ˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dor, from Old English, door, gate & Middle English dure, from Old English duru; akin to Old High German tor & turi door, gate, Old Norse dyrr, Gothic daur, Latin fores, Greek thyra, Sanskrit dvār
1.
a. : a movable piece of firm material or a structure supported usually along one side and swinging on pivots or hinges, sliding along a groove, rolling up and down, revolving as one of four leaves, or folding like an accordion by means of which an opening may be closed or kept open for passage into or out of a building, room, or other covered enclosure or a car, airplane, elevator, or other vehicle — see kalamein door, panel door
b. : a similar part by which access is prevented or allowed to the contents of a repository, cabinet, vault, or refrigeration or combustion chamber
2.
a. : an opening in a wall of a building, room, or a side or rear of a vehicle by which to go in or out : doorway
b. : one of two openings 3 1/2 ft. wide in the wall of a court-tennis court between the first and second gallery
3.
a. : a means of access, admittance, participation, or enjoyment
the opening of our doors to all the distressed peoples of Asia — M.R.Cohen
leaving the door open for a settlement
opening with the magic of storytelling the doors to the world's great treasure-house of literature — Nancy K. Hosking
b. : an opening or route that suggests or resembles a door in giving physical access, entrance, or exit
this pass was the door through which the invaders poured into the doomed country
slipped into Switzerland by almost the last remaining door out of France — Robert Payne
4.
a. : one of the entranceways to buildings in a row ; especially : one facing on a street
he resides three doors beyond the church
living next door to you
b. : one's home and immediate family or one's personal knowledge and experience
striving to keep scandal from his door
this fact was not left to Japanese research to discover: it was brought to their door — A.M.Young
5. : a gateway at the threshold of some supernatural realm or giving escape from the normal human state
the old statesman lingered for several weeks at death's door
6. : otter board
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- a foot in the door
- at door
- at one's door
- in doors
- next door
- open the doors
- out of doors
- within doors
- without doors