door
Americannoun
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a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
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a doorway.
to go through the door.
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the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs.
My friend lives two doors down the street.
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any means of approach, admittance, or access.
the doors to learning.
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any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another.
at heaven's door.
idioms
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lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
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leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration.
The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.
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lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to.
One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.
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show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss.
She resented his remark and showed him the door.
noun
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a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
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( in combination )
doorbell
doorknob
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a doorway or entrance to a room or building
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a means of access or escape
a door to success
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informal sport at an early stage
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to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone
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in or into the open air
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to order someone to leave
Other Word Forms
- doorless adjective
- half-door adjective
Etymology
Origin of door
First recorded before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru “door,” dor “gate”; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, Old Chursh Slavonic dvĭrĭ
Example Sentences
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Even tiny deviations might reveal subtle environmental disturbances, opening the door to extremely sensitive new types of sensors.
From Science Daily
The black, white and ginger mother was discovered by the landlord crawling in and out of the house through the hole in the front door.
From BBC
After detectives released the list of sightings, I knocked at the caretaker's door, because he appeared to be the last man to have seen the girls.
From BBC
"It's important we play the players based on their skillsets and that they fit into our system. Our job is to support them and open doors whenever we can."
From BBC
"By mapping both cellular and molecular changes, we can identify what drives aging. That opens the door to interventions that target the aging process itself."
From Science Daily
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