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door
A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
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noun
A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
“He knocked on the door”
noun
A room that is entered via a door
“His office is the third door down the hall on the left”
noun
A structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
“The office next door”
noun
The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
“He stuck his head in the doorway”
noun
Anything providing a means of access (or escape)
“We closed the door to Haitian immigrants”
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He knocked on the door
He slammed the door as he left
His office is the third door down the hall on the left
The office next door
They live two doors up the street from us
He stuck his head in the doorway
We closed the door to Haitian immigrants
Education is the door to success
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