opening move
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～ the first of a series of actions
opening line
— Noun
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～ the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
opening
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～ a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
opening night
— Noun
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～ the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
opening
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～ the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
opening
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～ a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
opening
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～ opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
opening
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～ the first of a series of actions
opening
— Noun
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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"
opening
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～ a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
opening
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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"
opening
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～ becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
opening
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～ the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
opening
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～ the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
opening
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～ an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening
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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"
opening
— Adjective
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～ first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"