entry
entries
Entry has loads of meanings, most of them concerning going inside someplace and the way you happen to get inside. It can also refer to written records (as in a diary or ledger) or a submission to a contest.
When you go into the room, you make an entry. The door you go through is also an entry. If you write in your diary about all this, you make an entry in your diary. If you submit your diary page to the "Awesome Writer" writing contest, your submission is also called an entry. And, finally, if you keep a spreadsheet for all your writing contest submissions, don't forget to make an entry (for this entry about an entry via an entry).
Definitions of entry
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the act of entering
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incursion
the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
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intrusion
entrance by force or without permission or welcome
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irruption
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
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entree
the act of entering
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enrollment, enrolment, registration
the act of enrolling
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penetration
the act of entering into or through something
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admission, admittance
the act of admitting someone to enter
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interpenetration, permeation
mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
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market penetration
the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
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readmission
the act of admitting someone again
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matric, matriculation
admission to a group (especially a college or university)
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arrival
the act of arriving at a certain place
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something that provides access (to get in or get out)
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synonyms:
entrance, entranceway, entree, entryway
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arch, archway
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
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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
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gateway
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
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hatchway, opening, scuttle
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
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pithead
the entrance to a coal mine
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portal
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
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porte-cochere
a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
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servant's entrance, service door, service entrance
an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse
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stage door
an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel
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vomitory
an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
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escape hatch
hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency
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exterior door, outside door
a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
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an item inserted in a written record
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dictionary entry, lexical entry
the entry in a dictionary of information about a word
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nol pros, nolle prosequi
an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed
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notebook entry
an entry in a notebook
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written account, written record
a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
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dictionary entry, lexical entry
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a written record of a commercial transaction
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synonyms:
accounting entry, ledger entry
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adjusting entry
an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods
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credit, credit entry
an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
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debit, debit entry
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
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accounting, accounting system, method of accounting
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
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adjusting entry
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something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
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synonyms:
submission
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filing
the entering of a legal document into the public record
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content, message, subject matter, substance
what a communication that is about something is about
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filing
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the act of beginning something new
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synonyms:
debut, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling
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induction
the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
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product introduction
the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line
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ushering in
the introduction of something new
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naturalisation, naturalization
the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
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induction of labor
(obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
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hypnogenesis
the induction of sleep or hypnosis
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beginning, commencement, start
the act of starting something
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