OPENING
NOUNS
► GAPE a rent or opening of any kind → 1658
► GAP-STEAD an opening in a wall or hedge, left for convenience of passage → 1644 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► JAW-HOLE a gaping opening; an abyss → 1840
► NEEDLE’S EYE a minute opening or space → 1579
► OPE an opening, an aperture → 1845 arch.
► OPEMENT an opening, a crack → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OPEN an opening, a gap → 1606 Sc.
► OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening → 1881 Eng. dial.
► SHOW a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening → 1856 Amer. dial.
► SHOWING a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening → 1884 Amer. dial.
► SMOOT a hole or opening at the foot of a wall, the bottom of a fence, etc., esp. one allowing the passage of rabbits, hares, or sheep → 1615 N. Eng. dial.
► VENT a hole; an opening → 1838 Eng. dial.
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