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Door

noun

A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle. "He slammed the door as he left"

The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. Synonyms: doorway, room access, threshold.

Anything providing a means of access (or escape). "Education is the door to success"

A structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road). "They live two doors up the street from us"

A room that is entered via a door.

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"Door" Quotes from Famous Books

... too anxious to become Minnetaki's slave again, Rod. No, Muky won't go, I'll wager that. He will stay at the Post to see that she doesn't get lost, or hurt, or stolen by the Woongas. Eh, Mukoki?" Mukoki nodded, grinning good-humoredly. He went to the door, opened it ...

— The Wolf Hunters - A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness • James Oliver Curwood

... Middle Ages did after them; they extended the payment of tithes (tenths) to the most minute and unimportant things, like the herbs which grew in their gardens; they began the Sabbath on Friday evening, and kept it so rigorously that no one was permitted to walk beyond one thousand steps from his own door. ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume II • John Lord

... but you," he continued cheerfully, "my old silent friend, my faithful prison. To-morrow morning the officer on guard will enter and order the sentinels to remove the bed; as soon as they enter I shall rush out and lock the door. The sentinels being locked up, I put on the clothes which are lying in readiness for me in the passage, and then forward to my soldiers. I shall distribute gold freely among them—a friend will meet ...

— Frederick The Great and His Family • L. Muhlbach

... moon-silvered road. When they had reached Margaret's door, Alice suddenly put an arm around ...

— The Butterfly House • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... hardly spoken when an orderly came to the door of the hut where he, Captain Edwards, and two more were talking, and announced that the colonel desired to speak with Captain Roby directly. The latter sprang up and darted a fierce look at ...

— The Kopje Garrison - A Story of the Boer War • George Manville Fenn

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