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door


Main Entry: door
Pronunciation: \ˈdr\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English dure, dor, from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores, Greek thyra
Date: before 12th century

1 : a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened; also : a similar part of a piece of furniture
2 : doorway
3 : a means of access or participation : opportunity <opens new doors> <door to success>

door·less \-ləs\ adjective

at one's door : as a charge against one as being responsible <laid the blame at our door>


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