entrance vs flight

entrance

noun
  • The action of entering, or going in. 

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

  • The place of entering, as a gate or doorway. 

  • The right to go in. 

  • The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line. 

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

  • The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry. 

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

  • The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line. 

verb
  • To put into a trance. 

  • To delight and fill with wonder. 

flight

noun
  • The act of fleeing. 

  • An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory. 

  • The shaped material forming the thread of a screw. 

  • The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path. 

  • A paper airplane. 

  • The act of flying. 

  • A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators. 

  • An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming. 

  • The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift. 

  • A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance. 

  • An air force unit. 

  • Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples. 

  • A series of stairs between landings. 

  • An instance of flying. 

  • The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile. 

  • A collective term for doves or swallows. 

  • A group of canal locks with a short distance between them 

verb
  • To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual. 

  • To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual. 

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