opening vs snag

snag vs opening

opening and snag both are nouns.

opening is an adjective but snag is not an adjective.

opening is not a verb while snag is a verb.

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

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

opening: an open or empty space in or between things
snag: 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, rip, split, tear, window.

opening (noun)	snag (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	an unforeseen obstacle
the act of opening something	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
becoming open or being made open	a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
the first of a series of actions	a sharp protuberance
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)	snag (adjective)
first or beginning

opening (verb)	snag (verb)
	catch on a snag
	hew jaggedly
	get by acting quickly and smartly

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