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door

DOR/doɹ/DAW/dɔː/

Pluraldoors

8 meanings of door

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  1. 1
    entry (building)nouncountable
    The flat part that you open and close to go into a room, building, car, or cupboard.

    Please close the door before the cat gets out.

    The heavy wooden door swung shut behind them.

    UsageKnock on the door. Answer the door when someone knocks.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The opening in a wall or vehicle that people go through to come in or go out.

    Grandpa stood in the door and waved until we drove away.

    The new sofa was too wide to fit through the door.

    UsageYou walk through the door. Doorway is clearer.

    Similardoorway, entrance

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  3. 3
    nounfigurativelycountable
    A way to reach something good, or a chance that something might still happen.

    Knowing the right people can be a door into the business.

    Hard work opened the door to her dream job.

    UsageOften open the door to something good.

    Similargateway, path, key, avenue

  4. 4
    housenounmetonymicallycountableplural
    A house, often counted by its front entrance along a street.

    My grandma lives two doors down from us.

    The kids next door play loud music.

    UsageUsed to count houses: two doors down, next door.

    Similarhouse

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Origin

From Old English duru meaning "door" and dor meaning "gate," going all the way back to an ancient Proto-Indo-European root for doorway or gate.

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 3 facts