portal
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
Noun 4 meanings
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
“The local library, a portal of knowledge.”
A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
“The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.”
A short artery that carries blood into the liver.
A magical or technological aperture leading to another location, period in time, or dimension.
Adjective 1 meaning
Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
“the portal vein”
Verb 1 meaning
To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
Etymology
From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.
PORTAL at a glance
PORTAL has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,056 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with portal
All rhymesOne letter away
- POSTAL8
- MORTAL8
- PORTAS8
- AORTAL6
- PONTAL8
- SORTAL6
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