first step initiative opening move opening | the first of a series of actions |
opening | the act of opening something, the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door |
opening | becoming open or being made open, the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for |
opening chess opening | a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess, he memorized all the important chess openings |
active air defense | air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures |
active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
active placebo | a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects, an active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug |
drug cocktail highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART | a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, used in treating AIDS and HIV |
hatchway opening scuttle | an entrance equipped with a hatch, especially a passageway between decks of a ship |
neck neck opening | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer, a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made, they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door |
orifice opening porta | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity, the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
possibility possible action opening | a possible alternative, bankruptcy is always a possibility |
opening line | the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story) |
opening | the initial part of the introduction, the opening established the basic theme |
active application | an application that is currently running and in the foreground |
opening opening night curtain raising | the first performance (as of a theatrical production), the opening received good critical reviews |
opening | a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise |
active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
opening gap | an open or empty space in or between things, there was a small opening between the trees, the explosion made a gap in the wall |
active | a person who is a participating member of an organization, the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees |
active citizen | a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch) |
active trust | a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties |
active birth | childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant |
active transport | transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient, requires an expenditure of energy |
active voice active | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb, `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice |
opening | opportunity especially for employment or promotion, there is an opening in the sales department |
active immunity | a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against diseaseausing antigens |
active agent active | chemical agent capable of activity |
wetting agent wetter surfactant surface-active agent | a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved |
be active move | be in a state of action, she is always moving |
active | characterized by energetic activity, an active toddler, active as a gazelle, an active man is a man of action |
active | engaged in full-time work, active duty, though past retirement age he is still active in his profession |
active | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity, an active seaport, an active bond market, an active account |
active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope, active tuberculosis |
active | disposed to take action or effectuate change, a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations, an active antagonism, he was active in drawing attention to their grievances |
active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt, active volcanos |
active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting |
active dynamic | (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being |
active | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: Hemingway favors active constructions |
active | exerting influence or producing a change or effect, an active ingredient |
surface-active | capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, used especially of detergents |
active | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions |
active alive(p) | in operation, keep hope alive, the tradition was still alive, an active tradition |
opening | first or beginning, the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth, the play's opening scene |
active participating | taking part in an activity, an active member of the club, he was politically active, the participating organizations |
active combat-ready fighting(a) | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations, on active duty, the platoon is combat-ready, review the fighting forces |