opening vs slit

slit vs opening

opening and slit both are nouns.

opening is an adjective but slit is not an adjective.

opening is not a verb while slit is a verb.

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

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

opening: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
slit: a long narrow opening

Other hyponyms of opening include aperture, bell, breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube, fly, fly front, crack, gap, gun muzzle, muzzle, hole, inlet, intake, interstice, fenestella, lunette, mouth, neck, neck opening, pass-through, embrasure, port, porthole, spout, throat, grille, lattice, wicket, window, window.

opening (noun)	slit (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	a long narrow opening
the act of opening something	obscene terms for female genitals
becoming open or being made open	a narrow fissure
the first of a series of actions	a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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)	slit (adjective)
first or beginning

opening (verb)	slit (verb)
	cut a slit into
	make a clean cut through

Difference between opening and slit

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