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Entree

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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Access 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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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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Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Entering 76% connected

of Enter

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Entrance 76% 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 76% 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;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Incoming 76% connected

Coming in; accruing.

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Ingress 76% connected

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

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Narrower term 13

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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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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Opening 76% connected

of Open

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Plate 76% connected

A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel…

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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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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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Synonym 6

Access 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accession 92% connected

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Admission 92% connected

The act or practice of admitting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Admittance 92% connected

The act of admitting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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