Doors

/ (dɔːz) /

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the. US rock group (1965–73), originally comprising Jim Morrison (1943–71), Ray Manzarek (1935–2013), Robby Krieger (born 1946), and John Densmore (born 1945)See also Morrison

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Words nearby Doors

Door Peninsula, doorpiece, doorplate, doorpost, door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop

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How to use Doors in a sentence

A train had actually arrived at the station but its doors were already shut.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are two sets of steps leading from the front doors of Phi Kappa Psi house.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Waking briefly a few times throughout the night, I heard sounds, voices, slamming doors.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So with the doors of late night closed to her, Slate had to scale down her ambitions to raise her profile.
The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
We make fast the doors of our lighted houses against the indigent and the hungry.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Hain't I kep' in doors uv a nite, an quit chawn tobacker and smokin' segars just to please her?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton