Entrance vs. Opening — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Entrance and Opening
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Entrance
The act or an instance of entering.
Opening
A space or gap that allows passage or access
An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke
Entrance
A means or point by which to enter.
Opening
A beginning; an initial part
Maya started tapping out the opening of her story
Entrance
Permission or power to enter; admission
Gained entrance to medical school.
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Opening
An opportunity to achieve something
They seem to have exploited fully the openings offered
Entrance
The point, as in a musical score, at which a performer begins.
Opening
Coming at the beginning of something; initial
She stole the show with her opening remark
Entrance
The first entry of an actor into a scene.
Opening
The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open
The opening of the tomb.
Entrance
(Nautical) The immersed part of a ship's hull forward of the middle body.
Opening
A gap, breach, or aperture
Slipped through an opening in the hedge.
Entrance
To put into a trance.
Opening
A clearing in the woods.
Entrance
To fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment
A child who was entranced by a fairy tale.
Opening
The first part or stage, as of a book.
Entrance
(countable) The action of entering, or going in.
Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
Opening
The first performance
The opening of a play.
Entrance
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
Opening
A formal commencement of operation
Attended the opening of the new museum.
Entrance
(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
Opening
A specific pattern or series of beginning moves in certain games, especially chess.
Entrance
(uncountable) The right to go in.
You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
To give entrance to friends
Opening
An opportunity affording a chance of success.
Entrance
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
A difficult entrance into business
Opening
An unfilled job or position; a vacancy.
Entrance
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.
Opening
Present participle of open
Entrance
(nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Opening
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point.
Entrance
(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Opening
(cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
Entrance
(music) The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
Opening
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
Entrance
(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
Opening
A gap permitting passage through.
A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
Entrance
(transitive) To put into a trance.
Opening
An act or instance of beginning.
There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.
Entrance
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.
Opening
Something that is a beginning.
Entrance
Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
Opening
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
Entrance
The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city.
Opening
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
Entrance
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.
Opening
The first few measures of a musical composition.
Entrance
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.
Opening
The first few moves in a game.
John spends two hours a day studying chess openings, and another two hours studying endgames.
Entrance
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Opening
A vacant position, especially in an array.
Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
Entrance
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.
Opening
A time available in a schedule.
If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
Entrance
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.
Opening
An unoccupied employment position.
We have an opening in our marketing department.
Entrance
Something that provides access (entry or exit);
They waited at the entrance to the garden
Beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Opening
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
Entrance
A movement into or inward
Opening
(math) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
Entrance
The act of entering;
She made a grand entrance
Opening
The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
The opening of your glory was like that of light.
Entrance
Attract; cause to be enamored;
She captured all the men's hearts
Opening
A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
We saw him at the opening of his tent.
Entrance
Put into a trance
Opening
An opportunity; as, an opening for business.
Opening
A vacant place; a job which does not have a current occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the two openings in the department.
Opening
A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; a clearing; as, oak openings.
Opening
An open or empty space in or between things;
There was a small opening between the trees
The explosion made a gap in the wall
Opening
A ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
Opening
Becoming open or being made open;
The opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for
Opening
The first performance (as of a theatrical production);
The opening received good critical reviews
Opening
The act of opening something;
The ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door
Opening
Opportunity especially for employment or promotion;
There is an opening in the sales department
Opening
The initial part of the introduction;
The opening established the basic theme
Opening
A possible alternative;
Bankruptcy is always a possibility
Opening
An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity;
The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
Opening
A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made;
They left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
Opening
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Opening
The first of a series of actions;
He memorized all the important chess openings
Opening
First or beginning;
The memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth
The play's opening scene
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