“entrances” is a form of
entrance
/ˈɛn.tɹəns/ noun, verb
Forms entrances entrancing entranced entraunce
- noun (countable) The action of entering, or going in. “make a grand entrance”
- noun The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office. “the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office”
- noun (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway. “Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.”
- noun (uncountable) The right to go in. “You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.”
- noun The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
- noun The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering. “His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.”
- noun (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
- noun (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
- verb (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder. “The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.”
- verb (transitive) To put into a trance.
Synonyms
ingress entry entryway ingang entranceway entree entering incoming capture enamour trance catch becharm enamor captivate beguile charm fascinate bewitch enchant spellbind
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).
From en- + trance (“daze”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
- noun Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends. Shak.
- verb To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
- verb To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
Etymology [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p. pr. of entrer to enter. See Enter.]
Etymology [Pref. en- + trance.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “entrance”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details