Entrance vs. Inlet

Entrancenoun

(countable) The action of entering, or going in.

‘Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.’;

Inletverb

(transitive) To let in; admit.

Entrancenoun

The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.

‘the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office’;

Inletverb

(transitive) To insert; inlay.

Entrancenoun

(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.

‘Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.’;

Inletnoun

A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

Entrancenoun

(uncountable) The right to go in.

‘You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.’; ‘to give entrance to friends’;

Inletnoun

A passage that leads into a cavity.

Entrancenoun

The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.

‘a difficult entrance into business’;

Inletnoun

A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance;

‘Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light.’;

Entrancenoun

The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.

‘His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.’;

Inletnoun

A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.

Entrancenoun

(nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.

Inletnoun

That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.

Entrancenoun

(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.

Inletnoun

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Entrancenoun

(music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.

Inletnoun

a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river.

Entranceverb

(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.

‘The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.’;

Inletnoun

a place or means of entry

‘an air inlet’;

Entranceverb

(transitive) To put into a trance.

Inletnoun

(chiefly in tailoring and dressmaking) a piece of material inserted into a garment.

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.

Inlet

An inlet is an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow, such as a small bay or arm, that often leads to an enclosed body of salt water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon, or marsh.

Entrancenoun

Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.

Entrancenoun

The passage, door, or gate, for entering.

‘Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city.’;

Entrancenoun

The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.

‘St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.’;

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.

‘Him, still entranced and in a litter laid,They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.’;

Entranceverb

To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.

‘And I so ravished with her heavenly note,I stood entranced, and had no room for thought.’;

Entrancenoun

something that provides access (entry or exit);

‘they waited at the entrance to the garden’; ‘beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral’;

Entrancenoun

a movement into or inward

Entrancenoun

the act of entering;

‘she made a grand entrance’;

Entranceverb

attract; cause to be enamored;

‘She captured all the men's hearts’;

Entranceverb

put into a trance