door

The word “door” means a hinged or sliding panel used to open and close an entrance to a room, building, or vehicle. In plain terms, the hinged panel you open to go in or out of somewhere, or figuratively a chance or opening.

“Door” is pronounced daw (/doɹ/ in IPA).

Here is “door” used in a sentence: “She knocked twice before opening the door.”

“Door” is a noun.

The word “door” comes from Old English. From Old English duru, an ancient word going back to a Proto-Indo-European root for "doorway" shared across most European and many Asian languages.

“Door” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Door” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a hinged or sliding panel used to open and close an entrance to a room, building, or vehicle.

Doors come in several forms based on how they move and where they are used. Common types include hinged doors that swing open, sliding doors that glide sideways, folding and revolving doors, and specialised ones such as car doors, garage doors, and French doors. Each suits a particular space and purpose.

A door is the movable panel that opens and closes, while a doorway is the opening or frame it fits into. You walk through a doorway, but you open or shut a door. The door fills the doorway, so the two work together but are not the same thing.

You might say, "Please close the door behind you," or "He knocked on the front door." The word can refer to the entrance of a room, a building, or a vehicle, wherever a hinged or sliding panel opens and closes an entryway.