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opening
A	noun
	1	first step, initiative, opening move, opening
			the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of state ╚beginning; start; commencement ╚first step, initiative, opening move, opening ╚peace initiative ╚first base ╚curtain raiser
	2	opening
			the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚opening
	3	opening
			becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of integrity ╚opening ╚cut; cutting
	4	hatchway, opening, scuttle
			an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚way ╚access; approach ╚entrance; entranceway; entryway; entry; entree ╚hatchway, opening, scuttle ╚escape hatch
	5	opening
			a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚opening ╚neck ╚mouth ╚lunette; fenestella ╚interstice ╚intake ╚hole ╚gun muzzle; muzzle ╚gap; crack ╚fly; fly front ╚exit; issue; outlet; way out ╚breech; rear of barrel; rear of tube ╚bell ╚aperture
	6	orifice, opening, porta
			an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
		Category Tree: entity ╚thing ╚part; piece ╚body part ╚structure; anatomical structure; complex body part; bodily structure; body structure ╚passage; passageway ╚orifice, opening, porta ╚cardia ╚fenestra ╚cervix; uterine cervix; cervix uteri ╚os ╚mouth ╚spiracle ╚porta hepatis ╚stoma ╚aortic orifice ╚blastopore ╚vent
	7	possibility, possible action, opening
			a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚decision making; deciding ╚option; alternative; choice ╚possibility, possible action, opening ╚possible
	8	opening
			the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚section; subdivision ╚introduction ╚opening ╚salutation ╚teaser
	9	opening, opening night, curtain raising
			the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚beginning ╚start ╚opening, opening night, curtain raising
	10	opening
			a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚affair; occasion; social occasion; function; social function ╚ceremony; ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; observance ╚opening
	11	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"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚shape; form ╚amorphous shape ╚space ╚opening, gap ╚rip; rent; snag; split; tear ╚rift ╚mouth ╚hole ╚crack; cleft; crevice; fissure; scissure ╚chasm ╚breach ╚foramen; hiatus ╚Ranvier's nodes; nodes of Ranvier ╚pocket
	12	opening
			opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
		Category Tree: state ╚being; beingness; existence ╚possibility; possibleness ╚opportunity; chance ╚opening
B	adjective
	1	opening
			first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

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