| doorless |
combined form of door. |
| 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. |