opening

/ˈəʊ.pənɪŋ//ˈoʊ.pənɪŋ/

verb

1
To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
“Turn the doorknob to open the door.”
2
To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
“He opened a path through the undergrowth.”
3
To bring up, broach.
“I don't want to open that subject.”
4
To enter upon, begin.
“to open a case in court, or a meeting”
5
To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
“to open a closed fist”
6
To make accessible to customers or clients.
“I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.”
7
To start (a campaign).
“Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.”
8
To become open.
“The door opened all by itself.”
9
To begin conducting business.
“The shop opens at 9:00.”
10
To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
11
To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
“After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5.”
12
To reveal one's hand.
“Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.”
13
(of a file, document, etc.) To load into memory for viewing or editing.
14
To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

1
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
“He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.”
2
Something that is open.
“A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.”
3
An act or instance of beginning.
“Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.”
4
Something that is a beginning.
5
A vacant position, especially in an array.
“Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?”
6
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
7
In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

1
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
“The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.”
2
Describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack

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