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
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, nounWords nearby door
doomster,
doomwatch,
doomy,
doon,
doona,
door,
door chain,
door charge,
door check,
door furniture,
door handle
British Dictionary definitions for show someone the door
door
/ (dɔː) /
noun
See also
next door
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 show someone the door (1 of 2)
show someone the door
Order someone to leave, as in I never should have listened to him; I should have shown him the door at once. This expression, first recorded in 1778, is not the same as show someone to the door (see under show someone out).
Idioms and Phrases with show someone the door (2 of 2)
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.