What is "door" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 03-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does door mean in English? Meaning of door definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "door" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "door": a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

Noun

  • Meaning: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
  • Example: he knocked on the door he slammed the door as he left
  • Synonyms: door
  • Hyponyms: car door cargo door double door fire door french door interior door revolver revolving door screen screen door sliding door storm door swing door swinging door trap door
  • Hypernyms: movable barrier
  • Part Holonyms: lock
  • Pronunciation in US: dôr, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "door": the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

    Noun

  • Meaning: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
  • Example: he stuck his head in the doorway
  • Synonyms: door doorway room access threshold
  • Hyponyms: exterior door outside door
  • Hypernyms: entrance entranceway entree entry entryway
  • Part Holonyms: case casing door doorcase doorframe doorsill doorstep threshold
  • Pronunciation in US: dôr, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "door": anything providing a means of access (or escape)

    Noun

  • Meaning: anything providing a means of access (or escape)
  • Example: we closed the door to Haitian immigrants education is the door to success
  • Synonyms: door
  • Hyponyms: open door
  • Hypernyms: access accession admission admittance entree
  • Pronunciation in US: dôr, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "door": a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)

    Noun

  • Meaning: a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
  • Example: the office next door they live two doors up the street from us
  • Synonyms: door
  • Hypernyms: construction structure
  • Pronunciation in US: dôr, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "door": a room that is entered via a door

    Noun

  • Meaning: a room that is entered via a door
  • Example: his office is the third door down the hall on the left
  • Synonyms: door
  • Hypernyms: room
  • Pronunciation in US: dôr, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    gate, exit, postern, opening, entryway, hatchway, ingress, egress, portal, hatch, aperture, entry, gateway, slammer,

    Antonyms:

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    door in English: door
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