| access | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. access, accession, admission, admittance, entree | the right to enter. |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| ~ door | anything providing a means of access (or escape).; "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership). |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. access, approach | a way of entering or leaving.; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" |
| ~ entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry | something that provides access (to get in or get out).; "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| ~ way | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.; "he said he was looking for the way out" |
| n. (communication) | 4. access, access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.). |
| ~ code | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy. |
| ~ backdoor, back door | an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. access, memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information. |
| ~ disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ operation | (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction).; "it can perform millions of operations per second" |
| n. (act) | 6. access | the act of approaching or entering.; "he gained access to the building" |
| ~ coming, approach, approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| ~ back door, backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position).; "he got his job through the back door" |
| v. (possession) | 7. access | obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ recover, regain, retrieve, find | get or find back; recover the use of.; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" |
| ~ address | access or locate by address. |
| ~ log-in, log in, log on | enter a computer.; "Have you logged in lately?" |
| v. (motion) | 8. access, get at | reach or gain access to.; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| door | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ car door | the door of a car. |
| ~ cargo door | door used to load or unload cargo. |
| ~ doorway, room access, door, 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.; "he stuck his head in the doorway" |
| ~ double door | two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed. |
| ~ fire door | a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire. |
| ~ french door | a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length. |
| ~ interior door | a door that closes off rooms within a building. |
| ~ lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| ~ movable barrier | a barrier that can be moved to allow passage. |
| ~ revolver, revolving door | a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings. |
| ~ screen door, screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door.; "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| ~ sliding door | a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging. |
| ~ storm door | an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter. |
| ~ swing door, swinging door | a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction. |
| ~ trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. 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.; "he stuck his head in the doorway" |
| ~ casing, case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| ~ door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ doorcase, doorframe | the frame that supports a door. |
| ~ doorsill, doorstep, threshold | the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway. |
| ~ entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry | something that provides access (to get in or get out).; "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| ~ exterior door, outside door | a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building. |
| ~ wall | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. door | anything providing a means of access (or escape).; "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" |
| ~ access, admittance, entree, admission, accession | the right to enter. |
| ~ open door | freedom of access.; "he maintained an open door for all employees" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. door | a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road).; "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us" |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. door | a room that is entered via a door.; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left" |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| gate | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall. |
| ~ head gate | a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end. |
| ~ flexible joint, hinge | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. |
| ~ lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed. |
| ~ lock-gate | a gate that can be locked. |
| ~ lichgate, lychgate | a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals. |
| ~ movable barrier | a barrier that can be moved to allow passage. |
| ~ portcullis | gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage. |
| ~ postern | a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle. |
| ~ tailboard, tailgate | a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading. |
| ~ tail gate | a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end. |
| ~ tollbar, tollgate | a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid. |
| ~ turnpike | (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid. |
| ~ turnstile | a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering. |
| ~ wicket door, wicket gate, wicket | small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door). |
| ~ dipylon, dipylon gate | a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. gate, logic gate | a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs. |
| ~ and circuit, and gate | a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire. |
| ~ computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer. |
| ~ nand circuit, nand gate | a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate. |
| ~ or circuit, or gate | a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire. |
| ~ x-or circuit, xor circuit, xor gate | gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire. |
| n. (possession) | 3. gate | total admission receipts at a sports event. |
| ~ receipts, revenue, gross | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. gate | passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark. |
| ~ air terminal, airport terminal | a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight. |
| ~ arrival gate | gate where passengers disembark. |
| ~ departure gate | gate where passengers embark. |
| ~ passageway | a passage between rooms or between buildings. |
| v. (possession) | 5. gate | supply with a gate.; "The house was gated" |
| ~ architecture | the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (contact) | 6. gate | control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| v. (change) | 7. gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
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