Definition of enterance
1. entrance [ n ] something that allows access (entry or exit)
Examples:
"they waited at the entrance to the garden"
"beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
The clocks struck seven-thirty as they approached the hotel entrance ; and hopes that the chambermaid and patronne would still be abed began to rise in Alex 's well exercised breast .
Synonyms entrance entry entranceway entree entryway Related Terms access doorway portal stage_door hatchway gateway service_door vomitory porte-cochere pithead arch go_in2. entrance [ n ] a movement into or inward
Used in print:(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
The entrance and retention of infectious particles in the alveoli amounts almost to an intra tissue inoculation .
(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)
You have your paper horn clutched in your big , craggy fist , and for your entrance you have planned a noisy , colorful and exuberant greeting to your friends and tenants .
(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)
He snapped to alertness at Andy 's entrance .
Synonyms entrance entering Related Terms change_of_location invasion go_in3. entrance [ n ] the act of entering
Examples:
"she made a grand entrance"
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
Her entrance in Scene_2_,_Act_1 , brought some disconcerting applause even before she had sung a note .
(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)
MacPherson boldly approached the fortified adobe_house and demanded entrance .
When they were refused entrance to his brother 's house nearby , they smashed down the door , broke the window , and threw lighted clothes wet with kerosene into the room .
Synonyms entrance ingress entry incoming entering Related Terms arrival admission registration incursion irruption penetration intrusion accession entree go_in4. entrance [ v ] attract; cause to be enamored
Examples:
"She captured all the men's hearts"
5. entrance [ v ] put into a trance
Synonyms spellbind entrance Related Terms hypnotize spellbinderSimilar Spelling
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