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(noun) first step, initiative, opening move
the first of a series of actions
(noun) chess opening
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
he memorized all the important chess openings
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
(noun) possibility, possible action
a possible alternative
bankruptcy is always a possibility
(noun) curtain raising, opening night
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
the opening received good critical reviews
(noun) 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