arch
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a curved structure at the top of a door, window, or gate
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a hole in a door with a cover that swings, used by a pet cat for getting in and out of its owner’s house
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a button near the front door of a house that you press to make a sound to tell the person in the house that you are there
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a metal ring or bar on the door of a house that you use for knocking when you want someone to open the door
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a piece of metal with someone’s name on it that is fixed to a door to show who lives or works there
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a piece of rubber or plastic fixed to a wall that stops a door hitting the wall when you open it
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a long narrow piece of plastic or other material that can be fastened around doors or windows in order to prevent dirt or currents of air from coming in
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a flat piece of metal fixed to a door near the handle to protect the door from dirty marks from fingers
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an object, usually made of metal, that fastens a door to a wall, or a lid to a container, and allows it to open and shut
the American spelling of moulding
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a small decorated area of stone or wood at the edge of a wall or around a door, picture frame etc
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a small sign that shows someone’s name and is usually fixed to the door of their office or is on their desk
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a flat piece of wood, glass, or other material that forms part of something such as a door or wall
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a small hole in a door or wall that you can look through secretly to see who or what is on the other side
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a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door that separates the door from the window above it
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the wooden parts of a house or room, for example the doors, the frames around windows etc
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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