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DOOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
Example:
he slammed the door as he left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("door" is a kind of...):
movable barrier (a barrier that can be moved to allow passage)
Meronyms (parts of "door"):
lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "door"):
car door (the door of a car)
cargo door (door used to load or unload cargo)
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)
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 (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)
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)
Holonyms ("door" is a part of...):
door; doorway; room access; 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A room that is entered via a door
Example:
his office is the third door down the hall on the left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("door" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
Example:
they live two doors up the street from us
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("door" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
Example:
he stuck his head in the doorway
Synonyms:
door; doorway; room access; threshold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("door" is a kind of...):
entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway (something that provides access (to get in or get out))
Meronyms (parts of "door"):
case; casing (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening)
door (a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle)
doorcase; doorframe (the frame that supports a door)
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "door"):
exterior door; outside door (a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building)
Holonyms ("door" is a part of...):
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)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Anything providing a means of access (or escape)
Example:
education is the door to success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("door" is a kind of...):
access; accession; admission; admittance; entree (the right to enter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "door"):
open door (freedom of access)
Context examples:
The door would open, and thrust in upon him would come the awful electric car.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I struggled to my feet, with difficulty dragging myself clear of the wrecked door, unaware of any hurt whatever.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
My host had shown me which was his bedroom the night before, so I knocked at the door.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“It’s all right,” said Poole. “Open the door.”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
At that another fellow, probably him who had remained below to search the captain's body, came to the door of the inn.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
With every rumble of wheels, too, her eyes would glance towards the door, and her hands steal up to smooth her pretty black hair.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He looked up at the ceiling, back at the closed door, and round at the stiff folds of motionless tapestry.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
There he was to sit and watch where they went to dance; and, in order that nothing might pass without his hearing it, the door of his chamber was left open.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Terribly disappointed, you figure that’s that and close the door on that opportunity.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
