| adit |
an entrance or means of access, esp. a more or less horizontal passageway that leads into a mine. |
| airtight |
preventing the entrance or exit of air. [1/2 definitions] |
| allow |
to permit entrance or residence to. [1/5 definitions] |
| barbican |
a defensive tower at the entrance to a town or fortified castle. |
| barker1 |
a person who stands at the entrance to a carnival, show, or the like, loudly encouraging people to buy tickets to enter. [1/2 definitions] |
| bottleneck |
any narrow entrance or passageway. [1/4 definitions] |
| Cerberus |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades. |
| conning tower |
a low enclosed observation tower on a submarine, used as the entrance and exit. [1/2 definitions] |
| cul-de-sac |
a passage whose only exit is the entrance, such as a dead-end street. [1/2 definitions] |
| debut |
a formal entrance into society, esp. of a girl, and generally taking place at a ball with many guests attending. [1/5 definitions] |
| doorkeeper |
one whose job is to guard or tend the entrance to a building. |
| doorman |
one whose job is to tend the entrance of an apartment house, hotel, or other building, and to assist residents or guests. |
| doorway |
the way of entrance into a room or building. |
| entry |
an act or instance of entering; entrance. [1/7 definitions] |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. [1/2 definitions] |
| foyer |
an entrance hall; vestibule. [1/2 definitions] |
| gate |
a passage for entrance or exit. [1/3 definitions] |
| hall |
the lobby or entrance area just inside the main door of a building. [1/3 definitions] |
| hall tree |
a clothes tree, esp. one standing in an entrance hall. |
| hallway |
a lobby or entrance hall. [1/2 definitions] |
| infiltration |
the process in which one secretly or deceptively gains entrance into an organization or place, esp. with the purpose of spying or influencing in a desired direction. [1/2 definitions] |