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door

noun

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
D
Ends with
R
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɔː

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

    “he knocked on the door”

noun

  1. a room that is entered via a door

    “his office is the third door down the hall on the left”

noun

  1. a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)

    “the office next door”

noun

  1. 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

  1. anything providing a means of access (or escape)

    “we closed the door to Haitian immigrants”

In context

Example Sentences

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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