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door

Pronunciation: /do(ː)ɹ/

The English word “door” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
  2. A building with a door, especially a house.
  3. Any flap, etc., that opens like a door.
  4. An entry point.
  5. A means of approach or access.
  6. A possibility.
  7. A barrier.
  8. A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system. See BBS door.
  9. The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.

verb

  1. To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

Etymology

From Middle English dore, dor, from Old English duru (“door”), dor (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr, from *dʰwer- (“doorway, door, gate”). Cognates Cognate with Scots door (“door”), Saterland Frisian Doore (“door”), West Frisian doar (“door”), Dutch deur (“door”), German Low German Door, Döör (“door”), German Tür (“door”), Tor…

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