Gully vs Opening - What's the difference?
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A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
A small valley.
(UK) A drop kerb.
A road drain.
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
(UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
(obsolete) To flow noisily.
To wear away into a gully or gullies.
(Scotland, northern UK) A large knife.
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An act or instance of making or becoming open.
Something that is open.
An act or instance of beginning.
Something that is a beginning.
# The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
# The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
# The first few measures of a musical composition.
# (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
# A time available in a schedule.
# An unoccupied employment position.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
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Gully is a related term of opening.
In cricket|lang=en terms the difference between gully and opening
is that gully is (cricket) a fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position while opening is (cricket).As nouns the difference between gully and opening
is that gully is a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside or gully can be (scotland|northern uk) a large knife while opening is an act or instance of making or becoming open.As verbs the difference between gully and opening
is that gully is (obsolete) to flow noisily while opening is .As an adjective opening is
(cricket).gully
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Alternative forms
* gulley (Etymology 1)Etymology 1
From (etyl) golet, from (etyl) goulet, from (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia gully) (gullies)Verb
- (Johnson)
Etymology 2
Scots , of unknown origin.Noun
(gullies)- With that I made my mind up, took out my gully , opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another...
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opening
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
- He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
- A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
- He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
- There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
- Their opening of the concert with ''Brass in Pocket'' always fires up the crowd.
- They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening , but hoped that word would spread.
- John spends two hours a day studying openings , and another two hours studying endgames.
- Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
- If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
- The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
- We have an opening in our marketing department.
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