door
/dɔː
/noun
1A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard: she looked for her key and opened the door...
- There's a sort of resolution when the vehicle stops, the doors are flung open and a shot is heard.
- Use broom handles to wedge sliding glass doors shut.
- The heavy double glass doors lead them into the office area.
1.1A doorway: she walked through the door...
- Four long low tables lie to the left as you walk in the door.
- Customers are offered a drink soon after they walk through the doors.
- Walking through the doors is not quite like stepping into one of those little tavernas, it has to be said.
Synonyms
doorway, portal, opening, hatch, entrance, entry, exit, egress
1.2Used to refer to the distance from one building in a row to another: he lives just a few doors away from the Strongs...
- They once shared a flat and although they now have separate houses, still live only a few doors away from each other.
- The pair live just doors away from each other, and have enjoyed several dinner dates together.
- They live four doors away, and would like a bigger house in the same area.
Phrases
as one door closes, another opens
at the door
close (or shut) the door on (or to)
(from) door to door
lay something at someone's door
leave the door open
on the door
open doors (or the door)
out of doors
Derivatives
doored
[in combination]: a glass-doored desk
Origin
Old English duru, dor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deur 'door' and German Tür 'door', Tor 'gate'; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin foris 'gate' and Greek thura 'door'.