NOUN | artifact | entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree | something that provides access (to get in or get out) |
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event | entrance, entering | a movement into or inward | |
act | entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming | the act of entering | |
VERB | emotion | entrance, capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, enchant | attract |
body | entrance, spellbind | put into a trance |
Sounds | eh'ntrahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | Something that provides access (to get in or get out). | |
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Example | "they waited at the entrance to the garden" | |
Synonyms | entranceway, entryway, entry, entree | |
Narrower | arch, archway | A passageway under a curved masonry construction |
doorway, door, room access, threshold | The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building | |
gateway | An entrance that can be closed by a gate | |
hatchway, opening, scuttle | An entrance equipped with a hatch | |
pithead | The entrance to a coal mine | |
portal | A grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) | |
porte-cochere | A carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard | |
service door, service entrance, servant's entrance | An entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse | |
stage door | An entrance to the backstage area of theater | |
vomitory | An entrance to an amphitheater or stadium | |
Broader | access, approach | A way of entering or leaving |
Spanish | acceso, boca, entrada, ingreso, vía de acceso | |
Catalan | boca, entrada |
Meaning | A movement into or inward. | |
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Synonym | entering | |
Narrower | invasion, encroachment, intrusion | Any entry into an area not previously occupied |
Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
Spanish | entrada | |
Catalan | entrada | |
Verbs | enter | to come or go into |
Meaning | The act of entering. | |
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Example | "she made a grand entrance" | |
Synonyms | entering, entry, ingress, incoming | |
Narrower | admission, admittance | The act of admitting someone to enter |
entree | The act of entering | |
incursion | The act of entering some territory / territory or domain (often in large numbers) | |
intrusion | entrance by force or without permission or welcome | |
irruption | A sudden violent entrance | |
penetration | The act of entering into or through something | |
registration, enrollment, enrolment | The act of enrolling / enrolling | |
Broader | arrival | The act of arriving at a certain place |
Spanish | entrada | |
Catalan | entrada | |
Verbs | enter | come on stage |
enter | to come or go into |
Meaning | attract; cause to be enamored. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, enchant | |
Narrower | hold | hold the attention of |
work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence | |
Broader | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
Spanish | captar, capturar, cautivar, conquistar, deleitar, enamorar, encantar, fascinar | |
Catalan | captar, captivar, capturar, delectar, embruixar, enamorar, encantar, encisar, extasiar, fascinar, fetillar, seduir | |
Nouns | entrancement | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment |
Meaning | put into a trance. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The performance is likely to entrance Sue | |
Synonym | spellbind | |
Broader | hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise | induce hypnosis in |
Nouns | entrancement | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment |
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