door
- noun
- /dɔr/
- Abe Lincoln stood out at the door to listen.
- open the door
- knock on the door
- close the door
So at like our bedroom door was wide open.
- So at like our bedroom door was wide open.
- One picture touching the door and then they left.
- Soon as Alana gets home, opens the door, he barks.
- I live in a hallway with no doors, no rooms.
- And you step out of your door and that happens.
- Fred walked out the door, got hit by a truck.
- He hears cars stop, doors slam, dogs bark.
- We've got the rear and also the doors open.
- So I go to open the fuel door and nothing.
- I go unlock the door, hold the door, throw me the keys.
- I reeled from the door to the walls, screaming.
- I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company.
- As soon as we get in the door, she's gone.
Examples
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And that's why Mr. Conyers has to teach with the door open now.
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At the sound of banging on the door, he jumped up.
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So at like our bedroom door was wide open.
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But yeah, she she left that door open for me.
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And you step out of your door and that happens.
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Just then I heard a door open behind me.
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The front door's locked and the windows, too.
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I went into my room, shut the door, and sat on the bed to read.
Fiction book (1990) -
Which is why I was surprised when I opened the door that afternoon to the two missionaries.
Academic text (2011) -
The children rushed to the front door to greet their friends.
Synonyms
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
The main door people use to enter a building from the street
An opening or door used to go into a building
A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building
A door at the back of a building used as an extra entrance
A cover that closes an opening on a car or boat
A door on a car used for getting in and out
A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door
A door with a fine wire or plastic net that lets air in but keeps insects out
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
A door in a floor or stage that opens to a space below
The main door at the front of a building where people enter
A small door in a floor or ceiling that opens to a hidden space
A space at the front of a building where people enter
An outside door at the side of a building used instead of the main door
A door that moves sideways on a track instead of swinging
A large door at the front of a barn for moving animals and farm goods
A door that stops fire and smoke from spreading between parts of a building
A door at the back of a building that people use as a second entrance
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
A door that leads from a building to the outside
A door on a truck, plane, or ship that lets people load and unload goods
An extra door outside the main door that keeps out bad weather and keeps warmth in
An entrance from the outside that people use to get into a building
A door that separates rooms inside a building
An outside door split into top and bottom parts that open separately
A small opening in a larger gate or entrance for one person to pass through
Idioms
- Informal
A joking remark to someone who stands in the way and blocks the view
To do something useful only after it is already too late
- Informal
To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty
- Informal
To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Compounds
A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door
A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s
- US
An extra door outside the main door that keeps out bad weather and keeps warmth in
A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies
- Archaic
A man who waits outside a theatre to meet actors and ask for autographs
- Offensive
A person who checks people at a club or party and decides who can enter, often an informal rude word
- Indian
A device at a building entrance that lets people inside talk to visitors outside before opening the door
How Secure
- US
Surface Forms
Etymology
Door comes from an old English word duru meaning 'opening' or 'gate'. So a door is a moving barrier or the opening in a wall that lets people enter or leave.