Definition of Opening. Meaning of Opening. Synonyms of Opening

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Opening. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Opening and, of course, Opening synonyms and on the right images related to the word Opening.

Definition of Opening

Opening
Opening O"pen*ing, n. 1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. The opening of your glory was like that of light. --Dryden. 2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak. 3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] --Dickens. 4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.

Meaning of Opening from wikipedia

- Mal Waldron Backgammon opening Chess opening A title sequence or opening credits Opening bid, a term from contract bridge Opening lead, a term from contract...
- Many opening sequences, known as openings, have standard names such as "Sicilian Defense". The Oxford Companion to Chess lists 1,327 named openings and...
- The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most po****r and, according to various databases...
- The Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn...
- An opening act, also known as a warm-up act, support act, supporting act or opener, is an entertainment act (musical, comedic, or otherwise), that performs...
- An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. Opening...
- The Despréz Opening, also called the Kadas Opening is a chess opening characterised by the opening move: 1.h4 The opening is named after the French player...
- The Amar Opening (also known as the Paris Opening, or the Drunken Knight Opening) is a chess opening defined by the move: 1. Nh3 Analogous to calling...
- called the Heinrichsen Opening, Baltic Opening, Van Geet Opening, Sleipnir Opening, Kotrč's Opening, Meštrović Opening, Romanian Opening, Queen's Knight Attack...
- The Napoleon Opening is an irregular chess opening starting with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 As with the similar Danvers Opening (2.Qh5), White hopes for...