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Meaning of 'door' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Door [ n.]
- An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.
- The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened.
- Passage; means of approach or access.
- An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads.

Meaning of 'door' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . door [ n]
Meaning (1):
- anything providing a means of access (or escape)
Example in sentence:
  • education is the door to success;
  • we closed the door to Haitian immigrants
Meaning (2):
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
Example in sentence:
  • he knocked on the door;
  • he slammed the door as he left
Meaning (3):
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
Example in sentence:
  • he stuck his head in the doorway
Meaning (4):
- a room that is entered via a door
Example in sentence:
  • his office is the third door down the hall on the left
Meaning (5):
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
Example in sentence:
  • the office next door;
  • they live two doors up the street from us

Nearby Words:

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