outside door
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈaʊtsaɪd dɔr/
:
puerta exterior
- Suddenly, there was a soft scraping against the outside door behind him.
- lock the outside door
- open the outside door
- handle of the outside door
Examples
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Morgan walked silently to the outside door of their room.
Fiction book (1994) -
We pushed open the outside door, which was always unlocked, and opened the inside door.
Fiction book (1993) -
The outside door is open.
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"Do you suppose we could have a key to the outside door in case we come in late?"
Fiction book (1999) -
The outside door is locked.
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Gary Murray stands by the outside door, on guard, as students enter.
Fiction book (1992) -
Gary opened the outside door, glanced out, and stood back as Harley took a look outside.
Fiction book (1994) -
When the outside door crashed open and Scarlett stumbled into the kitchen, he turned.
Fiction book (1991) -
At nine o'clock exactly, young Dr. Grinstead stepped through the outside door, carrying a starched white coat folded over his forearm.
Fiction book (1995) -
The outside door was left ajar, allowing a breeze to flow into the hallway.
Synonyms
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1.0
A door or opening that lets people go into a place
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1.2
An opening or door used to go into a building
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2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
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3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
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2.3
An entrance from the outside that people use to get into a building
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a door that provides entry to or exit from the exterior' is directly and transparently derived from the adjective 'outside' combined with 'door' (adjective + noun composition). This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common descriptive compound that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand.
Etymology
Outside door combines outside, meaning the area beyond a house, and door, meaning the thing you open, so it simply means 'a door that leads to the outside of a building'.