door

noun

ˈdȯr How to pronounce door (audio)
Definition of doornext
1
as in gate
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in

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2
as in doorway
the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure a steady stream of visitors through the front door

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3
as in access
the means or right of entering or participating in education unlocks the door to advancement

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Recent Examples of door The all-suite property ranges from £1,200 to £24,000 ($1,600 to $32,000) per night and opened its doors back in September. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In Florida, where homeowners are increasingly finding floodwaters at their door, the market for these kinds of products — both off the shelf at a home improvement store and custom-built — has exploded. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Marsha's officially opened its doors on South Street in September 2025. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 There has been a tremendous amount of recent development in Chelsea, but, ever the story in New York City, as beloved old places close their doors, new favorites emerge. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for door
Recent Examples of Synonyms for door
  1. gate
  2. doorway
  3. access
  4. hatch
  5. entrance
  6. entry
  7. accession
  8. key
Noun
  • The other 20 developers, out there, this would open gate over here.
    — Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers estimated in 2017 that simulating the ground-state energy of FeMoco, an iron-sulfur cluster involved in biological nitrogen fixation, would require roughly 50 trillion Toffoli gates.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of gate
Noun
  • But try to go back the other way, the doorway is rectangular rather than arched.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Officers encountered Harrison at the doorway with bleeding cuts on her wrist and puncture wounds around her neck.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • The move gives Victoria House access to Gersh’s international talent network and opportunities to explore new financing and co-production partnerships, while preserving the Spanish company’s creative independence.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the Pentagon press corps declined, and a federal judge sided with the press in March, striking several parts of the department’s press access policy.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of access
Noun
  • My final haul includes 18-year-old sharp cheddar, a Tuscan-style fontal, and a hatch chile BellaVitano.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Heintz fell out of her vehicle, and police said Royce Moser picked her up, put her in the hatch of her Jeep Cherokee and drove her to his mom's house in Beallsville.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatch
Noun
  • Leo had walked into Rome's Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of well-wishers who had gathered to greet him.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac on less than a quarter-acre in the Whitley Heights Historic Preservation Zone, the five-bedroom, five-bath abode is accessible via two street-side entrances.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • Deppert built seats in a barn to accommodate about 100 people and sold tickets for less than the Wolverines charged for entry into Recreation Park.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of entry
Noun
  • While formally a candidate for European Union membership, Serbia’s accession process has stalled under Vucic, who maintains close ties with Russia and China.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The question put to the Nordic nation of nearly 400,000 was whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of accession
Noun
  • On his latest, Young’s major-key meditations on love and alienation are as winsome as a bay breeze, if occasionally as insubstantial.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Gradual progress is the key because a healthy relationship with technology won’t develop overnight.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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