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door(noun)BrE / dɔː(r) / NAmE / dɔːr / - a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people can get in and out of a room, building, car, etc.; a similar thing in a cupboard/closet
see also back-door
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back-door_2 - a knock on the door
- to open/shut/close/slam/lock/bolt the door
- to answer the door (= to go and open it because somebody has knocked on it or rung the bell)
- the front/back door (= at the entrance at the front/back of a building)
- the bedroom door
- the door frame
- a four-door saloon car
- the fridge door
- Shut the door!
- Close the door behind you, please.
- The door closed behind him.
- the space when a door is open
- Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room.
- She's just arrived—she's just come in the door.
- He walked out the door.
- the area close to the entrance of a building
see also doorway
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/doorway - There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house).
- ‘Can I help you?’ asked the man at the door.
- a house, room, etc. that is a particular number of houses, rooms, etc. away from another
see also next door
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/next-door_3 - the family that lives three doors up from us
- Our other branch is just a few doors down the road.
- the amount of money made by selling tickets for an event
synonym gate
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gate - 50% of the door will go to the Red Cross.
- Performers keep 75% of the door.
- so ill/sick that you may die
See related entries: Being ill
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/being_ill/door_2 - I suppose you won’t be coming to the party if you’re at death’s door!
- if a lot of people beat a path to somebody’s door, they are all interested in something that person has to sell, or can do or tell them
- Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.
- without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private
- The meeting was held behind closed doors.
- to work at the entrance to a theatre, club, etc., for example collecting tickets from people as they enter
- in an unfair or indirect way
See related entries: Parts of a house
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/parts_of_a_house/door_1 - He used his friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door.
- to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so
- to stop trading
- The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2009.
- to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so
- to make it unlikely that something will happen
- She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks.
- (to provide) the means of getting or reaching something; (to create) the opportunity for something
- The agreement will open the door to increased international trade.
- Our courses are the door to success in English.
- from building to building
- The journey takes about an hour door to door.
- a door-to-door salesman
- at an early stage, especially in a game or competition
- Suddenly we lost three home matches early doors.
- The team had the game in the bag early doors after tries from Ellis and Wilkins.
- to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success
- I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.
- to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
- to say that somebody is responsible for something that has gone wrong
- The blame for the disaster has been laid firmly at the government’s door.
- to make sure that there is still the possibility of doing something
- We have left the door open for further talks.
- used to tell somebody never to come to your home again
- Go! And never darken my door again!
- to provide opportunities for somebody to do something and be successful
- not inside a building
- You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air.
- to ask somebody to leave, because they are no longer welcome
- to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in
- to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way
- directly to somebody’s house
- We promise to deliver to your door within 48 hours of you ordering.
Extra Examples- Always put the door chain on.
- Go along the corridor and through the double doors.
- Go and answer the door.
- He arrived home to find the door barred.
- He banged the front door behind him as he left.
- He came in the side door.
- He flung the door open and caught them stuffing a document back into a briefcase.
- He got stuck in a revolving door.
- He had left the door ajar.
- He leaned against the door jamb.
- He looked through the door to make sure the children were all right.
- He pulled the door shut.
- He stood in the door for several minutes before deciding whether he’d stay.
- He was working the door at the event.
- I banged on the door for ages but still couldn’t wake them.
- I left the door on the latch so that I could sneak back in later.
- I stopped at a low oak door set in the stone wall.
- I tried the door but it was locked.
- I was woken by a door banging in the wind.
- I went through the door marked ‘Enquiries’.
- Parking is helped by wide door mirrors.
- Remember to bolt the door before you go to bed.
- She had trouble pushing the heavy door open.
- She poked her head through the door to say goodbye.
- She pushed her way through the swing doors.
- Someone had propped the fire door open with a pile of books.
- The car drove off with its rear door flapping open.
- The door bore a notice saying ‘Private’.
- The door burst open and a little boy ran in.
- The door connecting the two offices is kept locked.
- The door opens onto a sunny terrace.
- The door stood ajar so I could see a narrow section of the room.
- The door was half-open when we got there.
- The door was jammed shut.
- The inner door leads to the safe and is always locked after 5 p.m.
- There’s someone at the door.
- They had to break the door down to get into the flat.
- This door leads to my bedroom.
- a creaking door hinge
- automatic garage door openers
- the back door of a house
- the door between the laundry room and the garage
- the door into the back garden
- the rear door of a car
- He walked out the door.
- Mark appeared through a door at the far end of the room.
- She’s just arrived—she’s just come in the door.
- There was a knock on the door.
- the bedroom/wardrobe door
Word Origin- Old English duru, dor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deur ‘door’ and German Tür ‘door’, Tor ‘gate’; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin foris ‘gate’ and Greek thura ‘door’.
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