door

[ dawr, dohr ]

/ dɔr, doʊr /

noun

a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.

a doorway: to go through the door.

the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street.

any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning.

any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door.

Idioms for door

lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.

leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration: The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.

lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to: One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.

show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss: She resented his remark and showed him the door.

Origin of door

before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru door, dor gate; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, OCS dvĭrĭ

OTHER WORDS FROM door

door·less, adjective half-door, adjective, noun

Words nearby door

doomster, doomwatch, doomy, doon, doona, door, door chain, door charge, door check, door furniture, door handle

Example sentences from the Web for doors

A train had actually arrived at the station but its doors were already shut.

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El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.

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So with the doors of late night closed to her, Slate had to scale down her ambitions to raise her profile.

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But they are relishing their pastries with heavy hearts this week, as De Robertis prepares to close its doors for good tomorrow.

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When the tried to exit the car, her driver locked the doors, trapping her inside.

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The sun was streaming in through open French doors, filtered through bronze screen doors.

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The cage containing the odalisk is raised on a hoisting rope so that it hangs in midair with the doors open.

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Her sole evidence of being alive was her habit of staying in church until the doors were closed and she could stay no longer.

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Such was his repute that there were weavers who spoke of locking their doors when they went from home.

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Here, standing at the doors of their houses, were many of the inhabitants who had gathered to watch us pass.

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British Dictionary definitions for doors (1 of 2)

Doors

/ (dɔːz) /

pl n

the. US rock group (1965–73), originally comprising Jim Morrison (1943–71), Ray Manzarek (1935–2013), Robby Krieger (born 1946), and John Densmore (born 1945) See also Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for doors (2 of 2)

door

/ (dɔː) /

noun

a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
(in combination)doorbell; doorknob

a doorway or entrance to a room or building

a means of access or escape a door to success

early doors British informal esp sport at an early stage

lay at someone's door to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone

out of doors in or into the open air

show someone the door to order someone to leave

Word Origin for door

Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura

Idioms and Phrases with doors

door

see at death's door; at one's door; back door; beat a path to someone's door; behind closed doors; close the door on; darken one's door; foot in the door; keep the wolf from the door; lay at someone's door; leave the door open; lock the barn door; next door to; open doors; open the door to; see someone out (to the door); show someone out (to the door); show someone the door.

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