doorman |
one whose job is to tend the entrance of an apartment house, hotel, or other building, and to assist residents or guests. |
doormat |
a mat placed in front of or inside a door, on which to remove dirt from shoes or feet. [2 definitions] |
doornail |
a large-headed nail formerly used to stud doors. |
doorplate |
a plate, usu. of metal, attached to or next to a door, bearing the room number, name of occupant, or the like. |
doorpost |
either of the upright posts in a doorframe; doorjamb. |
door prize |
a prize awarded to someone attending a public or social event, based on a lottery drawn from admission tickets or the like. |
doorsill |
the sill of a doorway or entry; threshold. |
doorstep |
a step or series of steps leading up to an outside door. |
doorstop |
any of various devices, such as a weighted object, a wedge, or a rubber-tipped projection, used to control the position or movement of a door, as to prop it open at a certain width or prevent it from hitting an adjacent wall. |
door-to-door |
conducted or visiting at each home in a given area, such as a political district or sales territory. [2 definitions] |
doorway |
the way of entrance into a room or building. |
dooryard |
a yard at the door of a house. |
do over |
to do (something) again. [2 definitions] |
doo-wop |
a singing style most popular in the 1950s, characterized by a lead singer performing with a chorus singing nonsense syllables, either with or without instrumental accompaniment. |
dopa |
an amino acid that is converted to dopamine by an enzyme in the bloodstream, an isomer of which, L-dopa, is used to treat Parkinson's disease. |
dopamine |
an intermediate product in the body's synthesis of many substances, such as melanin, and a neurotransmitter essential to normal nerve functioning. |
dopaminergic |
releasing, activated by, or involving dopamine. |
dopant |
a substance, such as phosphorus, that is added in small amounts to laser crystals and semiconductors to change their properties. |
dope |
any of various thick liquids or pastes used in construction or manufacturing to lubricate parts, absorb liquid, or the like. [7 definitions] |
doped-up |
heavily under the influence of drugs. |
dopesheet |
a bulletin containing information on the horses and riders in one day's races at a track; racing form. [2 definitions] |