Entrance vs. Portal
Entrancenoun
(countable) The action of entering, or going in.
Entrancenoun
The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
Entrancenoun
(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
Entrancenoun
(uncountable) The right to go in.
Entrancenoun
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
Entrancenoun
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
Entrancenoun
(nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Entrancenoun
(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Entrancenoun
(music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.
Entranceverb
(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
Entranceverb
(transitive) To put into a trance.
Entrancenoun
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.
Entrancenoun
Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
Entrancenoun
The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
Entrancenoun
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.
Entrancenoun
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
Entrancenoun
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Entranceverb
To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
Entranceverb
To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
Entrancenoun
something that provides access (entry or exit);
Entrancenoun
a movement into or inward
Entrancenoun
the act of entering;
Entranceverb
attract; cause to be enamored;
Entranceverb
put into a trance
Portalnoun
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
Portalnoun
(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
Portalnoun
(anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
Portalnoun
(fiction) A magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
Portalnoun
(architecture) A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
Portalnoun
(architecture) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
Portalnoun
A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
Portalnoun
(bridge-building) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
Portalnoun
A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
Portaladjective
(anatomy) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
Portalnoun
A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing.
Portalnoun
The lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
Portalnoun
The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
Portalnoun
A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
Portaladjective
Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an artery.
Portalnoun
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically);
Portalnoun
a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet;
Portalnoun
a short vein that carries blood into the liver
Portalnoun
a doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large and imposing one.
Portalnoun
a website or web page providing access or links to other sites
Portaladjective
relating to an opening in an organ through which major blood vessels pass, especially the transverse fissure of the liver.
