door
IPA: dˈɔr
noun
- A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
- Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
- (immigration) An entry point.
- (figurative) A means of approach or access.
- (figurative) A possibility.
- (figurative) A barrier.
- (computing, dated) A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system. See BBS door.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
verb
- (transitive, cycling) To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.
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Examples of "door" in Sentences
- I open the door and leave the tray.
- She opens the door and falls asleep.
- George opened the door softly and peeped out.
- Jerry opens the door of the basement stairway.
- The hand that turneth the knob, opens the door.
- Door of repentance remains open for the Mushrikeen.
- Open the door and you will be in a spiraling corridor.
- The switch controls the opening and closing of the door.
- A trespasser opening the door completely would then be shot.
- It had a door made of steel, had no windows, and was soundproof.
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