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door
[ dawr, dohr ]
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.
door
/ ɔː /
noun
- a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
- ( in combination )
doorknob
doorbell
- a doorway or entrance to a room or building
- a means of access or escape
a door to success
- early doors informal.sport at an early stage
- lay at someone's doorto lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone
- out of doorsin or into the open air
- show someone the doorto order someone to leave
Other Word Forms
- Ǵǰl adjective
- -Ǵǰ adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of door1
Word History and Origins
Origin of door1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing 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 .Example Sentences
But behind closed doors it has accommodated some of Ankara's demands.
It has flung its doors wide open to investment – and is welcoming back those it once drove from its shores.
By his account, he simply walked through the unlocked door.
Food has opened doors for me, connecting me with incredible people.
Just by even mentioning birds, it sort of opens up a door; it’s really weird.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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