blowhole vs opening

blowhole

noun
  • An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product. 

  • A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled. 

  • The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe. 

  • A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly. 

  • A vent for the escape of steam or other gas. 

verb
  • To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity. 

opening

noun
  • A vacant position, especially in an array. 

  • The first few measures of a musical composition. 

  • The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe. 

  • A gap permitting passage through. 

  • The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening. 

  • An unoccupied employment position. 

  • In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set. 

  • An act or instance of making or becoming open. 

  • A time available in a schedule. 

  • An opportunity, as in a competitive activity. 

  • An act or instance of beginning. 

  • The first few moves in a game. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. 

  • describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack 

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