door


Definition: Meaning of, door in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɔː /

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door doors
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  1. the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you open and close when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard [↪  gate]
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  2. the space made by an open door [=  doorway]
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  3. at the door if someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside
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  4. out of doors outside [=  outdoors]
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  5. show/see somebody to the door to take someone to the main way out of a building
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  6. two/three etc doors away/down/up used to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another building
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  7. (from) door to door especially British English from one place to another
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  8. (from) door to door going to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes
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  9. be on the door to work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets
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  10. shut/close the door on something to make something impossible
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  1. to hit someone with a car door when they are riding past on a bicycle
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door used in phrases

  • Dutch door (noun)
    1. an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
  • French door (noun)
    1. a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length
  • accordion door (noun)
    1. rather than by swinging on hinges an interior door that opens by folding back in sections
  • back door (noun)
    1. a door at the back or side of a building
    2. get in through the back door to achieve something by having an unfair secret advantage
  • barn door (noun)
    1. the large sliding door of a barn
  • bi-fold door (noun)
    1. an interior door
  • car door (noun)
    1. the door of a car
  • cargo door (noun)
    1. door used to load or unload cargo
  • closed-door (adjective)
    1. closed-door meetings or talks take place secretly
  • door guard (noun)
    1. someone who guards an entrance
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