OPENING
- a vacant space [n -S]
- a vacant or unobstructed space [n OPENINGS] / OPEN, to cause to become open [v]
- An aperture or gap, esp. one allowing access
- An opportunity to achieve something
- An available job or position
- A beginning; an initial part
- A formal or official beginning
- The occasion of the first performance of a play, movie, etc., or the start of an exhibition, marked by a celebratory gathering
- The occasion of a public building being officially ready for use, marked by a ceremony
- A recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game
- An attorney's preliminary statement of a case in a court of law
- An open piece of ground in a wooded area; a clearing