noun
door
daw
noun
1
A hinged or sliding panel used to open and close an entrance to a room, building, or vehicle.
"She knocked twice before opening the door."
"The car door wouldn't shut properly."
2
An opportunity or means of access to something, used figuratively.
"Learning to code opened a lot of doors for her career."
How to Use Door
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe hinged panel you open to go in or out of somewhere, or figuratively a chance or opening.
Common pairings
open a door
behind closed doors
knock on the door
a door opens
Word Forms
doored past tense, doors plural, doors singular
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Etymology
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.