Definizione monolingua

opening

opening

1. Present participle of open.

opening (plural openings)

1. A hole; a gap; a crevice.

   A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.

   He slipped through an opening in the crowd.

2. (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.

   John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying endgames.

3. An unoccupied employment position.

   We have an opening in our marketing department.

4. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.

   They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.

5. The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
6. The first few measures of a musical composition.
7. A time available for an appointment.

   If youd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve oclock.

8. (sports) A chance to make progress in a game, for example to score a goal.
   • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:

     The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnsons pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.

opening (comparative more opening, superlative most opening)

1. (cricket) 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

Definizione dizionario opening

apertura

	buco
	Pezzo di vuoto, generalmente rotondo, che si forma in un solido.
	A, often round, piece of nothingness in some solid.

accensione

breccia

burrone

canyon

cavità

crepa

esordio

fenditura

fessura

forame

foro

fossa

inaugurazione

inizio

intaccatura

luce

occasione

opportunità

orificio

orifizio

pertugio

principio

radura

stura

varco

Altri significati:

(chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.

A hole; a gap; a crevice.

The first few measures of a musical composition.

unoccupied employment position

The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.

hole; gap; crevice

opening (of play)

An unoccupied employment position.

the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)

holding (a meeting)

opening (of uncultivated land)

The first period of a game or play,

The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.

(cricket) 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

first few moves in a game of chess

Present participle of open.

The first few moves in a game of chess.

(sports) A chance to make progress in a game, for example to score a goal.

A time available for an appointment.