door
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
How often you will meet it
Rank 194 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 123,390 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.059% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle he knocked on the doorhe slammed the door as he left
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close also: doorway, room access, threshold he stuck his head in the doorway
- anything providing a means of access (or escape) we closed the door to Haitian immigrantseducation is the door to success
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) the office next doorthey live two doors up the street from us
- a room that is entered via a door his office is the third door down the hall on the left
door in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Aunt Em followed it to the door.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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Ray took up the lamp and strode to the door.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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It never shone before, It standeth still above that stable door.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Jason's mother was standing in the door when he walked through the yard gate.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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But when the door closed after her, Dr. Grey's eyes rested on it like those of one who misses a light.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1