Sekirov Dictionary

portal

UK /ˈpɔːtl̩/US /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/

noun14

  1. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
  2. (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
  3. (Philippines, Internet) An ePortal. (a web-based platform that serves as a gateway to various resources, services, or information, usually tailored for specific organizational or user needs.)
  4. A large primary adit as the main entrance to a mine.
  5. A magical or technological aperture leading to another location, period in time, or dimension.
  6. A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
  7. A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
  8. The NCAA transfer portal, a database and compliance tool designed to facilitate student-athletes who wish to change schools.
  9. A short artery that carries blood into the liver.
  10. (Philippines, Internet) The existence of an account on an ePortal.
  11. A connecting window between volumes, in portal rendering.
  12. The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
  13. Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
  14. A prayer book or breviary; a portass.

adjective1

  1. Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.

verb1

  1. To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
forms

portaled · portalled · portaling · portalling · portals

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome