A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle.
I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer.
The police officer opened the door and looked in.
I heard a door slamming.
Synonyms: opening, entry, entrance, exit More Synonyms of door
2. countable noun
A door is the space in a wall when a door is open.
She looked through the door of the kitchen. Her daughter was at the stove.
3. countable noun
The door is the entrance to a large building such as a shop, hotel, or theatre.
The queues at the door wound around the building.
4. plural noun
Doors is used in expressions such as a few doors down or three doors up to refer to a place that is a particular number of buildings away from where you are.
[informal]
Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment.
5. See also next door
6.
See answer the door
7.
See by/through the back door
8.
See to close the door on something
9.
See behind closed doors
10.
See from door to door/door to door
11.
See from door to door/door to door
12.
See foot in the door
13.
See to shut the door in someone's face
14.
See to lay something at someone's door
15.
See open the door to something
16.
See out of doors
17.
See see someone to the door
18.
See to show someone the door
19. at death's door
door in British English
(dɔː)
noun
1.
a.
a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
b.
(in combination)
doorbell
doorknob
2.
a doorway or entrance to a room or building
3. early doors
4. lay at someone's door
5. out of doors
6. show someone the door
See also next-door
Word origin
Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura
door in American English
(dɔr)
noun
1.
a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.: most doors turn on hinges, slide in grooves, or revolve on an axis
2.
the room or building to which a particular door belongs
two doors down the hall
3.
any opening with a door in it; doorway
4.
any way to go in or out; passage; access
Idioms:
lay at the door of
lie at someone's door
out of doors
show someone the door
Word origin
ME dure, dor < OE duru fem. (orig., pair of doors), dor neut., akin to Ger tür, door, tor, gate < IE base *dhwer-, *dhwor-, door > L fores (pl. of foris), two-leaved door, Gr thyra, door (in pl., double door)
More idioms containing
door
get a foot in the door
the revolving door
push at an open door
one door closes and another one opens
lay something at someone's door
knock on the door of something
do something by the back door
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
be knocking at someone's door
at death's door
beat a path to someone's door
keep the wolf from the door
Examples of 'door' in a sentence
door
The tigers live in concrete rooms with steel doors around the corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Luck pays a visit to door number one.
The Sun (2016)
The noise next door is now a weird scratch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hearing was held behind closed doors and he was not allowed to call witnesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They cry with the doors closed and fight battles that no one knows.
The Sun (2017)
You may find you are pushing on an open door.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Always lock your shed or garage, especially if it has a connecting door to your house.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Staff at the corner shop 10 doors away also said they had not seen her.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We reached the door of the building and again were buzzed in.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They were coming from the apartment next door and soon changed into shrieks.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
The shops were closed and the doors of the houses open.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
You can only guess at the special pleading behind closed doors that works away at her defences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The agency then suggested painting the door number of each flat on the relevant parking space.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What used to be the house next door becomes a building site.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They gained entry easily because there was only a piece of cloth in place of a door.
The Sun (2011)
The hearing at a juvenile court yesterday took place behind closed doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They sit at the front and open and close the doors.
Christopher Ross TUNNEL VISIONS: Journeys of an Underground Philosopher (2001)
This woman lives with her daughter next door.
The Sun (2015)
You see your new love as a club door opens.
The Sun (2013)
We could have gone to a building company next door and said build us something quick.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He walked into the door of our apartment building.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The cupboard door is left open again.
O'Keeffe, John Your One Week Way to Mind-Fitness (1994)
Such colours when he first opened the door of the room.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990)
The local council has to bug the house next door.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The paint on the metal door is worn away in places.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So many are known only by the number on the door.
Bertodano, Theresa (ed.) Daily Readings with Mother Theresa (1993)
She kept the house next door as an investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The hearing will take place behind closed doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Much of the evidence was held behind closed doors to protect the identities of elite troops.
The Sun (2006)
In other languages
door
British English: door /dɔː/ NOUN
A door is a swinging or sliding piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is used to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle.
I knocked at the front door; there was no answer.
American English: door
Arabic: بَاب
Brazilian Portuguese: porta
Chinese: 门
Croatian: vrata
Czech: dveře
Danish: dør
Dutch: deur
European Spanish: puerta casa
Finnish: ovi
French: porte
German: Tür
Greek: πόρτα
Italian: porta
Japanese: ドア
Korean: 문
Norwegian: dør
Polish: drzwi
European Portuguese: porta
Romanian: ușă
Russian: дверь
Latin American Spanish: puerta
Swedish: dörr
Thai: ประตู
Turkish: kapı
Ukrainian: двері
Vietnamese: cửa ra vào
All related terms of 'door'
back door
a door at the rear or side of a building
barn door
the door of a barn
cat door
a small door or flap in a larger door through which a cat can pass
fire door
a door made of noncombustible material, the purpose of which is to prevent a fire from spreading within a building
five-door
a car with five doors
four-door
(of a vehicle) having two doors on each side
main door
the principal or largest door that is used to enter a building which has more than one door
next-door
If a room or building is next door , it is the next one to the right or left .
open door
If a country or organization has an open-door policy towards people or goods, it allows them to come there freely, without any restrictions .
rear door
the door at the back of a building or vehicle
side door
a door at the side of a building
two-door
(of a car) having two doors
vee-door
A vee-door is the opening shaped like an upside down V in one side of a derrick , which allows long pipes and tools to be lifted onto the rig floor .
door to door
(of selling, canvassing , etc) from one house to the next
closed-door
private ; barred to members of the public
door chain
a small chain for securing a door to a doorjamb to prevent intrusion
door charge
an entrance fee
door handle
the handle that you turn or push to open a door
door money
admission fee to a place of entertainment or recreation
door opener
a mechanism that automatically opens a door , as of a garage , when actuated by a radio transmitter , electric eye, or other device
door prize
a prize given by lottery to one or more of those attending some public function
Dutch door
a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately
French door
French doors are the same as French windows .
front door
The front door of a house or other building is the main door, which is usually in the wall that faces a street .
glass door
a door made of glass , usually in a wood or metal frame
patio door
Patio doors are glass doors that lead onto a patio.
pocket door
a door , usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall
screen door
A screen door is a door made of fine netting which is on the outside of the main door of a house . It is used to keep insects out when the main door is open .
stable door
a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately
stage door
The stage door of a theatre is the entrance used by actors and actresses and by employees of the theatre.
storm door
an extra outer door for protection in bad weather
street door
the door of a house that opens onto the street
swing door
Swing doors are doors that can open both towards you and away from you.
three-door
a car with three doors : one to the driver's seat, one to the passenger's seat, and one to the boot or trunk ; hatchback
door curtain
a curtain that fills a doorway
door-knocker
a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
door scraper
a small horizontal bar fixed to the ground near a door where visitors can scrape mud from their shoes before entering
folding door
a door in the form of two or more vertical hinged leaves that can be folded one against another
overhead door
a door that rotates on a horizontal axis and is supported horizontally when open
sliding door
Sliding doors are doors which slide together rather than swinging on hinges .
swinging door
Swinging doors are doors that can open both towards you and away from you.
automatic door
a self-opening door
door furniture
locks , handles , etc, designed for use on doors
fireproof door
a door that is designed to prevent fire from spreading
next door's
You can use next door's to indicate that something belongs to the person or people who live in the house to the right or left of your own.
next door to
If a room or building is next door to another one, it is the next one to the left or right .
out-of-door
→ outdoor
passenger door
a car door that is used by a passenger
revolving door
Some large buildings have revolving doors instead of an ordinary door. They consist of four glass doors which turn together in a circle around a vertical post .