first vs opening

opening vs first

first and opening both are nouns.

first and opening both are adjectives.

first is an adverb but opening is not an adverb.

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

first (noun)	opening (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	the act of opening something
an honours degree of the highest class	becoming open or being made open
the first element in a countable series	the first of a series of actions
the first or highest in an ordering or series	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
the time at which something is supposed to begin	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

first (adjective)	opening (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	first or beginning
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

first (adverb)	opening (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

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