| Entree 1. (n.) An entrance; the main dish of a meal; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house. 2. (n.) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc. Thesaurus Entries access, adit, admission, admittance, antepast, boil, broil, casserole, course, cover, culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, dessert, dish, entrance, entremets, entry, fry, grill, help, helping, import, importation, importing, in, income, incoming, infiltration, ingoing, ingress, ingression, input, insertion, insinuation, intake, interpenetration, introduction, introgression, intrusion, leakage, main dish, open arms, open door, opening, penetration, percolation, place, plate, portion, reception, roast, second helping, seepage, service, serving, side dish, way |