ingress

Plural: ingresses

Noun

The act of entering; a place or means of entry.
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
the act of entering
French classical painter (1780-1867)
The act of entering.
A permission to enter.
A door or other means of entering.
The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

Verb

To intrude or insert oneself
To enter (a specified location or area)
To enter into a zodiacal sign
To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

Examples

All ingress was prohibited.
His ingress into the triple-word score zone secured a massive lead.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

Synonyms

entering, entrance, entry, immersion, incoming, Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Antonyms

egress, emersion

Scrabble Score: 8

ingress: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ingress: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ingress: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ingress: valid Words With Friends Word