entree vs opening

opening vs entree

entree and opening both are nouns.

entree is not an adjective while opening is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
entree	Yes	No	No	No
opening	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, opening is a hyponym of entree; that is, opening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than entree:

entree: something that provides access (to get in or get out)
opening: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Other hyponyms of entree include arch, archway, door, doorway, room access, threshold, gateway, hatchway, scuttle, pithead, portal, porte-cochere, servant's entrance, service door, service entrance, stage door, vomitory.

entree (noun)	opening (noun)
an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage	a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
something that provides access (to get in or get out)	the act of opening something
the right to enter	becoming open or being made open
the principal dish of a meal	the first of a series of actions
	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
	an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
	a possible alternative
	the initial part of the introduction
	the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
	a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
	an open or empty space in or between things
	opportunity especially for employment or promotion

entree (adjective)	opening (adjective)
	first or beginning

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