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entry

  • noun
  • ĕnʹtrē

The act of entering.

Example

“The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.”

Other meanings

  1. Permission to enter.

    “Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.”

  2. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

Synonyms

  • entrance
  • entering
  • incoming

Related words

  • counterentry
  • entryism
  • entryist
  • entryless
  • entryphone
  • entrywise
  • interentry
  • misentry
  • multientry
  • nonentry
  • postentry
  • subentry

Word history

From Latin "intrō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “entry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.