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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.] 1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter. [1913 Webster] And all the windows of my heart I open to the day. --Whittier. [1913 Webster] 2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand. [1913 Webster] 3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain. [1913 Webster] The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12. [1913 Webster] While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv. 32. [1913 Webster] 4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. [1913 Webster] The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America. --Abp. Abbot. [1913 Webster] 5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting. [1913 Webster] 6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers. [1913 Webster] {To open one's mouth}, {to speak}. {To open up}, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. [1913 Webster] Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride." --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Opening \O"pen*ing\, n. 1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. [1913 Webster] The opening of your glory was like that of light. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. [1913 Webster] We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: An opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 4. Hence: A vacant place; a job which does not have a current occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the two openings in the department. [PJC] 5. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; a clearing; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: opening adj 1: first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" [ant: {closing}] n 1: 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" [syn: {opening}, {gap}] 2: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise 3: becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for" 4: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [syn: {opening}, {opening night}, {curtain raising}] 5: the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" [ant: {closing}, {shutting}] 6: opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department" 7: the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme" 8: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: {possibility}, {possible action}, {opening}] 9: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: {orifice}, {opening}, {porta}] 10: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" 11: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: {hatchway}, {opening}, {scuttle}] 12: a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: {opening}, {chess opening}] 13: the first of a series of actions [syn: {first step}, {initiative}, {opening move}, {opening}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: opening /opəniŋ/ 1. aperture; opening 2. breach; gap 3. jaws; maw 4. opening