door Meaning & Definition
What Does Door Mean?
Door is used as a noun meaning A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key. It is also used to mean A building with a door, especially a house. As a verb, it means To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.
Door in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //do(ː)ɹ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | threshold, doorway and room access |
| Plural | doors |
| Verb forms | doors, dooring, doored |
Door Definition (Noun)
- A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
bathroom door, bedroom door, doorkey, exterior door, interior door
- A building with a door, especially a house.
His house is three doors down.
- Any flap, etc., that opens like a door.
cupboard door
- An entry point.
- A means of approach or access.
Learning is the door to wisdom.
- A possibility.
to leave the door open
- A barrier.
Keep a door on your anger.
- A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system. See BBS door.
- The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.
The bar owner gives each band a percentage of the door and charges customers more to get in.
Door as a Verb
- To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.
Noun
- A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
I knocked on the vice president's door
- (immigration) An entry point.
Synonyms of Door
Door synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Door
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Door in a Sentence
bathroom door, bedroom door, doorkey, exterior door, interior door
I knocked on the vice president's door.
That's the door to the bathroom.
I caught my finger in the door.
His house is three doors down.
He went five doors up the road to the bank.
You brought this problem to my door.
cupboard door
the 24 doors in an Advent calendar
Learning is the door to wisdom.
to leave the door open
all doors are open to somebody
Keep a door on your anger.
The bar owner gives each band a percentage of the door and charges customers more to get in.
I knocked on the vice president's door
Word Forms & Grammar
door (plural doors)
door (third-person singular simple present doors, present participle dooring, simple past and past participle doored)
Words That Rhyme With Door
Origin of Door
From Middle English dore, dor, from Old English duru (“door”), dor (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr, from *dʰwer- (“doorway, door, gate”).
How to Pronounce Door
You say door as //do(ː)ɹ//. It has 1 syllable.
Door: Your Questions Answered
Is door a noun or a verb?
Door is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for door?
Close synonyms of door are threshold, doorway and room access. See the full list of door synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of door?
The plural of door is doors.
What is the past tense of door?
The past tense of door is doored. The present participle is dooring.