Definition of opening

"opening" in the noun sense

1. opening, gap

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"

2. opening

a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

3. opening

becoming open or being made open

"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

4. opening, opening night, curtain raising

the first performance (as of a theatrical production

"the opening received good critical reviews"

5. opening

the act of opening something

"the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

6. opening

opportunity especially for employment or promotion

"there is an opening in the sales department"

7. opening

the initial part of the introduction

"the opening established the basic theme"

8. possibility, possible action, opening

a possible alternative

"bankruptcy is always a possibility"

9. orifice, opening, porta

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

"the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

10. opening

a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

11. hatchway, opening, scuttle

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

12. opening, chess opening

a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

"he memorized all the important chess openings"

13. first step, initiative, opening move, opening

the first of a series of actions

"opening" in the verb sense

1. open, open up

cause to open or to become open

"Mary opened the car door"

2. open, open up

start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

"open a business"

3. open, open up

become open

"The door opened"

4. open

begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

"He opened the meeting with a long speech"

5. unfold, spread, spread out, open

spread out or open from a closed or folded state

"open the map"

"spread your arms"

6. open, open up

make available

"This opens up new possibilities"

7. open, open up

become available

"an opportunity opened up"

8. open

have an opening or passage or outlet

"The bedrooms open into the hall"

9. open

make the opening move

"Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

10. afford, open, give

afford access to

"the door opens to the patio"

"The French doors give onto a terrace"

11. open

display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

"opening" in the adjective sense

1. opening

first or beginning

"the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"

"the play's opening scene"

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Quotations for opening

How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower. [ Watts ]

Under the opening eyelids of the morn. [ Milton ]

The eastern gate, all fiery red,
Opening on Neptune, with fair blessed beams,
Turns into yellow gold his salt-green streams. [ William Shakespeare ]

Far off I hear the crowing of the cocks.
And through the opening door that time unlocks
Feel the fresh breathing of Tomorrow creep. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind
To stamp a lasting image of the mind!
Beasts may convey, and tuneful birds may sing.
Their mutual feelings, in the opening spring;
But Man alone has skill and power to send
The heart's warm dictates to the distant friend;
'Tis his alone to please, instruct, advise
Ages remote, and nations yet to rise. [ Crabbe ]

The rising blushes, which her cheek over spread,
Are opening roses in the lily's bed. [ Gay ]

The rose was budded in her cheek, just opening to the view. [ Mallet ]

The opening and the folding flowers, that laugh to the summer's day. [ Mrs. Hemans ]

If I held all of truth in my hand, I would beware of opening it to men. [ Fontenelle ]

The fragrant infancy of opening flowers flowed to my senses in that melting kiss. [ Southern ]

Time well employed is Satan's deadliest foe; it leaves no opening for the lurking fiend. [ Wilcox ]

Death came with friendly care, the opening bud to heaven conveyed, and bade it blossom there. [ Coleridge ]

The opening of the first grammar school was the opening of the first trench against monopoly in Church and State. [ Lowell ]

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age. [ Isaac Disraeli ]

A certain tendency to insanity has always attended the opening of the religious sense in men, as if they had been blasted with excess of light. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

Never to tire, never to grow cold; to be patient, sympathetic, tender; to look for the budding flower and the opening heart; to hope always; like God, to love always - this is duty. [ Amiel ]

The study of the mathematics is like climbing up a steep and craggy mountain; when once you reach the top, it fully recompenses your trouble, by opening a fine, clear, and extensive prospect. [ Jeremiah Day ]

What is more pleasing than the sight of the affectionate mother, watching with untiring devotion over her helpless child? Who can contemplate her devotion to the object of her love, enduring his waywardness, forgiving his faults, relieving his pains, and enjojdng his pleasures; pouring incessantly into his opening soul the mature wisdom of her counsels, and following him with her untiring prayers, as he finally goes forth to battle with the temptations and trials of life, without feeling that the true mother's heart is the noblest of heaven's gifts? [ H. Winslow ]

