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door
[ dawr, dohr ]
/ dÉr, doŹr /
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noun
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
a doorway: to go through the door.
the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street.
any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning.
any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door.
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Idioms about door
Origin of door
First recorded before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru ādoor,ā dor āgateā; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, Old Chursh Slavonic dvÄrÄ
OTHER WORDS FROM door
doorless, adjectivehalf-door, adjective, nounWords nearby door
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British Dictionary definitions for door
door
/ (dÉĖ) /
noun
See also next door
Word Origin for door
Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forÄs, Greek thura
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Other Idioms and Phrases with door
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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