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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 |
adjective + (n.)door
automatic, back, carved, closed, closing, double, front, locked, outer, rear, revolving, sliding, swinging, wooden
verb + (n.)door
bang,
bar,
bolt,
burst,
close,
crack,
exit,
fling,
greet,
guard,
head,
hurry,
kick,
knock,
lean,
lock,
open,
pause,
pound,
pry,
push,
rap,
shove,
shut,
slam,
slip,
smash,
stride,
unlock,
walk,
yank
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(n.)door
+ verb
click, creak, peek, peer, prop, rattle, seal, slide, step, swing
noun + (n.)door
airlock,
apartment,
back,
balcony,
barn,
basement,
bathroom,
bedroom,
bolt,
brass,
cabin,
cabinet,
cage,
cargo,
cellar,
closet,
cockpit,
corridor,
cupboard,
elevator,
entrance,
exit,
foot,
footstep,
garage,
glass,
hallway,
key,
kitchen,
knock,
knocking,
lock,
locker,
metal,
oven,
passenger,
patio,
porch,
pounding,
refrigerator,
screen,
stair,
stairwell,
stall,
steel,
trap,
vault
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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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