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ENTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of entering
Example:
she made a grand entrance
Synonyms:
entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
incursion (the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers))
intrusion (entrance by force or without permission or welcome)
irruption (a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in)
entree (an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage)
enrollment; enrolment; registration (the act of enrolling)
penetration (the act of entering into or through something)
admission; admittance (the act of admitting someone to enter)
Derivation:
enter (to come or go into)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of beginning something new
Example:
they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
Synonyms:
debut; entry; first appearance; introduction; launching; unveiling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))
product introduction (the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line)
ushering in (the introduction of something new)
naturalisation; naturalization (the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something that provides access (to get in or get out)
Example:
beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Synonyms:
entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
access; approach (a way of entering or leaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
vomitory (an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium)
stage door (an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel)
servant's entrance; service door; service entrance (an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse)
porte-cochere (a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard)
portal (a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically))
pithead (the entrance to a coal mine)
hatchway; opening; scuttle (an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship)
gateway (an entrance that can be closed by a gate)
door; doorway; room access; threshold (the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close)
arch; archway (a passageway under a curved masonry construction)
Derivation:
enter (to come or go into)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An item inserted in a written record
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
dictionary entry; lexical entry (the entry in a dictionary of information about a word)
nol pros; nolle prosequi (an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed)
notebook entry (an entry in a notebook)
Derivation:
enter (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
Example:
what was the date of submission of your proposal?
Synonyms:
entry; submission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
filing (the entering of a legal document into the public record)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A written record of a commercial transaction
Synonyms:
accounting entry; entry; ledger entry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("entry" is a kind of...):
accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entry"):
adjusting entry (an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods)
credit; credit entry (an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items)
debit; debit entry (an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing)
Context examples:
The results provided evidence of multiple mechanisms by which the antibodies inhibit actions of all forms of GP, thus preventing infection by halting viral entry into the host cell.
(Broadly acting antibodies found in plasma of Ebola survivors, National Institutes of Health)
In some cases, the deaths are a result of carbon starvation, in which trees close their pores, essentially starving themselves by blocking the entry of carbon, which is needed for photosynthesis.
(What's killing trees during droughts?, National Science Foundation)
I’ve been addressing your tenth house, and in many ways, I think your biggest progress will come with Mars’ entry here from February 16 until March 30.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Lindsay sees a future where malaria-sniffing dogs greet travelers at ports of entry, helping medical personnel sniff out infected travelers.
(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)
The event description read, We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry.
(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)
In 2001-2002, when West-European entry visas for Romanian nationals were waived, the Romanian PGR dropped from -0.11% to a dramatic -2.66%.
(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)
If the site on the envelope glycoprotein functions in Zika as it does in related viruses, the detailed structure might help scientists design ways to block viral attachment and entry to human cells.
(Zika virus structure revealed, NIH)
The chaperone restored the enzyme’s ability to gain entry into lysosomes—the cell compartment where fatty materials are broken down—and increased enzyme activity.
(Molecule may impact Gaucher, Parkinson’s disease, NIH)
Upon administration, the PEI moiety enhances the entry of the agent into rapidly dividing cells.
(BC-819 Plasmid/Polyethylenimine Complex, NCI Thesaurus)
The next ten or twelve pages were filled with a curious series of entries.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
