opening

Definition

  • noun: a hole or empty space that you can go through
  • noun: an act or instance of making or becoming open
  • usually singular

Examples

  • It seemed that the whole world was 'opening up' for me. [=it seemed that anything was possible]

  • In her 'opening statement', she told the jury that her client was not guilty.

  • One of my favorite comedians is 'opening for' the band on their current tour.

Movie quotes

  • (..) he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience. Right. I caught his act in Stuttgart. Yeah, that was just previews. This is opening night. And Loki, he's a full-tilt diva, right? He wants flowers, he wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered... (..)
    2012 The Avengers