Definitions for door

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door door

Spelling: [dawr, dohr]

IPA: /dɔr, doʊr/

Door is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in door (door).

Definitions for door

noun

1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
2. a doorway:
3. the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs:
4. any means of approach, admittance, or access:
5. any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another:

Idioms

1. lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
2. leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration:
3. lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to:
4. show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss:

Origin of door

before 900; Middle English dore, Old English duru door, dor gate; akin to German Tür, Old Norse dyrr, Greek thýra, Latin foris, Old Irish dorus, OCS dvĭrĭ

Examples for door

They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.

Uncle Peter stood in a flood of light at the door of his room.

"Nothing, only you locked the door by mistake," said Ben, coolly.

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.

These are modern-day minstrels, trolling late-night highways to bring their art to your door.

Ben had drawn off his boots, and was firing them one after the other at the door.

In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door.

While he was adjusting this development, another knock came on his door.

The door proved to be locked, but the windows were easily raised.

This courageous act earned him a late-night knock on the door with orders for Serna to vamos from Cuba.