portal
part of speech
noun (a portal, portals)
meaning for a pupil
1) A large, grand doorway or entrance to a building. tree →
2) (stories, games) A magic doorway that takes you to another world or place. tree →
3) (computing) A website that is the starting point for using a service, such as a school login page. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and games, portals take characters to other worlds (as in Narnia's wardrobe, or Minecraft's Nether portal). At school, children use a parent portal or learning portal to log in. In history and art, cathedral portals have carved stone arches.
examples
- The cathedral's portal was carved with saints. tree →
- In the game, we built a portal to another world. tree →
- The wardrobe was like a portal to Narnia. tree →
- Mum checked my homework on the school portal. tree →
- Log in to the portal with your username and password. tree →
- The stone portal was covered in ivy. tree →
- Suddenly little Gerda stepped through the great portal into the palace. tree →
note
Countable. Online safety: only type your password into the real school portal, and never share your login.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «portal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.