Dictionary Entry

entrance

entrance is a 8-letter English word with 14 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 14 senses

Definitions

1noun
The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
2noun
Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
3noun
The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
4noun
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.
5noun
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
6noun
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
7noun
The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
8transitive verb
To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
9transitive verb
To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
10noun
the act of entering
"she made a grand entrance"
Synonyms
entering entry incoming ingress
11noun
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
"they waited at the entrance to the garden"
"beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
Synonyms
entranceway entree entry entryway
12noun
a movement into or inward
Synonyms
entering
13verb
put into a trance
Synonyms
spellbind
14verb
attract; cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men's hearts"
Synonyms
becharm beguile bewitch captivate capture catch charm enamor enamour enchant fascinate trance

Synonyms

entering entry incoming ingress entranceway entree entryway spellbind becharm beguile bewitch captivate capture catch charm enamor enamour enchant fascinate trance

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in entrance:

centenar

Common word forms

entranced entrancer entrances entrancing entrancement

Words from these letters

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