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The definition of a door is a movable structure used for opening and closing an entrance or for giving access to something.

(noun)

An example of a door is what someone would open to get into their house.

See door in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.: most doors turn on hinges, slide in grooves, or revolve on an axis
the room or building to which a particular door belongs: two doors down the hall
any opening with a door in it; doorway
any way to go in or out; passage; access

Origin: ME dure, dor < OE duru fem. (orig., pair of doors), dor neut., akin to Ger tür, door, tor, gate < IE base *dhwer-, *dhwor-, door > L fores (pl. of foris), two-leaved door, Gr thyra, door (in pl., double door)

See door in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates.
b. A similar part on a piece of furniture or a vehicle.
A doorway.
The room or building to which a door belongs: They live three doors down the hall.
A means of approach or access: looking for the door to success.

transitive verb doored, door·ing, doors

Slang To strike (a passing bicyclist, for example) by suddenly opening a vehicular door.
To serve as a doorman or doorwoman of (a nightclub, for example).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dor

Origin: , from Old English duru, dor; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots

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