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motion vs opening

opening vs motion

motion and opening both are nouns.

motion is not an adjective while opening is an adjective.

motion is a verb but opening is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
opening Yes Yes No No
As nouns, opening is a hyponym of motion; that is, opening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • opening: the act of opening something
Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.
motion (noun) opening (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
the act of changing location from one place to another the act of opening something
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals becoming open or being made open
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote the first of a series of actions
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
a state of change 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
motion (adjective) opening (adjective)
first or beginning
motion (verb) opening (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
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