doornoun [ C ]
uk/dɔːr/us/dɔːr/A1 a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the entrance itself:
the front door
the back door
a car door
a sliding door
The door to his bedroom was locked.
We could hear someone knocking at/on the door.
Could you open/close/shut the door, please?
She asked me to answer the door (= go and open it for someone).
be on the door
to work at the entrance of a building, collecting tickets or preventing particular people from entering
used to refer to a house or other building:
Sam only lives a few doors (away/up/down) from us.
The people next door (to us) (= living in the house next to us) aren't very friendly.
out of doors
outside in the open air
More examples
- I'd only gone a little way down the street when I remembered I hadn't locked the door.
- The sign on the toilet door said 'Engaged'.
- Our new sofa doesn't fit through the door.
- Soldiers guard the main doors of the embassy.
- He got his bag caught in the train doors as they were closing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors
- architrave
- bell push
- door knocker
- doorbell
- doorframe
- draught excluder
- entrance 1
- fire door
- five-bar gate
- French doors
- French windows
- knob
- knocker
- letterbox
- screen door
- stage door
- storm door/window
- swing door
- swinging door
- weatherboarding
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Defending and protecting
Houses & homes
From, out and outside
Idiom(s)
close/shut the door on sth
open the door to sth
shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted