entrance

Plural: entrances

Noun

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)
  • "they waited at the entrance to the garden"
• a movement into or inward
• the act of entering
  • "she made a grand entrance"
• The action of entering, or going in.
• The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
• The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
• The right to go in.
• The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
• The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
• The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
• The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
• The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.

Verb

Verb Forms: entranced, entrancing, entrances

• To fill with wonder and delight; enchant.
• attract; cause to be enamored
• put into a trance
• To delight and fill with wonder.
• To put into a trance.

Examples

• Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
• Her seven-letter bingo seemed to entrance the entire Scrabble club, earning gasps of admiration.
• His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
• make a grand entrance
• Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
• The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
• the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
• to give entrance to friends
• You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.

Synonyms

becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entering, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway, fascinate, incoming, ingress, spellbind, trance, ingang

Antonyms

exit

Anagrams of entrance