Door (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
  2. a doorway: to go through the door.
  3. the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street.
  4. any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning.
  5. any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door.
Idioms
  1. to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute.
  2. to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration: The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year.
  3. to be the responsibility of; be imputable to: One's mistakes often lie at one's own door.
  4. to request or order someone to leave; dismiss: She resented his remark and showed him the door.
noun
    • a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc
    • (in combination)
  2. a doorway or entrance to a room or building
  3. a means of access or escape
  4. at an early stage
  5. to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone
  6. in or into the open air
  7. to order someone to leave
Door (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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