door

noun
dōr

A of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a . It may have a to help open and close, a to hold it closed and a that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

Other meanings

A building with a door, especially a .
“His house is three doors down.”
Any flap, etc., that opens like a door.
“the 24 doors in an Advent calendar”

A kind of

movable barrier

Kinds of door

car door
cargo door
double door
fire door
interior door
revolving door
screen door
sliding door

Example sentences

“You don't have the key to this door.”
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“Your shoes are by the front door.”
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“Space exploration opens the door to endless possibilities.”
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Word history

From Old English "duru".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “door” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.