door (dôr, d r)n. 1. a. A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates. b. A similar part on a piece of furniture or a vehicle. 2. A doorway. 3. The room or building to which a door belongs: They live three doors down the hall. 4. A means of approach or access: looking for the door to success. tr.v. doored, door·ing, doors Idioms: 1. Slang To strike (a passing bicyclist, for example) by suddenly opening a vehicular door. 2. To serve as a doorman or doorwoman of (a nightclub, for example). at (someone's) door As a charge holding someone responsible: You shouldn't lay the blame for the fiasco at her door. close/shut the door on To refuse to allow for the possibility of: The secretary of state closed the door on future negotiations. leave the door open To allow for the possibility of: Let's leave the door open for future stylistic changes. show (someone) the door Informal 1. To eject (someone) from the premises. 2. To terminate the employment of; fire. [Middle English dor, from Old English duru, dor; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.] door  less adj. |   |
door
Noun
1. a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a building, room, or cupboard
2. a doorway or entrance
3. a means of access or escape: the door to happiness
4. lay something at someone's door to blame someone for something
5. out of doors in the open air [Old English duru]
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| Noun | 1. |  door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"car door - the door of a car cargo door - door used to load or unload cargo doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" double door - two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed fire door - a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire French door - a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length interior door - a door that closes off rooms within a building lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed movable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage revolver, revolving door - a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings screen door, screen - a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" sliding door - a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging storm door - an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter swing door, swinging door - a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction trap door - a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
| 2. |  door - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" doorsill, doorstep, threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" | |
| 3. | door - anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" open door - freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees" | |
| 4. | door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | |
| 5. | door - a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left" room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
door
Translations
n door [doː]
1 the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc He knocked loudly on the door. deur باب врата dveře dør die Tür πόρτα puerta uks در ovi porte דֶלֶת द्वार, दरवाजा vrata ajtó pintu hurð porta ドア 문 durys durvis pintu deur dør drzwi porta uşă дверь dvere vrata vrata dörr, port ประตู kapı 門 двері دروازہ cái cửa 门
2 a means of achieving something the door to success. pad طَريق، وَسيلَه път brána, cesta dør; vej das Tor δίοδος puerta värav راه؛ در portti porte, voie - פְּתָח ל कुछ पाने का माध्यम vrata uspjeha kapu sarana leið að e-u porta ～に至る道 관문 vartai ceļš; iespēja mencapai poort port, inngang drzwi, wrota caminho poartă, cale путь cesta vrata vrata väg, möjlighet, nyckel วิธีการ yol 通向...之門 шлях; спосіб وسیلہ phương tiện để đạt được cái gì 通向...之门
n doorknob
a knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a door. deurknop سُقّاطَةُ الباب дръжка на врата klika dørgreb; dørhåndtag der Türgriff πόμολο mango, manilla ukselink دستگیره در ovenkahva poignée de porte יָדִית दवाजे का दस्ता ručka od vrata kilincsgomb tombol pintu hurðarhúnn pomo/pomello della porta ドアの取っ手 문의 손잡이 apvali durų rankena (apaļš) durvju rokturis tombol deurknop rund dørvrier gałka maçaneta mâner круглая дверная ручка kľučka gumb na vratih okrugla kvaka dörrvred, -handtag ลูกบิดประตู kapı tokmağı 門上的球形捏手 дверна ручка دروازے کا لٹّو nắm đấm cửa 门上的球形捏手
n doorman
a man on duty at the door of a hotel, store etc. portier بَوّاب، حاجِب портиер vrátný dørmand; dørvogter der Portier πορτιέρης portero uksehoidja دربان ovenvartija, vahtimestari portier שוֹעֵר द्वारपाल vratar, portir kocsirendező penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere ドアボーイ 문지기 durininkas šveicars orang yang membuka pintu hotel portier dørvakt, portner portier porteiro portar швейцар; привратник vrátnik vratar vratar dörrvakt, vaktmästare คนเปิดประตูหน้าโรงแรมหรืออาคารต่าง ๆ kapıcı 門口僕役 швейцар دربان người gác cửa 门口仆役
n doormat
a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on. deurmat مِمْسَحَة الأحْذِيَه изтривалка за крака rohožka dørmåtte der Fußabtreter ψάθα της πόρτας, χαλάκι felpudo, estera jalamatt پادری kynnysmatto paillasson מַחצֶלֶת पापोश otirač lábtörlő keset motta við dyr zerbino ドアマット 신발의 흙을 터는 문 앞의 매트, 도어매트 kilimėlis prie durų (kojoms nusivalyti) kājslauķis lap kaki deurmat dørmatte wycieraczka capacho preş половик rohožka predpražnik otirač dörrmatta พรมเช็ดเท้าหน้าประตู paspas 門前的擦鞋綜墊 підстилка для витирання ніг پائیدان thảm chùi chân 门前的擦鞋综垫
n doorstep
a raised step just outside the door of a house. drumpel عَتَبَة باب البَيْت праг schod přede dveřmi dørtrin die Türstufe, die Schwelle κατώφλι peldaño, umbral ukse-eelne trepiaste پله جلوی در ulkoporras pas de porte סף הדלת बाहर के दरवाजे की ओर जाने वाला रास्ता kućni prag küszöb, lépcső tangga dyraþrep (alla porta gradino davanti) 戸口の上り段 현관 앞의 한 단짜리 층계 durų laipteliai pakāpiens (pie mājas ārdurvīm) anak tangga depan pintu stoep dørterskel, trappestein próg degrau de porta (treaptă de la) pragul uşii порог schod pri dverách prag kućni prag yttertrappa ธรณีประตู eşik 門前的石階 поріг دروازے کے آگے کا قدمچہ bậc cửa 门前的石阶
n doorway
the space usually filled by a door He was standing in the doorway. ingang مَدْخَل رَئيسي портал vchod døråbning die Türöffnung άνοιγμα της πόρτας entrada, puerta, portal ukseava درگاه؛ سرسرا oviaukko (embrasure de) porte פֶּתַח הַדֶלֶת द्वार मार्ग, दरवाजा dovratak kapualj ambang pintu dyr, dyragætt entrata, vano della porta 戸口 출입구 tarpduris stāvēt durvīs ambang pintu deuropening døråpning wejście entrada intrare дверной проём vchod vratna odprtina ulaz dörröppning, portgång ทางเข้าออก kapı aralığı, giriş, antre 門口 вхід у приміщення دروازہ لگا آنے جانے کا راستہ ô cửa 门口
on one's doorstep
very close to where one lives The Welsh mountains are on our doorstep. op jou drumpel قَريب من المَسْكِن на прага на před okny, pod nosem lige uden for vores hoveddør vor der Haustür ένα βήμα από το σπίτι μου en la misma puerta kiviga visata بسیار نزدیک به محل زندگی kivenheiton päässä à la porte de (qqn) עַל סָף הַבָּיִת दहलीज, देहली na pragu nečega karnyújtásnyira dekat í næsta nágrenni (a due passi) すぐ近くに 지척에 있는 tik per slenkstį blakus; turpat kaimiņos sangat hampir vlakbij rett ved, ved stuedøra na progu, nieopodal à mão poartă în poartă cu совсем рядом с домом pod nosom pred domačimi vrati blizu utanför dörren อยู่ใกล้มาก çok yakın, ayağının dibinde 離某人的住處很近 біля порога بہت نزدیک rất gần 离某人的住处很近
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