Meaning of opening | Babel Free

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1. Crack, loophole, opening.
2. present participle and gerund of open
3. Open.
4. An act or instance of making or becoming open.
5. A gap permitting passage through.
6. something that opens (something). a tin-opener. oopmaker مِفْتاح، فَتّاحه отварачка abridor otvírák der Öffner åbner; -åbner ανοιχτήριabridor avaja باز کن avaaja ouvre-... פותחן खोलने वाला, उद्घाटक otvarač nyitó pembuka opnari apri- 開ける道具 따개 atidariklis, atkimštukas atvērējs pembuka openeråpner, opptakerotwieracz مثال د بوتل سر چى خلاص كوۍ خلاصونكى abridor deschizător приспособление для открывания; консервный нож otvárač odpirač otvarač öppnare เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการเปิด açacak 開瓶刀 консервний ...
7. Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events
8. An act or instance of beginning.
9. frankly. She talked very openly about it. openhartig, ruiterlik بِصَراحَه открито abertamente otevřeně offen åbent ανοιχτά, ειλικρινώς abiertamente avameelselt بدون پرده پوشی avoimesti ouvertement בְּגִילוּי לֵב प्रकट रूप से otvoreno nyíltan terus terang opinskátt apertamente 率直に 솔직히 atvirai, nuoširdžiai atklāti; vaļsirdīgi terang-terang openhartigåpent, åpenlystotwarcie بى پرده او صاف abertamente deschis откровенно otvorene odkrito otvoreno öppet, oförbehållsamt อย่างเปิดเผย açıkça 坦率地 відве...
10. Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket
11. Something that is a beginning.
12. The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
13. outside. an open-air meeting. buitelug, opelug في الخارِج، في الهَواء الطَّلْق на открито ao ar livre pod širým nebem Freiluft-... udendørs-; frilufts- υπαίθριοςal aire libre vabaõhu- در هوای باز ulkoilma- en/de plein air תָחַת כִּיפָּת הַשַׁמָים खुला, मुक्त vani szabadtéri di luar úti- all'aperto 戸外の 야외의 atvirame ore, po atviru dangumi brīvdabas- di luar openlucht- frilufts-, utendørs, ute-na wolnym powietrzu په آزاده هوا كښى ao ar livreна открытом воздухе pod šírym nebom na prostem na otvor...
14. Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack
15. The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
16. willing to consider new ideas. an open-minded approach to the problem. ontvanklik, onbevange, onbevooroordeeld مُتَفَتِّح العَقْل، مُنْفَتِح отворен de espírito aberto nepředpojatý aufgeschlossen fordomsfri ανοιχτόμυαλοςliberal, imparcial eelarvamusteta روشنفکر avomielinen à l'esprit ouvert רְחַב אוֹפָקִים निष्पक्ष, उदारमति izravan, otvoren liberális gondolkodású berpikiran terbuka með opinn huga dalla mentalità aperta, di ampie vedute 広い心の 마음이 넓은 atviras, plataus akiračio progresīvi domājošs...
17. An act or instance of making or becoming open
18. The first few measures of a musical composition.
19. (of a building) built with few walls inside. an open-plan office. oopplan مَفتوحٌ على بَعْضِه отворен план desimpedido halový Großraum-... åbenplan; åbenplan- με ενιαίους χώρους, με λίγους ενδιάμεσους τοίχους despejado, con espacio abierto voolava ruumiga مکانی که دیوار کمتر و فضای باز بیشتر دارد avo- à aire ouverte לְלא מְחִיצוֹת मुक्त योजना otvoren prostor közösteres (iroda) ruang terbuka opið skipulag (senza pareti divisorie) 仕切りの少ない 오픈 플랜 atviro išplanavimo, nepadalytas sienomis vaļēja pl...
20. The first few moves in a game.
21. to be known to many people although supposed to be a secret. It's an open secret that she's getting married next week. allemansgeheim, ope geheim سِر مَكْشوف обществена тайна ser um segredo largamente conhecido být veřejné tajemství ein offenes Geheimnis sein offentlig hemmelighed είναι κοινό μυστικό, ο κόσμος το 'χει τούμπανο ser un secreto a voces avalik saladus olema راز آشکار julkinen salaisuus être le secret de Polichinelle סוֹד גָלוּי सब को पता हो फिर भी रहस्य माना जाता हो javna tajna n...
22. A vacant position, especially in an array.
23. to make (something) public. This affair has been kept a secret for too long – it's time it was brought out into the open. openbaar يَكْشِف، يَجْعَلُ الأمْر مَعْروفا للجُمْهور изкарвам на светло tornar público zveřejnit an die Öffentlichkeit bringen komme frem αποκαλύπτω κτ. δημόσια divulgar, sacar a la luz pública avalikustama آشکار کردن؛ علنی کردن tuoda julki porter sur la place publique, divulguer לְפַרסֵם सार्वजनिक करना razotkriti nyilvánosságra hoz mengungkapkan opinbera portare allo scop...
24. A time available in a schedule.
25. outside; in the open air. It's very healthy for children to be able to play in the open. buitekant, in die buitelug في الخارِج، في الهَواء الطَّلْق на открито ao ar livre venku, na volném prostranství im Freien udendørs έξω, στον καθαρό αέρα al descubierto, al aire libre väljas در هوای آزاد ulkona au grand air בַּחוּץ खुली जगह na otvorenom, vani a szabadban di luar úti, utandyra all'aperto 戸外で 야외에서 atvirame ore, lauke ārā; svaigā gaisā di luar buitenute, utendørs na dworze, na (świeżym) powie...
26. An unoccupied employment position.
27. not in a building. If it doesn't rain, we'll have the party in the open air. in die buitelug, in die ope lug في الهَواء الطَّلْق на въздух ao ar livre pod širou oblohou im Freien i det fri έξω, σε ανοιχτό χώρο al aire libre väljas در فضای باز ulkona en plein air תָחַת כִּיפַּת הַשָׁמַים खुले आसमान में vani, na otvorenom a szabadban di udara terbuka utandyra all'aria aperta 戸外で 야외에서 lauke ārā; brīvdabā; svaigā gaisā di luar in de open lucht i friluft, ute na (otwartym/wolnym) powietrzu په ازاد...
28. An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
29. to have a willingness to listen to or accept new ideas, other people's suggestions etc (eg before making a decision). It doesn't seem to be a very good plan, but I think we should keep an open mind about it for the time being. onbevooroordeeld/onbevange wees يكون لَديهِ عَقْلٌ مَفْتوح отворен ум ter uma mente aberta být nezaujatý aufgeschlossen sein have et åbent sind παραμένω απροκατάληπτος, είμαι ανοιχτός σε προτάσεις mantener las opciones abiertas paindlik olema چشم بسته پذیرفتن olla avoin...
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30. In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

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Examples

“The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.”

“He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.”

“A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.”

“He slipped through an opening in the crowd.”

“He held that great exactness in craniotopography is unnecessary, all that is needed being to make a sufficiently large opening.”

“Specialised long-reach excavators with a clamshell grab then reach though the openings to lift the spoil to the surface, which is then deposited in articulated dump trucks (ADTs).”

“There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.”

“Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.”

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

“The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn.”

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

“Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?”

“If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.”

“The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.”

“We have an opening in our marketing department.”

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

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