The love of a mother is never exhausted; it never changes, it never tires. A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands; but a mother's love endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute, in the face of the world's condemnation, a mother still loves on, and still hopes that her child may turn from his evil ways, and repent; she still remembers the infant smiles that once filled her bosom with rapture, the merry laugh, the joyful shout of Iris childhood, the opening promise of his youth; and she can never be brought to think him all unworthy. [ W. Irving ]

opening in Scrabble®

The word opening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters opening:

OPENING
(90 = 40 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

opening

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word opening

OPENING
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPENING
(89 = 39 + 50)
OPENING
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPENING
(76 = 26 + 50)
OPENING
(76 = 26 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(66 = 16 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(63 = 13 + 50)
OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
(61 = 11 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In opening

OPENING
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPENING
(89 = 39 + 50)
OPENING
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(82 = 32 + 50)
OPENING
(80 = 30 + 50)
OPENING
(76 = 26 + 50)
OPENING
(76 = 26 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(74 = 24 + 50)
OPENING
(72 = 22 + 50)
OPENING
(72 = 22 + 50)
OPENING
(72 = 22 + 50)
OPENING
(72 = 22 + 50)
OPENING
(72 = 22 + 50)
OPENING
(70 = 20 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(70 = 20 + 50)
OPENING
(70 = 20 + 50)
OPENING
(68 = 18 + 50)
OPENING
(66 = 16 + 50)
OPENING
(64 = 14 + 50)
OPENING
(64 = 14 + 50)
OPENING
(64 = 14 + 50)
OPENING
(64 = 14 + 50)
OPENING
(64 = 14 + 50)
OPENING
(63 = 13 + 50)
OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(62 = 12 + 50)
OPENING
(61 = 11 + 50)
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PI
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opening in Words With Friends™

The word opening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters opening:

OPENING
(113 = 78 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

opening

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word opening

OPENING
(113 = 78 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(95 = 60 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(83 = 48 + 35)
OPENING
(79 = 44 + 35)
OPENING
(75 = 40 + 35)
OPENING
(71 = 36 + 35)
OPENING
(71 = 36 + 35)
OPENING
(69 = 34 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(65 = 30 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(63 = 28 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(63 = 28 + 35)
OPENING
(61 = 26 + 35)
OPENING
(57 = 22 + 35)
OPENING
(56 = 21 + 35)
OPENING
(55 = 20 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPENING
(50 = 15 + 35)
OPENING
(50 = 15 + 35)
OPENING
(49 = 14 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In opening

OPENING
(113 = 78 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(95 = 60 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(83 = 48 + 35)
OPENING
(79 = 44 + 35)
PIGEON
(78)
OPENING
(75 = 40 + 35)
OPENING
(71 = 36 + 35)
OPENING
(71 = 36 + 35)
OPENING
(69 = 34 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(67 = 32 + 35)
OPENING
(65 = 30 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(63 = 28 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(63 = 28 + 35)
OPENING
(61 = 26 + 35)
PIGEON
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OPENING
(57 = 22 + 35)
PINGO
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OPENING
(56 = 21 + 35)
OPENING
(55 = 20 + 35)
OPENING
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OPENING
(54 = 19 + 35)
PING
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(54)
OPENING
(54 = 19 + 35)
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OPENING
(54 = 19 + 35)
PIGEON
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPENING
(51 = 16 + 35)
OPINE
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PINGO
(51)
OPENING
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OPENING
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OPENING
(49 = 14 + 35)
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Words within the letters of opening

2 letter words in opening (7 words)

3 letter words in opening (12 words)

4 letter words in opening (10 words)

5 letter words in opening (2 words)

6 letter words in opening (1 word)

7 letter words in opening (1 word)

opening + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence opening

Words that start with opening (2 words)

Words with opening in them (2 words)

Words that end with opening (4 words)

Word Growth involving opening

Shorter words in opening

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pe pen open

Longer words containing opening

eyeopening

openings reopenings

reopening preopening

reopening reopenings