Door definition
Door is a noun meaning "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle." It has 5 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Door as a noun
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
"he knocked on the 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
"he stuck his head in the doorway"
Same sense: room access, threshold, doorway
anything providing a means of access (or escape)
"we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"
a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
"the office next door"
a room that is entered via a door
"his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
Synonyms and antonyms
- room access
- threshold
- doorway
How to say door
Door has 1 syllable and rhymes with for. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with door
DOOR in word games
- Scrabble
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 5
- Anagrams
- 3
Is DOOR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check DOOR in the word checker, or unscramble DOOR to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
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