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door

The correct spelling is door.

How to pronounce door

/dɔː/
noun

IPA: /dɔː/

Say it like: Doo-r

The correct spelling is door. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open a… For example: "I knocked on the vice president's door"

Usage Examples

I knocked on the vice president's door

the 24 doors in an Advent calendar

Learning is the door to wisdom.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
  2. 2.Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
  3. 3.(immigration) An entry point.
  4. 4.A means of approach or access.
  5. 5.A barrier.

verb

  1. 1.To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

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