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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; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.

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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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Accounting 76% connected

of Account

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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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Beginning 76% connected

of Begin

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Commencement 76% connected

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Start 76% connected

To leap; to jump.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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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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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Debit 76% connected

A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.

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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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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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Filing 76% connected

of File

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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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Induction 76% connected

The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.

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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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Irruption 76% connected

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

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Naturalization 76% connected

The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being natura…

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Nolle prosequi 76% connected

Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either…

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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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Record 74% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Record 74% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Submit 74% connected

To let down; to lower.

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Submit 74% connected

To let down; to lower.

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Synonym 9

Debut 92% connected

A beginning or first attempt; hence, a first appearance before the public, as of an actor or public speaker.

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Entering 92% connected

of Enter

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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…

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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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Introduction 92% connected

The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Launching 92% connected

of Launch

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Submission 92% connected

The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedienc…

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