door

door

noun, often attributive \ˈdȯr\

Definition of DOOR

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>

Examples of DOOR

1. I heard a knock on the door.
2. Please don't block the door.
3. I peeked through the open door.
4. He stood at the door.

Origin of DOOR

Middle English dure, dor, from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores, Greek thyra

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DOOR

Synonyms: gate, hatch, portal

Related Words: double door, Dutch door, French door, lattice, portcullis, postern, revolving door, storm door, trapdoor, wicket

Near Antonyms: discharge, dismissal, ejection, expulsion, ouster, rejection, removal

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with DOOR

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your