door

[dawr, dohr] /dɔr, doʊr/
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:
to go through the door.
3.
the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs:
My friend lives two doors down the street.
4.
any means of approach, admittance, or access:
the doors to learning.
5.
any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another:
at heaven's door.
Idioms
6.
lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
7.
leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration:
The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.
8.
lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to:
One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.
9.
show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss:
She resented his remark and showed him the door.
Origin
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
Related forms
doorless, adjective
half-door, adjective, noun
Examples from the web for doors
  • The tubular frame form proved to problematic when it came to setting windows and doors.
  • The room was accessed from an anteroom through two double doors.
  • When he has left she decides that she must know what is in the room, and opens the doors.
  • Account executive responsible for visiting all counter sales and doors.
British Dictionary definitions for doors

Doors

/dɔːz/
plural noun
1.
the. US rock group (1965–73), originally comprising Jim Morrison (1943–71), Ray Manzarek (1935–2013), Robby Krieger (born 1946), and John Densmore (born 1945) See also Morrison

door

/dɔː/
noun
1.
  1. a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
  2. (in combination): doorbell, doorknob
2.
a doorway or entrance to a room or building
3.
a means of access or escape: a door to success
4.
(Brit, informal) especially (sport) early doors, at an early stage
5.
lay at someone's door, to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone
6.
out of doors, in or into the open air
7.
show someone the door, to order someone to leave
See also next door
Word Origin
Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura
Word Origin and History for doors

door

n.

Middle English merger of Old English dor (neuter; plural doru) "large door, gate," and Old English duru (fem., plural dura) "door, gate, wicket;" both from Proto-Germanic *dur- (cf. Old Saxon duru, Old Norse dyrr, Danish dør, Old Frisian dure, Old High German turi, German Tür).

The Germanic words are from PIE *dhwer- "a doorway, a door, a gate" (cf. Greek thura, Latin foris, Gaulish doro "mouth," Gothic dauro "gate," Sanskrit dvárah "door, gate," Old Persian duvara- "door," Old Prussian dwaris "gate," Russian dver' "a door").

The base form is frequently in dual or plural, leading to speculation that houses of the original Indo-Europeans had doors with two swinging halves. Middle English had both dure and dor; form dore predominated by 16c., but was supplanted by door.

A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of. [Ogden Nash]

Slang definitions & phrases for doors

door

Related Terms

someone can't hit the side of a barn, katie bar the door, revolving-door, show someone the door


doors in Technology

Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System
doors in the Bible

moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental houses, curtains were frequently used instead of doors. The entrances of the tabernacle had curtains (Ex. 26:31-33, 36). The "valley of Achor" is called a "door of hope," because immediately after the execution of Achan the Lord said to Joshua, "Fear not," and from that time Joshua went forward in a career of uninterrupted conquest. Paul speaks of a "door opened" for the spread of the gospel (1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3). Our Lord says of himself, "I am the door" (John 10:9). John (Rev. 4:1) speaks of a "door opened in heaven."

Idioms and Phrases with doors

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