door

noun

ˈdȯr How to pronounce door (audio)
Definition of doornext
1
as in gate
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in

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2
as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure a steady stream of visitors through the front door

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3
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in education unlocks the door to advancement

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Recent Examples of door Davis did not respond to requests for comment and no one answered his door in North Carolina when visited by an AP reporter. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The Natural History Museum’s new but limited Mindfulness Mornings series turns the North American Mammal Hall into an immersive wellness space before doors open to the public. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The Salvation Army will reopen its Milton Road youth center on Monday after financial constraints forced its doors closed last year, returning a critical after school resource to east Charlotte. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 The chemicals then entered the lower floors of the buildings through door seals where investigators said morning meetings were taking place. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for door
Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
  1. gate
  2. doorway
  3. access
  4. hatch
  5. entrance
  6. entry
  7. accession
  8. key
Noun
  • Completed in 1916, the two-story Hollywood Hills home is tucked behind gates and tall hedges.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The imposing gate and incline signal that privacy is one of the adults-only resort’s strongest assets, attracting high-profile guests like Katy Perry and Sir Paul McCartney.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gate
Noun
  • Excess doorways were removed and replaced with new casework—the removal of some doorways allowed some spaces to be re-imagined, creating reading nooks or quiet collaboration spaces.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Have these items at the doorways for quick visits into the house.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • Charles Bradshaw, community plans and liaison officer at Naval Base Coronado, said the bridge preserves vital defense access as part of the strategic highway network.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How much access is currently possible for emergency vehicles is not clear.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of access
Noun
  • The electric hatch employs a 400-V architecture instead of the 800-V system found on the IONIQ 5, helping keep the price down.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said in a criminal complaint that Royce Moser stabbed Heintz with a kitchen knife inside her Jeep, then dragged her into the back hatch and drove the vehicle to his mother's house.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatch
Noun
  • Shopping malls across the country are roping off parking spaces closest to main entrances and food courts to make a few extra bucks.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Officers met with representatives of Lamb, who identified an apparent entrance and exit point as a broken window on the side of the house.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • And despite the high barrier to entry for non-aerospace businesses, new companies are getting in on the action.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Jordan’s Ferrari represents Joopiter’s entry into the surging high-end collector-car market.
    — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of entry
Noun
  • What’s important is not whether Canada’s accession is realistic or not, but that the conversation is happening at all.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • Norvell seemingly embraced a CEO role, handing the keys of the offense to Malzahn.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With SynthID-style watermarking, a secret key and the preceding text influence that choice.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
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