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door

door

624 1.0
A way or chance to get something better, for example a job
  • noun
  • /dɔr/
: oportunidad
  • If you have this, then sooner or later, the world comes to your door.
  • an open door
  • an open-door policy
  • opening doors

And this opens up a door for the mask to come off.

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Examples

  • You get your foot in the door.

  • So you never know what doors are going to be opened.

  • Is this a door to a new space race?

  • We will stand guard at the doors as they go out.

  • Around midnight, um... Two police came to the door.

  • 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.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Introducing a common assessment framework has opened that door and enabled targeted development of services, they say.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In a way, Marino had just cracked the door that would take us into each other's confidence.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.

Synonyms

way out
vsdoor
729 2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

includes both entering and leaving, not only ways out
entrance
vsdoor
415 1.0

A door or opening that lets people go into a place

is a general way to access or leave, not only a specific opening
portal
vsdoor
224 6.0

A large decorative entrance to a building or a way into a new experience

is a plain, general means of access rather than a grand one
doorway
vsdoor
204 1.0

A space in a wall that is the entrance to a room or building

is more general, covering any means to enter or leave
entry
vsdoor
122 1.2

An opening or door used to go into a building

is broader, meaning any means or chance to access or escape
opening
vsdoor
101 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

is wider, covering both physical openings and chances to get out
gateway
vsdoor
71 2.8

An entrance you can close with a gate that leads into a place

is more general, not necessarily marking boundaries or closable points
19 2.6

A special door or stairway that lets people leave a building quickly in an emergency

is general access or escape means, not limited to urgent use
entryway
vsdoor
17 2.6

A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter

is not limited to internal passages, but any access or escape means
open door
vsdoor
12 3.3

A practice of letting people come in and speak freely to leaders

is the physical or general idea of any means to access or escape
escape hatch
vsdoor
11 4.1

A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency

is a general access or escape concept not tied to emergencies
egress
vsdoor
11 8.1

A way to leave a building or room

is broader, covering any kind of access or escape opportunity
entranceway
vsdoor
4 3.5

A space at the front of a building where people enter

is the broader concept of any access or escape opportunity

Idioms

26 3.5

Ready for you now or about to happen

Very ill and almost dying

2 9.5

To be very close to death

1 9.2

To go to someone's home when they do not want you there

Have just enough money to avoid hunger or poverty

To be someone's fault or responsibility

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

To enter a church reluctantly because you feel ashamed or guilty

Having no real use

Waste effort arguing about something everyone already agrees with

To put aside your pride to work well with others

9.3

To do the opposite of what others expect or tell you

To try to do something that clearly cannot work

To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree

Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used

Compounds

438 1.0

At the house or apartment right beside yours

430 1.0

The main door people use to enter a building from the street

197 1.0

A door at the back of a building used as an extra entrance

103 4.2

A private meeting or place that people keep secret

72 3.5

Visiting each house in an area to sell things, ask questions, or give a service

46 1.0

A door on a car used for getting in and out

37 1.0

A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door

32 1.0

A door with a fine wire or plastic net that lets air in but keeps insects out

24 5.3

Not open to the public and held privately by a small group

21 3.3

A door in a floor or stage that opens to a space below

20 2.1

A door that moves sideways on a track instead of swinging

20 5.9

A secret way to enter a system or place by avoiding security

A situation in a workplace where people keep leaving and being replaced

14 1.5

Two doors next to each other that open in the middle to make a wide entrance

12 3.3

A practice of letting people come in and speak freely to leaders

11 3.4

A door with large glass panels that let light in

A round door with panels that spin so people can enter or leave

10 1.0

A large door at the front of a barn for moving animals and farm goods

8 3.4

An entrance at the back of a theater used by performers and staff

7 3.2

A door that stops fire and smoke from spreading between parts of a building

6 2.5

A prize given to people who attend an event, chosen at random

A way of letting people talk freely to those in charge

4 3.7

A door on a truck, plane, or ship that lets people load and unload goods

4 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

A door on hinges that swings open both ways

3 3.8

A device on a door that you open from the outside with a key

3 3.2

Going directly from the starting place to the final place without stops

3 3.0

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

An entrance from the outside that people use to get into a building

2 3.1

A door on hinges that opens in both directions

2 7.2

A way to let many countries trade equally with one country, used for China in the late 1800s

2 3.5

A door at the back used by workers for deliveries and trash

A door that separates rooms inside a building

1 2.8

A door made of sections that bend back to open and save space

out-of-door
  • Archaic
1 6.2

Happening outside in the open air rather than inside

1 5.6

A door split across the middle so the top or bottom half opens separately

1 8.9

A person who works secretly to influence decisions

1 2.5

A person who stands at an entrance to check people entering

1 4.9

An outside door split into top and bottom parts that open separately

1 8.3

A spider that makes a silk-lined underground nest with a camouflaged lid

1 4.7

A door with vertical panels that fold together to save space

Staff often leave and new staff replace them in a workplace

1 9.9

A man who waits outside a theatre to meet actors and ask for autographs

1 3.4

A door with two panels that fold to one side to save space

door phone
  • Indian
1 4.2

A device at a building entrance that lets people inside talk to visitors outside before opening the door

A rear car door that lifts up to allow access to the storage area

door bitch
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who checks people at a club or party and decides who can enter, often an informal rude word

A person who secretly breaks into computer systems to steal information

sliding door
  • Informal
7.0

A chance to make a choice that changes your life

A small opening in a larger gate or entrance for one person to pass through

How Accessible

way out
729 2.0
opening
101 1.0
door
624 1.0
entrance
415 1.0
gateway
71 2.8

Surface Forms

door singular
doors plural

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.