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According to WordNet, the noun "opening" has 13 sense(s).

107452699 a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise.

109379111 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".

106397476 the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme".

100239230 the first of a series of actions.

100338641 the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door".

100383390 becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for".

105249636 an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart".

107329363 the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews".

103499142 an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship.

114485249 opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department".

105792010 a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility".

103848729 a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door".

100457890 a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings".


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