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opening vs rip

rip vs opening

opening and rip both are nouns.

opening is an adjective but rip is not an adjective.

opening is not a verb while rip is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
opening Yes Yes No No
rip Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rip is a hyponym of opening; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opening:
  • opening: an open or empty space in or between things
  • rip: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Other hyponyms of opening include pocket, diastema, nodes of Ranvier, Ranvier's nodes, foramen, hiatus, breach, chasm, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure, hole, mouth, rift, rent, snag, split, tear, window.
opening (noun) rip (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
the act of opening something a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
becoming open or being made open an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
the first of a series of actions a dissolute man in fashionable society
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
opening (adjective) rip (adjective)
first or beginning
opening (verb) rip (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently
tear or be torn violently
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
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