The meaning of Entrance

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

verb

To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical

Usage examples:

The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb

If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost

Usage examples:

The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

noun

The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.

Usage examples:

The staircase gives access to the top floor

verb

Approach or enter (a place).

Usage examples:

Single rooms have private facilities accessed via the balcony

The right to enter

noun

The way that someone or something looks.

Usage examples:

She checked her appearance in the mirror

noun

The way a person or thing looks or seems to other people

Usage examples:

The most striking feature of his appearance was his long hair., her only screen appearances were in…

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

noun

A way of dealing with a situation or problem.

Usage examples:

We need a whole new approach to the job

verb

Move towards

noun

The action or process of arriving.

Usage examples:

Ruth's arrival in new york

noun

The act of someone or something that reaches a place or comes into existence, or a person or thing that reaches a place

Usage examples:

[ u ] the arrival of the railroad changed the western us., [ u ] the arrival of the new year was gr…

noun

The act of coming to a place

Usage examples:

Two hours after the arrival of 500,000 newspapers, they are sorted into bundles for 2,000 newsagent…

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

He beguiled the voters with his good looks

verb

To charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

Usage examples:

I had to show i was not beguiled by his good looks., a beguiling smile

verb

Enchant and delight (someone).

Usage examples:

They both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of italy

verb

To attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them

Usage examples:

He was bewitched by her beauty.

verb

Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Usage examples:

He was captivated by her beauty

verb

To hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, charming, or attractive

Usage examples:

Her singing captivated audiences everywhere.

verb

Take into one's possession or control by force.

Usage examples:

The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun

The action of capturing or of being captured.

Usage examples:

The capture of the city

adjective

Due to happen or just beginning.

Usage examples:

Work is due to start in the coming year

noun

An arrival or approach.

Usage examples:

The coming of a new age

verb

Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.

Usage examples:

Jessica came into the kitchen

noun

A large open area inside or in front of a public building.

Usage examples:

A station concourse

noun

A large space or room in a public building such as an airport or train station, which people gather in or pass through

noun

A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard.

Usage examples:

She looked for her key and opened the door

noun

An entrance to a room or building through a door.

Usage examples:

Beth stood there in the doorway

noun

The space for a door through which you go into and out of a room or building

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

A short road leading from a public road to a house or other building.

Usage examples:

One of the suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway

noun

A short private road that leads from a street to a person’s house or garage (= building where a car is kept)

verb

Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.

Usage examples:

Isabel was enchanted with the idea

verb

To charm or please someone a lot

Usage examples:

He was enchanted by stories of the old west.

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

verb

If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention

Usage examples:

What is it about harry potter that so engrosses children?

verb

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Usage examples:

Ruth was enraptured by the sleeping child

verb

To give someone very great pleasure

Usage examples:

The performance enraptured adults and children alike.

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

verb

To keep someone completely interested

Usage examples:

The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd., the audience was enthralled for two hours by a …

noun

An act of going or coming in.

Usage examples:

The door was locked, but he forced an entry

verb

Attract the strong attention and interest of (someone).

Usage examples:

I've always been fascinated by computers

verb

To have someone’s complete interest and attention

Usage examples:

Anything to do with airplanes and flying fascinates him., the children were fascinated by the story…

noun

An entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theatre.

Usage examples:

The foyer of the concert hall

noun

A large, open area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a theater or hotel; lobby

noun

A raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

Usage examples:

As they dig amid the rubble, recovery workers are uncovering corridors and gangways that lead to th…

exclamation

Make way!

Usage examples:

He yelled: "gangway for the padre! let him out."

noun

A passage for walking, esp. on a ship, or a gangplank

noun

A hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge.

Usage examples:

She closed the front gate

verb

Confine (a pupil or student) to school or college.

Usage examples:

He was gated for the rest of term

noun

(in place names) a street.

Usage examples:

Kirkgate

noun

An opening that can be closed by a gate.

Usage examples:

We turned into a gateway leading to a cottage

noun

A place through which you have to go to get to another place, esp. a tall and wide entrance through a wall

Usage examples:

Fig. the new airport is regarded as the most convenient gateway to southeast asia.

noun

Something in a system that allows you to use its other parts

Usage examples:

The site's aim is to provide a central gateway for e-commerce services., the bank is your gateway t…

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

noun

A firm hold; a tight grasp.

Usage examples:

His arm was held in a vice-like grip

verb

Hold fast or firmly

verb

Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

Usage examples:

A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory

verb

To produce hypnosis in someone, or to completely influence someone

Usage examples:

The crowd sits hypnotized by harper’s trumpet.

noun

The action or fact of going in or entering; the capacity or right of entrance.

Usage examples:

In fact, most ports are designed for easy ingress and egress.

noun

The act of entering something

Usage examples:

There had been an ingress of water into the site.

noun

The action of introducing something.

Usage examples:

Issues arising from the introduction of new technology

noun

A short speech or piece of writing that comes before a longer speech or written text, usually giving basic information about what is to follow

Usage examples:

The author’s introduction explains the organization of the book., let me do the introductions (= in…

noun

The act of making goods or services available to be bought for the first time

Usage examples:

The introduction of sth to sth the company has announced the introduction of a new games console to…

noun

A room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building.

Usage examples:

They went into the hotel lobby

verb

Seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue.

Usage examples:

They insist on their right to lobby congress

noun

A large, open space just inside the main entrance of a public building such as a hotel, office building, or theater

Usage examples:

As you enter the lobby, you’ll see the elevators on your right., the environmental lobby, [ t ] cou…

noun

An occasion when someone or something appears, often suddenly

Usage examples:

The book charts the earth's evolution up until the materialization of homo sapiens., a little stran…

verb

Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

Usage examples:

They were mesmerized by his story

verb

To hold completely the attention or interest of someone

Usage examples:

Her beautiful voice mesmerized the audience., a mesmerizing performance

noun

The opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.

Usage examples:

Ben stood transfixed with disbelief, his mouth open

verb

Move the lips as if saying (something).

Usage examples:

She mouthed a silent farewell

noun

The opening in the face used by a person or animal to eat and drink

Usage examples:

I wish you wouldn’t chew with your mouth open., we looked down into the mouth of the volcano., i mo…

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

A long, narrow way, typically having walls either side, that allows access between buildings or to different rooms within a building.

Usage examples:

Her hotel was at the end of a narrow passageway off the main street

noun

→  passage

noun

A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.

Usage examples:

The north porch of hereford cathedral

noun

A doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large and imposing one.

Usage examples:

I drove past the studios; the gates seemed like portals to some other world.

adjective

Relating to an opening in an organ through which major blood vessels pass, especially the transverse fissure of the liver.

Usage examples:

The liver biopsy specimen showed portal triads and sinusoids infiltrated with lymphoid cells.

noun

A large and often highly decorated entrance to a building

Usage examples:

We entered the side portal of the cathedral., the portal lets you access specific information from …

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

noun

A metal pin used to fasten together flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather

Usage examples:

Her performance riveted the audience.

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound

noun

A strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.

Usage examples:

He stood on the threshold of sheila's bedroom

noun

A point at which something starts

Usage examples:

[ c ] a low threshold for pain, [ u ] we are on the threshold of a new era., it’s traditional for a…

noun

The level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen or change

Usage examples:

Increase/lower/raise the threshold they will reduce inheritance tax by raising the £255,000 thresho…