door | (noun) a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle | - |
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(noun) the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close | Synonyms: doorway, room access, threshold |
(noun) a room that is entered via a door | - |
(noun) a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) | - |
(noun) anything providing a means of access (or escape) | - |
doorbell | (noun) a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | Synonyms: bell, buzzer |
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doorcase | (noun) the frame that supports a door | Synonyms: doorframe |
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doorframe | (noun) the frame that supports a door | Synonyms: doorcase |
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doorhandle | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorknob |
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doorjamb | (noun) a jamb for a door | Synonyms: doorpost |
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doorkeeper | (noun) someone who guards an entrance | Synonyms: door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter |
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(noun) an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber | Synonyms: usher |
(noun) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: ostiarius, ostiary |
doorknob | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorhandle |
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doorknocker | (noun) a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | Synonyms: knocker, rapper |
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doorlock | (noun) a lock on an exterior door | - |
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doorman | (noun) someone who guards an entrance | Synonyms: door guard, doorkeeper, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter |
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doormat | (noun) a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering | Synonyms: welcome mat |
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(noun) a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | Synonyms: weakling, wuss |
doornail | (noun) a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors | - |
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doorplate | (noun) a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there | - |
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doorpost | (noun) a jamb for a door | Synonyms: doorjamb |
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doorsill | (noun) the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | Synonyms: doorstep, threshold |
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doorstep | (noun) the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway | Synonyms: doorsill, threshold |
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doorstop | (noun) a stop that keeps open doors from moving | Synonyms: doorstopper |
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doorstopper | (noun) a stop that keeps open doors from moving | Synonyms: doorstop |
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doorway | (noun) the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close | Synonyms: door, room access, threshold |
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dooryard | (noun) a yard outside the front or rear door of a house | - |
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