| 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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