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Collocations for opening - noun

1. beginning

ADJECTIVE

successful
It was the most successful opening of any British movie ever.
chess

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PREPOSITION

opening to
the famous opening to the novel

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2. hole; way in/out

ADJECTIVE

large, wide
narrow, small
window

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VERB + opening

cut
create, make
block, cover, seal

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PREPOSITION

opening in
to cut an opening in the fence
opening to
the opening to the kitchen

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3. opportunity; job which is available

ADJECTIVE

new
possible
clear (sports)
He missed one of the clearest openings in the game.
job, political

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VERB + opening

create, provide
Cooper created the opening for Russell to shoot the first goal.
give sb
fill
She is the strongest candidate to fill this opening.

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PREPOSITION

opening for, opening in
career openings for biologists in industry

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4. ceremony

ADJECTIVE

grand
formal
official, royal, state
the state opening of Parliament (in the UK)

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VERB + opening

attend
celebrate
mark

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opening + NOUN

ceremony

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Collocations for opening - adj.

Opening is used with these nouns:
act, address, balance, batsman, bell, bend, bid, ceremony, chapter, concert, credit, day, fixture, hour, lap, measure, minute, monologue, move, movement, night, page, paragraph, passage, prelude, quarter, reception, remark, round, scene, section, sentence, sequence, session, shot, skirmish, solo, speech, stage, time, track, try

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