An unoccupied employment position.
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.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
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.
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
An instance or period of joblessness.
The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.
The state of having no job; joblessness.
A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.