door

noun

ˈdȯr How to pronounce door (audio)
often attributive
Synonyms of doornext
1
: a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
also : a similar part of a piece of furniture
2
: doorway
3
: a means of access or participation : opportunity
opens new doors
door to success
4
doors plural : the designated time at which the doors at a performance venue (such as a theater) are opened to admit attendees
Doors are at 8, and music starts with Garrett Owen's set at 9pm.— Steve Steward
doorless
ˈdȯr-ləs How to pronounce door (audio)
adjective
Phrases
at one's door
: as a charge against one as being responsible
laid the blame at our door

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Examples of door in a Sentence

I heard a knock on the door. Please don't block the door. I peeked through the open door. He stood at the door.
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Easter welcome porch sign: on sale for $36 (10% off) Original price: $40 Nothing is as inviting as a wooden porch sign at your front door. — Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025 YoungBoy Never Broke Again should be expecting a knock on his door and a fresh batch of homemade cookies some time real soon. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025 Among the rest of the cast, Omar Miller is excellent as Cornbread, a sharecropper who works the door of the club, and Li Jun Li as Grace, part of the Chinese couple (with Yao as Bo Chow) who run the grocery stores for both the poor and the rich in town. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025 Speeches begin at 6 p.m., and doors open at 3:30 p.m. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for door

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dure, dor, from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores, Greek thyra

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of door was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing door

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door

noun
ˈdō(ə)r How to pronounce door (audio)
ˈdȯ(ə)r
1
: a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
also : a similar part of a piece of furniture
2
: doorway

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