entrance, entry

entrance, entry
As a noun meaning "entering" or "a passage that affords entry," entrance is pronounced "EN-trans." As a verb meaning "to put into a trance" or "to delight," the word is pronounced "en-TRAHNS": "The entrance to the cave was 7 feet wide." "The audience was entranced by her performance." Entry has the same basic meanings as the noun entrance, and the two words may be used interchangeably. In law, entry has the special meaning of "something recorded" (an entry in the register of deeds) and "the act of taking possession by means of entering" (the landlord's right of entry to the property).

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  • entrance — n Entrance, entry, entree, ingress, access are comparable when meaning the act, fact, or privilege of going in or coming in. All but entree also carry the denotation of a way or means of entering. Their differences are largely in their… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • entrance — įėjimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. entrance; entry; input vok. Eingangsgröße, f rus. вход, m pranc. entrée, f; grandeur d entrée, f; porte, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

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  • entry — įėjimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. entrance; entry; input vok. Eingangsgröße, f rus. вход, m pranc. entrée, f; grandeur d entrée, f; porte, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • entry — en·try n pl en·tries 1: the privilege of entering real property see also right of entry 2: the act of entering real property a warrantless entry by the officer see also trespass …   Law dictionary

  • Entry — En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Entry clerk — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • entrance — I noun access, adit, aditus, admission, anteroom, approach, door, entry, entryway, foyer, gangway, gate, gateway, illapse, infiltration, influx, ingress, inlet, inroad, insertion, introgression, introitus, invasion, lobby, means of access, means… …   Law dictionary

  • entrance — [n1] a way into a place access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold,… …   New thesaurus

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