CURTAIN RAISING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
   Synonym(s)
   • opening (what does opening mean?)
   • opening night (what does opening night mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the opening received good critical reviews
   Hypernyms(s) curtain raising is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • start (what does start mean?)