English-Thai Dictionary
opening
ADJ ส่วน แรก first beginning closing suan-reak
opening
N การ เปิด kan-poed
opening
N ตอน เริ่มต้น ส่วน แรก beginning start ending ton-roem-ton
opening
N ตำแหน่งงาน ที่ว่าง tam-ngan-ti-wang
opening
N รอย โหว่ ช่อง gap hole roi-wo
opening
N โอกาส opportunity chance o-kad
opening hours
N ชั่วโมง ที่ เปิด ทำการ chue-mong-ti-poed-tam-kan
opening night
N คืน แรก ของ การ เปิด ฉาย ต่อ สาธารณ ชน (เช่น ภาพยนตร์ รอบ ปฐมทัศน์ premiere kuan-reak-kong-kan-poed-chai-tor-sa-ta-ra-na-chon
opening time
N เวลาเปิด ของ ร้านเหล้า (ตามกฎหมาย we-la-poed-kong-ran-lao
opening up
N การ ทำ ให้พร้ อม ใช้ ka-tam-hai-prom-chai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OPENING
ppr. o'pning. Unclosing; unsealing; uncovering; revealing; interpreting.
OPENING
n.o'pning. 1. A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation.
2. A place admitting entrance; as a bay or creek.
3. Dawn; first appearance or visibleness; beginning of exhibition or discovery.
The opening of your glory was like that of light.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OPENING
OPENING O "pen *ing, n.
1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech. The opening of your glory was like that of light. Dryden.
2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole. We saw him at the opening of his tent. Shak.
3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq. ] Dickens.
4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] Cooper.
New American Oxford Dictionary
opening
o pen ing |ˈōp (ə )niNG ˈoʊp (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an aperture or gap, esp. one allowing access: she peered through one of the smaller openings. 2 a beginning; an initial part: Maya started tapping out the opening of her story. • the occasion of a play, exhibition, public building, etc. being declared open or ready for use, marked by a celebratory gathering or ceremony. • Chess a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game. • an attorney's preliminary statement of a case in a court of law. • an open piece of ground in a wooded area; a clearing: I reached an opening in the forest. 3 an opportunity to achieve something: they seem to have exploited fully the openings offered. • an available job or position: an opening for a professional engineer in the public works department. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] coming at the beginning of something; initial: she stole the show with her opening remark.
opening gambit
open |ing gam ¦bit ▶noun an introductory remark or stratagem, especially one designed to make social contact or secure one's own position.
opening hours
open |ing hours ▶plural noun the times during which a shop, bank, etc. is open for business.
opening night
o pen ing night |ˈoʊp (ə )nɪŋ naɪt | ▶noun the first night of a theatrical play or other entertainment.
opening time
open |ing time ▶noun Brit. the time at which public houses may legally open for custom.
Oxford Dictionary
opening
open |ing |ˈəʊp (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a space or gap that allows passage or access: an opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke. 2 a beginning; an initial part: Maya started tapping out the opening of her story. • a ceremony or celebratory gathering at which a building, show, etc. is declared to be open. • Chess a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game. • a counsel's preliminary statement of a case in a law court. 3 an opportunity to achieve something: they seem to have exploited fully the openings offered. • an available job: there are few openings for the ex-footballer. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] coming at the beginning of something; initial: she stole the show with her opening remark.
opening gambit
open |ing gam ¦bit ▶noun an introductory remark or stratagem, especially one designed to make social contact or secure one's own position.
opening hours
open |ing hours ▶plural noun the times during which a shop, bank, etc. is open for business.
opening night
open |ing night ▶noun the first night of a theatrical play or other entertainment.
opening time
open |ing time ▶noun Brit. the time at which public houses may legally open for custom.
