door
- noun
- /dɔr/
- If you have this, then sooner or later, the world comes to your door.
- an open door
- an open-door policy
- opening doors
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- And this opens up a door for the mask to come off.
- Having a deadline does not mean the door is completely shut, right?
- And yes, that is me getting the door slammed in my face.
- But when you can say, hey, look, these doors are closing, right?
- That opens a door for them to release Steam.
- The first benefit is gratitude opens the door to more relationships.
- So you never know what doors are going to be opened.
- I have stepped through a door that I did not see coming.
- It's a good reminder that sometimes the door that appears closed reopens.
- The moon is an example of the shut door seeking a key.
- Competition is is a door, a closed door.
- They may Stonewall or slam doors or feel unheard.
Examples
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You get your foot in the door.
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So you never know what doors are going to be opened.
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Is this a door to a new space race?
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We will stand guard at the doors as they go out.
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Around midnight, um... Two police came to the door.
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We are knocking on the door of a renewable energy future, and we are making some progress.
Academic text (2011) -
Nanotechnology opens the door to an exciting new science, technology, and engineering field.
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Introducing a common assessment framework has opened that door and enabled targeted development of services, they say.
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In a way, Marino had just cracked the door that would take us into each other's confidence.
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She knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
Synonyms
An exit like a door that you use to leave a place
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
A large decorative entrance to a building or a way into a new experience
A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building
An opening or door used to go into a building
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
An entrance you can close with a gate that leads into a place
A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
A practice of letting people come in and speak freely to leaders
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
A way to leave a building or room
A space at the front of a building where people enter
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
- 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
A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s
- Archaic
A man who waits outside a theatre to meet actors and ask for autographs
- Indian
A device at a building entrance that lets people inside talk to visitors outside before opening the door
- Offensive
A person who checks people at a club or party and decides who can enter, often an informal rude word
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Etymology
Door also comes from the old English duru, which meant 'opening', so a door can mean a 'way in' or an opportunity that gives access to something new.