Definitions for entrance

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entrance en·trance

Spelling: [en-truh ns]

IPA: /ˈɛn trəns/

Entrance is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 226 anagrams from letters in entrance (aceennrt).

Definitions for entrance

noun

1. an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
2. a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.
3. the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission:
4. Theater. the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.
5. Music. the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble. the way in which this is done:
6. a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view:
7. Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body (opposed to run).

verb (used with object)

1. to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
2. to put into a trance:

Origin of entrance

1425-75; late Middle English entraunce Middle French entrance. See enter, -ance

Examples for entrance

The entrance to the show is a wall lined with books that conceals a secret door.

Through his aunt he could gain her entrance where he pleased.

Is it likely that this same Alworthy could obtain me entrance there?

On his entrance the whole audience rose and cheered for several minutes.

On her first entrance, Hitchcock says, “She looks old, they've shot her badly.”

He collapsed near the entrance of his room, probably in great pain.

We are like men in a subterranean cave, so chained that they can look only forward to the entrance.

Kocurek now works 12-hour shifts as a night watchman guarding the entrance to a drilling patch.

Over the gate was written in large letters, 'The entrance of Mortals.'

One hundred meters from the entrance to the Korengal we stop for breakfast.