Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "shigarwa ƙamus" tana nufin bayanin da aka bayar game da kalma ko kalma a cikin ƙamus. Wannan yawanci ya haɗa da ma'anar kalmar ko ma'anoni, furci, ɓangaren magana, da kuma wasu lokuta wasu bayanan da suka dace kamar iliminsa, ma'anarsa, ma'anoni, ko misalan amfani. Shigar da ƙamus ginshiƙi ne na asali na bayanai wanda ke ba masu amfani damar fahimtar ma'ana da amfani da kalma a cikin wani harshe na musamman.