a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
the act of opening something | a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form |
becoming open or being made open | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body |
the first of a series of actions | a cut of meat from the neck of an animal |
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land |
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 | |