Definition of opening

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

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Pass-key :: Pass-key (n.) A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
Gate :: Gate (n.) The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mold; the ingate.
Scissure :: Scissure (n.) A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure..
Semicirque :: Semicirque (n.) A semicircular hollow or opening among trees or hills.
Jamb :: "Jamb (n.) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face..
Hyperoartia :: Hyperoartia (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey..
Opening :: Opening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ope.
Crater :: Crater (n.) The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up..
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers..
Rounding :: Rounding (n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..
Trapdoor :: Trapdoor (n.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass..
Helicotrema :: Helicotrema (n.) The opening by which the two scalae communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear.
Hole :: Hole (n.) A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure..
Lag :: Lag (n.) The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a steam engine, in opening or closing..
Well :: Well (v. i.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole..
Bevel :: Bevel (n.) An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; -- called also a bevel square..
Cephalotomy :: Cephalotomy (n.) Dissection or opening of the head.
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
Slashed :: Slashed (a.) Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture..
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