opening - Meaning in Sanskrit

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opening - Meaning in Sanskrit

opening Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of opening in English

opening adjective

1. first or beginning

   आरम्भिक, पूर्व, प्रारम्भिक

   Examples

   • "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"
   • "the play's opening scene"

opening noun

1. the first of a series of actions

   Synonyms

   first step, initiative, opening move

2. the act of opening something

   Example

   • "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
3. becoming open or being made open

   Example

   • "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
4. a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

   Synonyms

   chess opening

   Example

   • "he memorized all the important chess openings"
5. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

   Synonyms

   hatchway, scuttle

6. a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

   Example

   • "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
7. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

   Synonyms

   orifice, porta, porta

   Example

   • "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
8. a possible alternative

   Synonyms

   possibility, possible action

   Example

   • "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
9. the initial part of the introduction

   Example

   • "the opening established the basic theme"
10. the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

    Synonyms

    curtain raising, opening night

    Example

    • "the opening received good critical reviews"
11. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

12. an open or empty space in or between things

    Synonyms

    gap

    Examples

    • "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
    • "there was a small opening between the trees"
13. opportunity especially for employment or promotion

    Example

    • "there is an opening in the sales department"

Synonyms of opening

• first step, initiative, opening move
• chess opening
• hatchway, scuttle
• orifice, porta
• possibility, possible action
• curtain raising, opening night
• gap

Antonyms of opening

closing, shutting

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