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Admission 76% connected

The act or practice of admitting.

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Admittance 76% connected

The act of admitting.

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Encroachment 76% connected

The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

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Enrollment 76% connected

The act of enrolling; registration.

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Enrolment 76% connected

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Entree 76% connected

A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.

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Incursion 76% connected

A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.

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Intrusion 76% connected

The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.

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Invasion 76% connected

The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

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Irruption 76% connected

A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.

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Penetration 76% connected

The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.

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Registration 76% connected

The act of registering; registry; enrollment.

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Arrival 76% connected

The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Enter 74% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Enter 74% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Synonym 4

Entrance 92% connected

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 pro…

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Entry 92% connected

The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city;…

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Incoming 92% connected

Coming in; accruing.

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Ingress 92% connected

The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs.

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