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Nouns (40)

opening

n. the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"

opening

n. becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"

opening

n. a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

opening

n. the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"

opening

n. opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"

move

n. the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

move

n. the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"

opening, orifice

n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

opening, curtain raising

n. the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"

commencement, opening

n. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

opening, gap

n. 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"

move, turn

n. (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

make, brand

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

initiative, opening, first step, opening move

n. the first of a series of actions

opening, hatchway, scuttle

n. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

opening, possibility, possible action

n. a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

move, motion, movement, change of location

n. the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

move, motion, movement, change of position

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

shuffle, shuffling, make

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

Verbs (57)

move

v. go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

move

v. dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"

make

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

make

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

make

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

make

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

make

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

make

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

make

v. to compile a multi-module program

move, be active

v. be in a state of action; "she is always moving"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, arouse pity in

v. arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

move, change position

v. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move, work

v. move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"

move, change residence

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

make, get

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

make, make up

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

draw, make

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

make, do

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

make, produce

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

make, drive to

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

make, create

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, propose formally, make a motion

v. propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

move, go, proceed

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

opening

adj. first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

Fuzzynyms (329)

engagement, employment, hire, hiring

n. the act of giving someone a job

blank, lacuna

n. a blank gap or missing part

pit, cavity

n. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"

job

n. an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"

opening, gap

n. 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"

aperture

n. an man-made opening; usually small

hole

n. an opening deliberately made in or through something

slot

n. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"

pore

n. any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

affair, occasion, social occasion

n. a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

opening, orifice

n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

abyss, abysm

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

chink

n. a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

gulf

n. a deep wide chasm

pore

n. any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

pore, stoma

n. a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass

distance

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

gap, col

n. a pass between mountain peaks

horizon, skyline, apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon

n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

horizon

n. a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

aperture

n. an man-made opening; usually small

gate

n. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

door

n. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"

door

n. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"

traffic

n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

translation, transformation

n. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"

passage, transition

n. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, subdivision

n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

division

n. the act or process of dividing

operation

n. a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"

traffic

n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

travel, traveling, travelling

n. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

locomotion, travel

n. self-propelled movement

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

work, exercise

v. give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

resettle, settle anew

v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

shift, transfer, move around

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

make, create

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

make, produce

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, proceed

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

withdraw, bow out

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, displace, make move

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

generate, bring forth, bring into being

v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

rush, stimulate, hasten, induce

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

precipitate

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

sire, mother, father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

leave, go away, go forth

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

retire, put out

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

trek, go trekking

v. go trekking

disjoint, disarticulate

v. separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

disjoin, disjoint, make disjoint

v. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

replace, put back

v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

drag, haul, cart

v. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon

v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

initial

adj. occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"

beginning, basic, abecedarian, introductory, basal

adj. 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"

primary, preliminary, introductory

adj. designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

precursory, premonitory

adj. warning of future misfortune

preparatory, preparative

adj. preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

Synonyms (43)

recede, pull away, move away

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

move out

v. move out of one's old house or office

climb, mount, go up, climb up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

go out, become unfashionable, go out of fashion

v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable

set, go down, go under

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

decline, go down

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

continue, go on, proceed, carry on

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

tour, travel around

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

travel around, peregrinate

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

Antonyms (38)

closing, shutting

n. the act of closing something

conclusion, ending, closing, close

n. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

stop, stoppage

n. the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

rest, repose, be quiescent

v. be at rest

be immobile, be fixed, stand still, hold still

v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

play

v. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

stay in place

v. be stationary

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

closing

adj. final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"

make the opening move

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