Availability vs. Opening
Difference Between Availability and Opening
Availabilityadjective
Present and ready for use; at hand; accessible
kept a fire extinguisher available at all times.Openingnoun
The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open
the opening of the tomb.Availabilityadjective
Capable of being gotten; obtainable
a bedspread available in three colors.Openingnoun
A gap, breach, or aperture
slipped through an opening in the hedge.Availabilityadjective
Qualified and willing to serve or assist
a list of available candidates.was not available for comment.Openingnoun
A clearing in the woods.
Availabilityadjective
(Chemistry) Capable of being used in a chemical reaction
available electrons.Openingnoun
The first part or stage, as of a book.
Availabilityadjective
(Botany) Present, as in soil, and capable of being used by plants as a nutrient
available water.available minerals.Openingnoun
The first performance
the opening of a play.Availabilitynoun
The quality of being available.
What is your availability this week?Openingnoun
A formal commencement of operation
attended the opening of the new museum.Availabilitynoun
(countable) That which is available.
We have several availabilities.Openingnoun
A specific pattern or series of beginning moves in certain games, especially chess.
Availabilitynoun
the quality of being at hand when needed
Openingnoun
An opportunity affording a chance of success.
Openingnoun
An unfilled job or position; a vacancy.
Openingverb
present participle of open
Openingnoun
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.Openingnoun
Something that is open.
A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.He slipped through an opening in the crowd.Openingnoun
An act or instance of beginning.
There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.Openingnoun
Something that is a beginning.
Openingnoun
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.Openingnoun
The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
Openingnoun
The first few measures of a musical composition.
Openingnoun
(chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying endgames.Openingnoun
A vacant position, especially in an array.
Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?Openingnoun
A time available in a schedule.
If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.Openingnoun
An unoccupied employment position.
We have an opening in our marketing department.Openingnoun
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
Openingnoun
(math) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
Openingadjective
(cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
Openingnoun
an open or empty space in or between things;
there was a small opening between the treesthe explosion made a gap in the wallOpeningnoun
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Openingnoun
becoming open or being made open;
the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting forOpeningnoun
the first performance (as of a theatrical production);
the opening received good critical reviewsOpeningnoun
the act of opening something;
the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the doorOpeningnoun
opportunity especially for employment or promotion;
there is an opening in the sales departmentOpeningnoun
the initial part of the introduction;
the opening established the basic themeOpeningnoun
a possible alternative;
bankruptcy is always a possibilityOpeningnoun
an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity;
the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heartOpeningnoun
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made;
they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the doorOpeningnoun
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Openingnoun
the first of a series of actions;
he memorized all the important chess openingsOpeningadjective
first or beginning;
the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifththe play's opening scene
