door  (dôr, dōr) 
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n. A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates. A similar part on a piece of furniture or a vehicle.
A doorway. The room or building to which a door belongs: They live three doors down the hall. A means of approach or access: looking for the door to success.
tr.v.
doored, door·ing, doors
Slang To strike (a passing bicyclist, for example) by suddenly opening a vehicular door. To serve as a doorman or doorwoman of (a nightclub, for example).
[Middle English dor, from Old English duru, dor; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]
door'less adj. |
