Definition of opening

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• opening is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• opening is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• opening is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of opening

• an open or empty space in or between things (noun)

  Examples

  1. there was a small opening between the trees

  Synonyms

  1. gap
• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess (noun)

  Examples

  1. he memorized all the important chess openings

  Synonyms

  1. chess opening
• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. orifice
  2. porta
• a possible alternative (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. possibility
  2. possible action
• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. hatchway
  2. scuttle
• the first of a series of actions (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. first step
  2. initiative
  3. opening move
• the first performance (as of a theatrical production) (noun)

  Examples

  1. the opening received good critical reviews

  Synonyms

  1. curtain raising
  2. opening night
• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise (noun)
• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made (noun)

  Examples

  1. they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
• becoming open or being made open (noun)

  Examples

  1. the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
• first or beginning (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
  2. the play's opening scene
• opportunity especially for employment or promotion (noun)

  Examples

  1. there is an opening in the sales department
• the act of opening something (noun)

  Examples

  1. the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
• the initial part of the introduction (noun)

  Examples

  1. the opening established the basic theme

See definition of opening in Merriam Webster