DOOR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
    Usage Example(s)
    • he knocked on the door
    • he slammed the door as he left
    Hypernyms(s) door is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a room that is entered via a door
    Usage Example(s)
    • his office is the third door down the hall on the left
    Hypernyms(s) door is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the office next door
    • they live two doors up the street from us
    Hypernyms(s) door is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. 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
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he stuck his head in the doorway
    Hypernyms(s) door is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • anything providing a means of access (or escape)
    Usage Example(s)
    • we closed the door to Haitian immigrants
    • education is the door to success
    Hypernyms(s) door is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)