entrance - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

As a noun, entrance means an act of entering or something that provides a way to enter something. You can make a grand entrance when you arrive at a party, as long as you can actually find the entrance.

Entrance has two pronunciations. If you put the accent on the first syllable, the word is a noun meaning the act of entering or the way into something ("an entrance to the building"). If the accent is on the second syllable, then entrance is a verb meaning "to enchant, charm, or enamor" — "You will be entranced by the movie; the scenery looks so real you will swear it is growing in the theater."

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: entrance

1	n	something that provides access (to get in or get out)
2	n	the act of entering
3	v	put into a trance

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: entrance

1

n something that provides access (to get in or get out)

“they waited at the entrance to the garden”

Synonyms:: entranceway, entree, entry, entryway

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; arch, archway
a passageway under a curved masonry construction; door, doorway, room access, threshold
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; gateway
an entrance that can be closed by a gate; hatchway, opening, scuttle
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship; 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; servant's entrance, service door, service 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; used by performers and other theater personnel; vomitory
an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium; escape hatch
hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency; exterior door, outside door
a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building

Type of:: access, approach
a way of entering or leaving

2

n the act of entering

“she made a grand entrance”

Synonyms:: entering, entry, incoming, ingress

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; incursion
the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); intrusion
entrance by force or without permission or welcome; irruption
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; entree
the act of entering; enrollment, enrolment, registration
the act of enrolling; penetration
the act of entering into or through something; admission, admittance
the act of admitting someone to enter; interpenetration, permeation
mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other; market penetration
the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market; readmission
the act of admitting someone again; matric, matriculation
admission to a group (especially a college or university)

Type of:: arrival
the act of arriving at a certain place

n a movement into or inward

Synonyms:: entering

Types:: encroachment, intrusion, invasion
any entry into an area not previously occupied

Type of:: change of location, travel
a movement through space that changes the location of something

3

v put into a trance

Synonyms:: spellbind

Type of:: hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize
induce hypnosis in

v attract; cause to be enamored

Synonyms:: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, fascinate, trance

Types:: hold
hold the attention of; work
gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

Type of:: appeal, attract
be attractive to