Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Opening.
8 letter answer(s) to opening
APERTURE
a device that controls amount of light admitted
a natural opening in something
an man-made opening; usually small
Vent
3 letter answer(s) to opening
GAP
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
a pass between mountain peaks
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
make an opening or gap in
7 letter answer(s) to opening
GENESIS
a coming into being
the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
INITIAL
mark with one's initials
occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
ORIFICE
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
4 letter answer(s) to opening
HOLE
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
an opening deliberately made in or through something
an opening into or through something
an unoccupied space
hit the ball into the hole
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
informal terms for the mouth
make holes in
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
SLOT
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"
assign a time slot; "slot a television program"
the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
VENT
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
a hole for the escape of gas or air
a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
an opening,
aperture
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"
9 letter answer(s) to opening
INAUGURAL
an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"
serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
5 letter answer(s) to opening
INTRO
a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
formally making a person known to another or to the public
12 letter answer(s) to opening
INTRODUCTORY
serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
serving as an introduction or preface
serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
6 letter answer(s) to opening
LEADIN
WINDOW
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
a pane of glass in a window; "the ball shattered the window"
a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material
an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served; "he stuck his head in the window"
an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees"
the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something; "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an att
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