening move, opening night, chess opening, curtain raising, go-ahead, hatchway, scuttle, initiative, opening, enterprisingness, gap, first step, orifice, enterprise, possible action, porta
Antonyms: shutting, closing, final, year-end, concluding, last, terminal, terminative

14. (adj) opening
first or beginning
Antonyms: closing, shutting, year-end, final, terminal, terminative, concluding, last

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