entrance

Meanings

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

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

exit