door

noun countable

UK /dɔː(r)/

Word Forms

singular	door
plural	doors

1
a large flat object that you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle
a little cottage with a red door
The door creaked slowly open.
There was a draught coming from under the door.
open/close/shut the door:
The police officer told him to open the car door.
Shut the door – it’s cold in here!
knock on the door (=so that someone knows you are there):
I knocked on the door and a voice answered ‘Come in’.
be at the door (=be outside the door to someone’s house):
There’s someone at the door.
answer/get the door (=go to your door to see who is there):
Go and answer the door, will you?
bang/slam the door (=close it noisily):
He ran out, slamming the door behind him.
door to/into:
The door to the kitchen was open.
back/front/side etc door:
Be sure to lock the back door when you leave.
bedroom/shed/car etc door:
The bathroom door was shut.
Synonyms and related words
Doors and windows
back door
bay window
bow window
1. 1a
  the space created when you open a door
  A strange figure suddenly came through the door.
  come in the door:
  I’d just come in the door when the phone rang.
  out the door:
  Anne got out the door as quickly as she could when she saw him there.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of doors and windows
  arch
  cat flap
  door
2
an opportunity to do something, or a possibility that something will happen
door to:
For these young men, a sports career can be a door to fame and fortune.
open doors (for someone) (=create opportunities):
This new job has really opened a lot of doors for her.
open the door to something (=make it possible):
This decision could open the door to higher costs.
close/shut the door on something (=make it impossible):
The government is reluctant to shut the door on these proposals.
Synonyms and related words
Opportunities
opportunity
chance
choice
3
keep your door open to something
to welcome something; to accept something
You should keep your door open to new ideas and trends.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017
4
close your doors to someone
to make someone unwelcome
Banks have closed their doors to many who want home equity loans, student loans and mortgages.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017
5
kiss the door
to arrive at someone’s house or any other place when there’s nobody there or it’s closed
Slow down! Julie is working until 5 PM. We don’t want to kiss the door.
When does the mall close? I need to return my purse and I wouldn’t want to kiss the door.
Submitted by:
Suz from Indonesia on 08/08/2011
Open Dictionary - August2011
6
be out of the door
to be leaving or have just left
She’s not quite out of the door yet and other Tories are already describing her as the worst prime minister in a hundred years.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 01/04/2019
Open Dictionary - April2019

phrases

as/when one door closes, another one opens

(from) door to door

get your foot/toe in the door

on the door

open its/the doors

out of doors

show someone the door

shut/slam the door in someone’s face

to your door

two/a few etc doors down/up/along

door

noun countable

US /dɔr/

Word Forms

singular	door
plural	doors

1
a large flat object that you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle
a little house with a red door
The door creaked slowly open.
There was a draft coming from under the door.
open/close/shut the door:
The police officer told him to open the car door.
Shut the door – it’s cold in here!
knock on the door (=so that someone knows you are there):
I knocked on the door and a voice answered “Come in”.
be at the door (=be outside the door to someone’s house):
There’s someone at the door.
answer/get the door (=go to your door to see who is there):
Go and answer the door, will you?
bang/slam the door (=close it noisily):
He ran out, slamming the door behind him.
door to/into:
The door to the kitchen was open.
back/front/side etc. door:
Be sure to lock the back door when you leave.
bedroom/shed/car etc. door:
The bathroom door was shut.
Synonyms and related words
Doors and windows
back door
bay window
bow window
1. 1a
  the space created when you open a door
  A strange figure suddenly came through the door.
  come in the door:
  I’d just come in the door when the phone rang.
  out the door:
  Anne got out the door as quickly as she could when she saw him there.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of doors and windows
  arch
  cat flap
  door
2
an opportunity to do something, or a possibility that something will happen
door to:
For these young men, a sports career can be a door to fame and fortune.
open doors (for someone) (=create opportunities):
This new job has really opened a lot of doors for her.
open the door to something (=make it possible):
This decision could open the door to higher costs.
close/shut the door on something (=make it impossible):
The government is reluctant to shut the door on these proposals.
Synonyms and related words
Opportunities
opportunity
chance
choice
3
keep your door open to something
to welcome something; to accept something
You should keep your door open to new ideas and trends.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017
4
close your doors to someone
to make someone unwelcome
Banks have closed their doors to many who want home equity loans, student loans and mortgages.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017
5
kiss the door
to arrive at someone’s house or any other place when there’s nobody there or it’s closed
Slow down! Julie is working until 5 PM. We don’t want to kiss the door.
When does the mall close? I need to return my purse and I wouldn’t want to kiss the door.
Submitted by:
Suz from Indonesia on 08/08/2011
Open Dictionary - August2011
6
be out of the door
to be leaving or have just left
She’s not quite out of the door yet and other Tories are already describing her as the worst prime minister in a hundred years.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 01/04/2019
Open Dictionary - April2019

phrases

as/when one door closes, another one opens

close/shut the barn/stable door after the horse is gone

(from) door to door

get your foot/toe in the door

on the door

open its/the doors

out of doors

show someone the door

shut/slam the door in someone’s face

to your door

two/a few, etc. doors down/up/along

door

verb

1
if a cyclist gets doored, they crash into the door of a stationary vehicle that someone has carelessly opened
Getting hit by a car or doored is a fairly common experience for city cyclists and pedestrians.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 25/07/2012
Open Dictionary - July2012

door

verb

1
if a cyclist gets doored, they crash into the door of a stationary vehicle that someone has carelessly opened
Getting hit by a car or doored is a fairly common experience for city cyclists and pedestrians.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 25/07/2012
Open Dictionary - July2012

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