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noun [countable] British English pronunciation: door

/dɔː(r)/

singular	door
plural	doors

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a large flat object that you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle
a little cottage with a red door
The door creaked slowly open.
There was a draught coming from under the door.
open/close/shut the door:
The police officer told him to open the car door.
Shut the door – it's cold in here!
knock on the door (=so that someone knows you are there):
I knocked on the door and a voice answered 'Come in'.
be at the door (=be outside the door to someone's house):
There's someone at the door.
answer/get the door (=go to your door to see who is there):
Go and answer the door, will you?
bang/slam the door (=close it noisily):
He ran out, slamming the door behind him.
door to/into:
The door to the kitchen was open.
back/front/side etc door:
Be sure to lock the back door when you leave.
bedroom/shed/car etc door:
The bathroom door was shut.
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1. a.
  the space created when you open a door
  A strange figure suddenly came through the door.
  come in the door:
  I'd just come in the door when the phone rang.
  out the door:
  Anne got out the door as quickly as she could when she saw him there.
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2
an opportunity to do something, or a possibility that something will happen
door to:
For these young men, a sports career can be a door to fame and fortune.
open doors (for someone) (=create opportunities):
This new job has really opened a lot of doors for her.
open the door to something (=make it possible):
This decision could open the door to higher costs.
close/shut the door on something (=make it impossible):
The government is reluctant to shut the door on these proposals.
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as/when one door closes, another one opens
used for saying that even though you have lost an opportunity to do one thing, an opportunity to do something else has appeared
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(from) door to door
1. 1
  used for talking about the total length of a journey from the place where you start to the place where you arrive
  The flight itself is only two hours, but it takes about five hours door to door.
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2. 2
  going to all the houses in an area, for example trying to sell things or asking for information or votes
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get your foot/toe in the door
to get an opportunity to start working in an organization or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future
She got her foot in the door working as a researcher on a TV show.
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on the door
at the entrance to a public place, where people enter, or buy or show their tickets
Two big men in suits were on the door.
Tickets cost £10 in advance, £12.50 on the door.
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open its/the doors
if a building, organization, or country opens its doors, it allows people to enter, especially for the first time
open its/the doors to:
The country has slowly opened its doors to new immigrants.
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out of doors
outside
We eat out of doors whenever we get the chance.
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show someone the door
informal
to tell someone to leave, especially in a rude or angry way
When he asked for money, she showed him the door.
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shut/slam the door in someone's face
1. 1
  to close a door violently when someone is about to come into a room
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2. 2
  to rudely tell or show someone that you are not interested in listening to their opinion or in helping them
  He's had the door slammed in his face by every publisher in town.
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to your door
if a company delivers things to your door, it delivers them directly to your house
Simply order from our website and we'll deliver the goods to your door within 24 hours.
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two/a few etc doors down/up/along
used for saying how many rooms or houses you need to count before you come to the room or house you are talking about
His office is three doors down from mine.
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as/when one door closes, another one opens

(from) door to door

get your foot/toe in the door

on the door

open its/the doors

out of doors

show someone the door

shut/slam the door in someone's face

to your door

two/a few etc doors down/up/along

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