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door

door

876 1.0
A way or chance to get something better, for example a job
  • noun
  • /dɔr/
translation icon : 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
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
468 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
entry
vsdoor
279 1.2

An opening or door used to go into a building

is broader, meaning any means or chance to access or escape
doorway
vsdoor
240 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
opening
vsdoor
179 1.0

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

is wider, covering both physical openings and chances to get out
portal
vsdoor
124 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
gateway
vsdoor
75 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
entryway
vsdoor
18 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
17 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
egress
vsdoor
8 8.1

A way to leave a building or room

is broader, covering any kind of access or escape opportunity
open door
vsdoor
8 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
entranceway
vsdoor
5 3.5

A space at the front of a building where people enter

is the broader concept of any access or escape opportunity
escape hatch
vsdoor
4 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

Idioms

8 3.5

Ready for you now or about to happen

Very ill and almost dying

Have just enough money to avoid hunger or poverty

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

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

Having no real use

Waste effort arguing about something everyone already agrees with

To be very close to death

To put aside your pride to work well with others

To be someone's fault or responsibility

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

511 1.0

At the house or apartment right beside yours

390 1.0

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

163 1.0

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

50 1.0

A door on a car used for getting in and out

30 1.0

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

30 1.0

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

19 5.3

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

18 3.5

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

17 3.3

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

16 5.9

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

15 4.2

A private meeting or place that people keep secret

12 1.5

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

9 3.4

A door with large glass panels that let light in

8 3.3

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

7 3.4

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

5 1.0

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

5 3.2

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

5 2.1

A door that moves sideways on a track instead of swinging

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

4 2.5

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

4 3.2

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

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

3 7.2

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

3 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

3 3.1

A door on hinges that opens in both directions

3 3.7

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

3 3.8

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

1 3.0

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

1 3.5

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

1 2.8

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

A door that separates rooms inside a building

A way of letting people talk freely to those in charge

A door on hinges that swings open both ways

1 2.5

A person who stands at an entrance to check people entering

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 4.9

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

A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies

1 9.9

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

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

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

door phone
  • Indian
4.2

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

A door with vertical panels that fold together to save space

A person who secretly breaks into computer systems to steal information

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

Staff often leave and new staff replace them in a workplace

out-of-door
  • Archaic
6.2

Happening outside in the open air rather than inside

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

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
2.0
opening
179 1.0
door
876 1.0
entrance
468 1.0
gateway
75 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.