∙ A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
∙ A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
∙ A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
∙ An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia; a record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; a datum in a database. computing
∙ A term at any position in a matrix. linear algebra
∙ The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
∙ When a musician starts to play or sing, entrance. music