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English noun: entrance | |||
| 1. | entrance (artifact) something that provides access (to get in or get out) | ||
| Samples | They waited at the entrance to the garden. Beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral. | ||
| Synonyms | entranceway, entree, entry, entryway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | access, approach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arch, archway, door, doorway, gateway, hatchway, opening, pithead, portal, porte-cochere, room access, scuttle, servant's entrance, service door, service entrance, stage door, threshold, vomitory | ||
| 2. | entrance (event) a movement into or inward | ||
| Synonyms | entering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of location, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | encroachment, intrusion, invasion | ||
| 3. | entrance (act) the act of entering | ||
| Samples | She made a grand entrance. | ||
| Synonyms | entering, entry, incoming, ingress | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrival | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admission, admittance, enrollment, enrolment, entree, incursion, intrusion, irruption, penetration, registration | ||
English verb: entrance | |||
| 1. | entrance (emotion) attract; cause to be enamored | ||
| Samples | She captured all the men's hearts. | ||
| Synonyms | becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, fascinate, trance | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appeal, attract | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hold, work | ||
| 2. | entrance (body) put into a trance | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to entrance Sue | ||
| Synonyms | spellbind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize | ||
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