American Oxford Thesaurus
opening
opening noun 1 an opening in the center of the roof: hole, gap, aperture, orifice, vent; peephole; split, crack, fissure, cleft, crevice, chink, slit; perforation; Anatomy foramen. 2 the opening in the wall: doorway, gateway, portal, entrance, (means of ) entry, entryway, way in, (means of ) access; way out, exit, egress. 3 their defensive lapse gave Torrez the opening he needed: opportunity, chance, window (of opportunity ), possibility; informal (lucky ) break, shot. 4 an opening in the sales department: vacancy, position, job, opportunity. 5 the opening of the session: beginning, start, commencement, outset, inception; introduction, prefatory remarks, opening statement; informal kickoff; formal proem. ANTONYMS close, closure. 6 a gallery opening: opening ceremony, official opening, launch, inauguration; opening night, premiere, first showing, first night; vernissage.
Oxford Thesaurus
opening
opening noun 1 the large hall is lit by an opening in the centre of the roof: hole, gap, aperture, space, orifice, vent, slot, window, crack, slit, gash, split, fissure, perforation, cleft, crevice, cut, incision, rent, cavity, cranny, groove, chink, eye, mouth; loophole, spyhole, peephole, judas; interstice; Medicine hiatus, foramen. 2 she was still heading towards the dark opening in the wall: doorway, gateway, portal, way, entrance, entry, entryway, means of entry, way in, entrée, access, means of access, exit, egress, way out. 3 United created openings but were unable to score: opportunity, chance, favourable time /occasion /moment, right set of circumstances, moment, occasion, window (of opportunity ), possibility, turn, time; informal break, lucky break, shot. 4 I'm looking for an opening with a stockbroker: vacancy, position, job, opportunity. 5 the opening of the session had been repeatedly postponed: beginning, start, outset, inception, launch, birth, dawn; introduction, preliminary, preface, prelude, foreword, preamble, prefatory remarks, opening statement, opening remarks, prologue; informal kick-off; formal commencement; rare proem, prolegomenon. ANTONYMS closure, close, end, termination. 6 he crashes gallery openings for a bite of smoked salmon: opening ceremony, official opening, launch, initiation, inauguration, institution, foundation, establishment, setting up, formation, constitution, opening night, premiere, first night, first showing; private view, vernissage.
Duden Dictionary
Opening
Ope ning Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |ˈoʊpənɪŋ |das Opening; Genitiv: des Openings, Plural: die Openings englisch opening = das (Er )öffnen; Anfang, zu: to open = (er )öffnen 1 einleitender Teil; Anfangs-, Eröffnungsszene 2 Eröffnungsfeier, -konzert; Veranstaltung, mit der etwas eingeweiht wird
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
opening
o pen ing /óʊp (ə )nɪŋ /→open 名詞 複 ~s /-z /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗【小説などの 】冒頭部分 , 出だし ,【学校などの 】始まり, 学期始め «of » ;〘 チェス 〙序盤 ;〘 法 〙冒頭陳述 ;〘 株式 〙寄り付き ▸ the very opening of the script そのシナリオの書き出し ▸ the opening of a new era 新しい時代の始まり .2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗開業 , 開通, 開店, こけら落とし ▸ the opening of the museum 美術館の初開館 .3 C (光 物などの )出入り口 , 通気口, 開口部, 穴, 割れ目 ; (服の )スリット ▸ make an opening 穴を開ける .4 C «…での /…に対する » 就職口, 欠員, 空き «at , in /for » ▸ a job opening 就職口 .5 C «…のための /…する » きっかけ, チャンス, 好機 «for /to do » ▸ He took the opening to talk to Isabel .彼はイザベルに話しかける糸口をつかんだ .6 U 開くこと, 開始 ; 開国 ▸ the opening of markets 市場の開拓 .7 C ⦅米 ⦆(森林の中の )空き地 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗最初の, 冒頭の, 1番目の (first )▸ the opening paragraphs of the document 文書の冒頭の数段落 .~̀ d á y (試合の )開幕日, (公聴会などの )初日 .~̀ g á me 〖the ~〗第1試合 .~́ h ò urs 〖複数扱い 〗(店 会社などの )営業時間 .~̀ n í ght (劇 オペラ 映画などの )初演の夜 〘通常特別な企画がある 〙.~̀ r ó und (試合の )第1ラウンド .~̀ sp é ech 開会の辞 .~̀ st á tement (裁判の )冒頭陳述 .~́ t ì me 開始 [開館, 開演 ]時間 .