entente

As nouns the difference between entente and detent

is that entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states while detent is that which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

As a verb detent is

the action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

As a noun entente

is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

As an adjective decent is

decent (sufficiently clothed).

As nouns the difference between entente and clam

is that entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states while clam is a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (, a huge east indian bivalve or clam can be a crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once or clam can be clamminess; moisture.

As a verb clam is

to dig for clams or clam can be to produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang or clam can be to be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.

As nouns the difference between entente and covenant

is that entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states while covenant is (legal) an agreement to do or not do a particular thing.

As a verb covenant is

to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.

As nouns the difference between agreement and entente

is that agreement is an understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct while entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

As nouns the difference between entente and detente

is that entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states while detente is alternative form of détente|lang=en.

Coalition is a related term of entente.

As nouns the difference between coalition and entente

is that coalition is a temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage while entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

Alignment is a related term of entente.

As nouns the difference between alignment and entente

is that alignment is an arrangement of items in a line while entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

As nouns the difference between axis and entente

is that axis is an imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry) while entente is an informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

As a proper noun Axis

is the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies.