Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [461]
1entrance noun 1 : permission or right to enter
2 : the act of entering
3 : a means or place of entry
Synonyms
[1] access, admission, entry
[3] door, doorway, gate, gateway, way—more at DOOR
2entrance verb en·tranced; en·tranc·ing : to carry away with delight, wonder, or rapture
Synonyms
carry away, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, transport; also delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy; bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate; elate, excite, exhilarate, stir
en·trant noun : one that enters esp. as a competitor
en·trap verb : to catch in or as if in a trap : ENSNARE, TRAP
— en·trap·ment noun
Synonyms
enmesh, ensnare, entangle, mesh, snare, tangle, trap—more at ENTANGLE
en·treat verb : to ask urgently : BESEECH
Synonyms
appeal, beg, beseech, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate—more at BEG
en·treaty noun : an act of entreating
Synonyms
appeal, cry, petition, plea, prayer, solicitation, suit, supplication—more at PLEA
en·trée or en·tree noun [ORIGIN: F entrée]
1 : freedom of entry or access
2 : the main course of a meal in the U.S.
Synonyms
access, admission, doorway, entrance, entry, gateway—more at ENTRANCE
en·trench verb 1 a : to place within or surround with a trench esp. for defense
b : to establish solidly <~ed customs>
2 : ENCROACH, TRESPASS
— en·trench·ment noun
Synonyms
embed, fix, implant, ingrain, lodge, root; also imbue, infuse, instill; establish, place, put, settle, stick
Antonyms
dislodge, root (out), uproot
en·tre·pre·neur noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. OF, fr. entreprendre to undertake]
: one who organizes and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise
— en·tre·pre·neur·ial adjective
— en·tre·pre·neur·ship noun
en·tro·py noun, plural -pies 1 : the degree of disorder in a system
2 : an ultimate state of inert uniformity
en·trust verb 1 : to commit something to as a trust
2 : to commit to another with confidence
Synonyms
[1] assign, charge, commission, trust; also confer, impose; commit, consign, delegate, relegate; allocate, allot; authorize, empower, invest
[2] commend, commit, consign, delegate, deliver, give, hand over, leave, pass, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest—more at GIVE
en·try noun, plural entries 1 : a place of entrance; also : the act, means, right, or privilege of entering
2 : an entering in a record; also : an item so entered
3 : a headword with its definition or identification; also : VOCABULARY ENTRY
4 : one entered in a contest
Synonyms
foyer, hall, lobby, vestibule—more at HALL
access, admission, doorway, entrée, entrance, gateway—more at ENTRANCE
en·twine verb : to twine together or around
Synonyms
coil, curl, spiral, twine, twist, wind—more at WIND
enu·mer·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to determine the number of : COUNT
2 : to specify one after another : LIST
— enu·mer·a·tion noun
Synonyms
[1] count, number, tell—more at COUNT
[2] detail, itemize, list, numerate, rehearse, tick; also outline; tabulate, tally; catalog, inventory; chart, diagram, graph; calculate, compute, estimate, figure, reckon; cite, mention, name
enun·ci·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 a : to state definitely
b : to make known publicly : ANNOUNCE, PROCLAIM
2 : to say clearly and effectively : PRONOUNCE, ARTICULATE
— enun·ci·a·tion noun
Synonyms
advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound—more at ANNOUNCE
en·ure·sis noun : involuntary discharge of urine : BED-WETTING
env abbreviation envelope
en·vel·op verb : to enclose completely with or as if with a covering
— en·vel·op·ment noun
Synonyms
embrace, enclose, encompass, enfold, enshroud, invest, lap, mantle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap—more at ENFOLD
en·ve·lope noun 1 : a usu. paper container for a letter
2 : WRAPPER, COVERING
3 : a conventionally accepted limit en·ven·om verb 1 : to make poisonous 2 : EMBITTER en·vi·able