en·trance

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The act or an instance of entering.
• noun A means or point by which to enter.
• noun Permission or power to enter; admission.
• noun The point, as in a musical score, at which a performer begins.
• noun The first entry of an actor into a scene.
• noun Nautical The immersed part of a ship's hull forward of the middle body.
• transitive verb To put into a trance.
• transitive verb To fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment: synonym: charm.