entry
About 33.60 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of entering.
The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.
- noun Permission to enter.
Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.
- noun A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- noun The act of taking possession.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- noun The start of an insurance contract.
- noun A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
- noun A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms.
- noun A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships.
Similar words
entering entrance ingress incoming introduction submission unveiling debut entranceway entryway
Often followed by
into of in to for and is on point
Word family
entries
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