opening

noun/adjective33 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3

A vacant position in a company.

A celebratory event to mark the first day a new business is open.

Refers to the successful beginning of an event or product.

A new opportunity or job that has become available.

A hole or gap of considerable size.

A broad hole or gap.

A ceremony authorized by those in charge.

A hole or gap of limited size.

A hole or gap that is not wide.

A potential opportunity or job.

An official ceremony to open a building or event.

An obvious opportunity, especially in sports, to score or gain an advantage.

The space in a wall where a window is fitted.

An opportunity for political change or dialogue.

The initial sequence of moves in a game of chess.

A formal state event that marks the beginning of a session of parliament.

An opening ceremony attended by a member of the royal family.

To hire someone for a vacant job position.

To make a hole or gap; to make an opportunity available.

To make an opportunity available.

To form a hole or gap.

To offer an opportunity.

To place something over a hole or gap to close it.

To give someone an opportunity.

To close a hole or gap tightly.

To obstruct a hole or gap.

To create a hole or gap by cutting.

To be a sign of the beginning of something.

To be present at an opening ceremony.

To mark an opening ceremony with joyful activities.

A formal event that marks the beginning of something, like the Olympic Games.

Indicates an available opportunity for a type of person or role.

Indicates the beginning of something (e.g., a novel) or the way into a place (e.g., a kitchen).

Indicates a hole in a surface (e.g., a fence) or an opportunity in a field/industry.