openings

Noun

opening (plural openings)

1. An act or instance of making or becoming open.
   • The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
2. A gap permitting passage through.
   • A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.

   Synonyms:

   hole

3. An act or instance of beginning.
   • There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
4. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
   • They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
5. The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
   • The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn.1916 September 11, Anne Rittenhouse, “Dress: One-piece Frocks of Satin in Neutral Colors, With Bits of Colored Embroidery”, in The Journal and Tribune, volume 30, number 235, Knoxville, Tenn., page 6
6. The first few measures of a musical composition.

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