<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.</li><li>an opening permitting passage through an enclosure.</li><li>a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.</li><li>any means of access or entrance.</li><li>a mountain pass.</li><li>any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing.</li><li>a gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.</li><li>a sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe; valve.</li><li>an obstacle in a slalom race, consisting of two upright poles anchored in the snow a certain distance apart.</li><li>the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc.</li><li>a temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell.</li><li>a channel or opening in a mold through which molten metal is poured into the mold cavity.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to be a shelter for; afford shelter to.</li><li>to provide with a shelter; place under cover.</li><li>to protect, as by shelter; take under one's protection.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>