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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
/ dɔː /
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 Words From
- doorless adjective
- half-door 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
He heard a loud thump and looked out his window to find a 75-foot pine tree had crashed into his yard, narrowly missing his front door.
He said that when the initial volleys of gunfire stopped after an hour, armed men forced open the door to the train and entered, saying "get out or we will shoot you".
The recall centres on latches that may not engage properly, which could lead to the doors on Grenadier SUVs opening while being driven "increasing the risk of injury to passengers inside the vehicle."
As Ms Hall was busy draining off the pasta in the sink, her partner of 27 years and their daughter were "mucking about by the back door".
"It opens up the door to making you think a bit differently," she explained.
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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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