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Definition of enterance

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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"

Used in print:

(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_in

2. 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_in

3. entrance [ n ] the act of entering
Examples: "she made a grand entrance"

Used in print:

(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_in

4. entrance [ v ] attract; cause to be enamored
Examples: "She captured all the men's hearts"

Synonyms capture captivate charm beguile bewitch becharm catch enamor fascinate trance entrance enchant enamour Related Terms attract hold work appeal enchantment fascination captivation charmer smoothie bewitchery captive catch

5. entrance [ v ] put into a trance

Synonyms spellbind entrance Related Terms hypnotize spellbinder

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