First Known Use: 15th century
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ingress
noun in·gress \ˈin-ˌgres\
: a way to enter a place or the act of entering a place
Full Definition of INGRESS
1
: the act of entering : entrance <the seal prevents ingress of moisture>
2
: the power or liberty of entrance or access <an area with restricted ingress>
— in·gres·sion \in-ˈgre-shən\ noun
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Origin of INGRESS
Middle English, from Latin ingressus, from ingredi
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Rhymes with INGRESS
abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
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