Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put into a trance; withdraw consciousness or sensibility from; make insensible to present objects.
- To put into an ecstasy; ravish with delight or wonder; enrapture.
- noun In phonetics, the initial movement in producing a sound; the ‘attack’ or on-glide.
- noun In music of a concerted sort, the point at which or the effect with which any one of the parts begins, especially when not at the beginning of a piece or passage.
- noun The act of entering, as a place, an occupation, a period of time, etc.; a going or coming into; hence, accession; the act of entering into possession: with into or upon: as, the entrance of a person into a room; the entrance of an army; one's entrance upon study, into business, into or upon the affairs of life, or upon his twentieth year; the entrance of a man into office, or upon the duties of his office; the entrance of an heir into his estate.
- noun The power or liberty of entering; admission.
- noun Means or place of access; an opening for admission; an inlet: as, the entrance to a house or a harbor.
- noun An entering upon or into a course, a subject, or the like; beginning; initiation; introduction.
- noun A report by the master of a vessel, first in person and afterward in writing, of its arrival at port to the chief officer of customs residing there, in the manner prescribed by law.
- noun The bow of a vessel, or form of the forebody, under the load water-line: opposed to run.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
- transitive verb To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
- noun The act of entering or going into; ingress; ; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
- noun Liberty, power, or permission to enter.
- noun The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
- noun The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
- noun The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
- noun The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
- noun The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable The action of
entering , or going in. - noun countable The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
- noun uncountable The right to go in.
- verb transitive To
delight and fill with wonder. - verb transitive To put into a trance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of entering
- noun a movement into or inward
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- verb put into a trance
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
Etymologies
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Examples
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"And beside the main entrance, is there any other access to that hallway?"
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I started with examining the main entrance from a distance; it looked like a standard bullet proof glass office door, electronically locked and monitored by a single surveillance camera.
Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010
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Close to the main entrance is a gigantic bronze sculpture by Mexican artist Juan Soriano entitled La Paloma (The Dove).
Tony Burton's Self-Guided Tours: The Sights of Monterrey 2008
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Close to the main entrance is a gigantic bronze sculpture by Mexican artist Juan Soriano entitled La Paloma (The Dove).
Tony Burton's Self-Guided Tours: The Sights of Monterrey 2008
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If the wheelchair accessible entrance is not the main entrance, place a sign at the main entrance pointing to the wheelchair entrance.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2008 » August 2008
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In the wall, outside the main entrance is a dedication stone, with the date of completion of the construction, 1622.
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Gracing the main entrance is the national shield and a bust of Don Pedro Romero de Terreros.
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Gracing the main entrance is the national shield and a bust of Don Pedro Romero de Terreros.
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In the wall, outside the main entrance is a dedication stone, with the date of completion of the construction, 1622.
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Built to protect the main entrance from the malign influence of evil spirits; these move most easily in a straight line and find difficulty in turning corners, therefore a wall before the Great Gate is an effective defence.
oroboros commented on the word entrance
Adit, door; charm, fascinate. The entrance will entrance you.
November 22, 2007