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Entrance

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.

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Access 76% connected

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

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Appeal 76% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

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Approach 76% connected

To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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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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Attract 76% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

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Hypnotize 76% connected

To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.

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Mesmerize 76% connected

To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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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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Arch 76% connected

Any part of a curved line.

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Archway 76% connected

A way or passage under an arch.

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Door 76% connected

An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

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Doorway 76% connected

The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

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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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Gateway 76% connected

A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for orn…

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Hatchway 76% connected

A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.

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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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Opening 76% connected

of Open

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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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Portal 76% connected

A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.

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Porte-cochere 76% connected

A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-coch…

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Registration 76% connected

The act of registering; registry; enrollment.

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Scuttle 76% connected

A broad, shallow basket.

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Threshold 76% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

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Vomitory 76% connected

Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.

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Manner of action 2

Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Derivationally related 6

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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Entrancement 74% connected

The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.

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Entrancement 74% connected

The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.

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Fascination 74% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

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Fascination 74% connected

The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or…

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Synonym 16

Becharm 92% connected

To charm; to captivate.

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Beguile 92% connected

To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

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Bewitch 92% connected

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

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Captivate 92% connected

To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

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Capture 92% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Catch 92% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Charm 92% connected

A melody; a song.

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Enamor 92% connected

To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of book…

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Enchant 92% connected

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

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Entering 92% connected

of Enter

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Entree 92% 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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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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Fascinate 92% connected

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

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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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Trance 92% connected

A tedious journey.

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