Dream Dictionary

Opening

To see an opening in your dream, signifies a new influence or new-found inspiration entering your life.

Dictionary definition

  • adj. 1: first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" [ant: closing]
  • n. 1: 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" [syn: opening, gap]
  • 2: a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
  • 3: becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
  • 4: the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews" [syn: opening, opening night, curtain raising]
  • 5: the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" [ant: closing, shutting]
  • 6: opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
  • 7: the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
  • 8: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: possibility, possible action, opening]
  • 9: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: orifice, opening, porta]
  • 10: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
  • 11: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening, scuttle]
  • 12: a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" [syn: opening, chess opening]
  • 13: the first of a series of actions [syn: first step, initiative, opening move, opening]