Meaning Of Opening

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Open

n.

The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.

n.

A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.

n.

Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.

n.

A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.