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- pronunciation:
- dor
- phrases:
- out of doors, show someone the door
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an opening, esp. in a room or building, through which one enters or leaves; entryway.
Why are you standing at the door? Please come in.
- synonyms:
- doorway, entrance, entranceway, entry, entryway, portal
- similar words:
- access, gateway, hatch, ingress, threshold, wicket
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| definition 2: |
a comparable opening or means of access or entry into vehicles or furniture.
The car door wasn't big enough to get the box through, and the trunk wasn't big enough either.- synonyms:
- hatch
- similar words:
- access, entrance, entry
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| definition 3: |
the movable panel that covers such openings in houses, rooms, cars, cabinets, or the like.
The delivery man knocked loudly on the front door.Please close the refrigerator door.
- synonyms:
- hatch
- similar words:
- gate, panel, portière, trapdoor
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| definition 4: |
the building, house, or room to which a door is attached.
My best friend lives three doors down the street.the bathroom is the second door on the left- similar words:
- building, house, room
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| definition 5: |
any means of access or entry.
the door to financial success- synonyms:
- entrée, entry, gateway, portal
- similar words:
- access, approach, entrance, threshold
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| related words: |
egress, exit |
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| phrase: |
out of doors, show someone the door |
Word Builder: door +
- doorbell:
a bell near the front door of a house. You ring it if you want to enter.
- doorknob:
a round part on a door. You hold and turn the doorknob to open the door.
- doorman:
a person whose job is to greet and open the door for people at an apartment house or hotel.
- doorway:
the part of a building that contains the door. You enter through the doorway.
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