opening
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
:
abertura
- In some cases, like Andrew's, the spinal cord actually protrudes through the opening in the spine.
- a small opening
- a narrow opening
- a door opening
This guy goes left lane, sees an opening and then cuts me off.
- This guy goes left lane, sees an opening and then cuts me off.
- Do not open your eyes fully, just a slight opening to gaze down the body.
- I saw an opening like I'm racing.
- If a particle can know that two openings were available,
- Who knows that those two openings are possible? Who knows
Examples
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I press my face into the icy surge, my fist into the opening in the earth.
Academic text (1991) -
The cat squeezed through the opening in the fence to explore the neighbor's yard.
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But the area in front of that opening is fairly clean.
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OK, we're just at the opening of this grass path area.
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I dove through the opening and swam out.
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Above a small central pool, a rectangular opening in the roof admitted the rain.
Fiction book (1990) -
He found an opening in the rock wall, which led to a hidden cave.
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She noticed a small opening in the clouds as the sun began to shine through.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A thing in a wall, building or vehicle that opens so people can go in and out
∞
1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
∞
2.0
An exit like a door that you use to leave a place
468
1.0
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
279
1.2
An opening or door used to go into a building
240
1.0
A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building
155
2.7
An opening in clothing like the back of a jacket that lets air in
148
1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
115
2.5
A way for people or things to move through
88
4.9
An opening in a wall, dam, or defence usually made by force
53
2.3
A narrow opening for putting things in, like cards or coins
41
6.7
An opening in a wall, ship, or vehicle for firing weapons through
24
7.5
An opening that leads into a space inside the body or a pipe
18
2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
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2.8
An opening that lets water or gas flow out
10
9.9
An opening in an organ that lets blood or fluid move in and out
5
3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
4
7.0
An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall
4
7.0
An opening in a floor or ship deck that lets people go between levels
4
7.1
A narrow opening in a fort wall for looking or firing weapons
3
6.7
An opening in the side of a ship or armored vehicle for firing weapons
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6.3
A hole that lets gas escape from rock or metal
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2.4
A small hole that lets air move through for breathing or ventilation
An opening with a cover that gives access between decks on a ship
A low open space between or beside buildings that gives light and access to a basement
An opening at the front of something for easy access
A hole that lets air or gas escape from a closed space
A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
A player who starts the team's turn to hit the ball and faces the first bowlers
- Jargon
A top cricket player who goes in first to hit the ball and give a strong start
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Etymology
Opening comes from the old English word open meaning 'not closed'. An opening is simply a place where something is open, like a hole or gap you can move through.