1 [C] a space or hole that sb/sth can pass through:
We could see the stars through an opening in the roof.
2 [C,usually sing.] the beginning or first part of sth:
The movie has an exciting opening.
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3 [C,usually sing.] a ceremony to celebrate the start of a public event or the first time a new building, road, etc. is used:
the opening of the Olympic Games * the official opening of the new hospital
4 [C,U] the act or process of making sth open or of becoming open:
the opening of a flower * the opening of the new play * Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now.
OPPCLOSING
5 [C] a job that is available:
There are several openings in the sales department.
6 [C] a good opportunity for sb:
Winning the competition was the opening she needed for her career.
7 [C] part of a piece of clothing that is made to open and close so that it can be put on easily:
The skirt has a side opening.
adjective [onlybeforenoun] first; beginning:
his opening remarks * the opening chapter of the book
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for opening is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is opening a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, opening is tagged as noun.
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