Main Entry: open·ing

Pronunciation: \ˈōp-niŋ, ˈō-pə-\

Function: noun

Date: 13th century

1 a : an act or instance of making or becoming open b : an act or instance of beginning : commencement; especially : a formal and usually public event by which something new is put officially into operation
2 : something that is open: as a (1) : breach, aperture (2) : an open width : span b : an area without trees or with scattered usually mature trees that occurs as a break in a forest c : two pages that face one another in a book
3 : something that constitutes a beginning: as a : a usually planned series of moves made at the beginning of a game of chess or checkers — compare endgame, middle game b : a first performance
4 a : occasion, chance b : an opportunity for employment