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door

[ dawr, dohr ]

noun

  1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
  2. to go through the door.

  3. the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs:

    My friend lives two doors down the street.

  4. any means of approach, admittance, or access:

    the doors to learning.

  5. any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another:

    at heaven's door.



door

/ dɔː /

noun

    1. a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
    2. ( in combination )

      doorknob

      doorbell

  1. a doorway or entrance to a room or building
  2. a means of access or escape

    a door to success

  3. early doors informal.
    sport at an early stage
  4. lay at someone's door
    to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone
  5. out of doors
    in or into the open air
  6. show someone the door
    to order someone to leave
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of door1

First recorded before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru “door,” dor “gate”; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, Old Chursh Slavonic dvĭrĭ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of door1

Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
  2. 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.

  3. lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to:

    One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.

  4. 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 .
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Example Sentences

No one rushes us out the door, but I’m aware the clock is ticking as I push away from the table and prepare to leave what’s been a delightful evening out.

Although social media allows us to easily unfriend or unfollow someone, closing the door “on a human relationship that has had some closeness at one point in time” isn’t as simple in real life, Boss said.

Thanks to some specific, well-used gear, I usually make it out the door.

One was arrested after he allegedly pulled his sister’s door off its hinges so he could attack her.

So we had to come to this understanding and agreement that if dance can get a foot in the door with a style the IOC wants, then maybe the other dances aren’t as far behind as we feared.

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.

The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt.

They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.

Gurley came out of stairwell door as the two cops approached.

This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.

Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.

She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.

She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.

Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

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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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