Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Opening? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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An open or empty space in or between things There was a small opening between the trees The explosion made a gap in the wall |
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A ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise |
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Becoming open or being made open The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for |
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The first performance (as of a theatrical production) The opening received good critical reviews |
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The act of opening something The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door |
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Opportunity especially for employment or promotion There is an opening in the sales department |
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The initial part of the introduction The opening established the basic theme |
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A possible alternative Bankruptcy is always a possibility |
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An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
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A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door |
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An entrance equipped with a hatch Especially a passageway between decks of a ship |
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A recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess He memorized all the important chess openings |
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The first of a series of actions |
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First or beginning The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth The play's opening scene |
adj | opening, beginning, first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden, introductory, starting |
noun | gap, space |
noun | ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance |
noun | change of integrity
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noun | opening night, curtain raising, start |
noun | motion, movement, move, motility |
noun | opportunity, chance |
noun | introduction |
noun | possibility, possible action, option, alternative, choice |
noun | orifice, porta, passage, passageway |
noun | artifact, artefact |
noun | hatchway, scuttle, entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree |
noun | first step, initiative, opening move, beginning, start, commencement |