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{ "term": "door", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_cars.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people can get in and out of a room, building, car, etc.; a similar thing in a cupboard", "sensetop": "door to somethingdoor into/onto something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**Open the door**!" }, { "text": "**Close the door** behind you, please." }, { "text": "The door closed behind him." }, { "text": "to **shut/slam/lock/unlock** the door" }, { "text": "a **knock on/at the door**" }, { "text": "to **knock/bang on the door**" }, { "text": "to **answer the door** *(= to go and open it because somebody has knocked on it or rung the bell)*" }, { "text": "the **front/back/side door** *(= at the entrance at the front/back/side of a building)*" }, { "text": "the bedroom/kitchen/car/garage door" }, { "text": "a four-door saloon car" }, { "text": "the fridge door" }, { "text": "the door frame/handle/lock" }, { "text": "There are **double doors** to the rear garden.", "contextForm": "door to something" }, { "text": "The door to his office opened." }, { "text": "Each bedroom has a door onto the balcony.", "contextForm": "door into/onto something" }, { "text": "Always put the door chain on." }, { "text": "Go along the corridor and through the double doors." }, { "text": "I arrived home to find the door barred." }, { "text": "He banged the front door behind him as he left." }, { "text": "We came in the side door." }, { "text": "He flung the door open and caught them stuffing a document back into a briefcase." }, { "text": "She had left the door ajar." }, { "text": "He leaned against the door jamb." }, { "text": "Someone pulled the door shut." }, { "text": "I banged on the door for ages but still couldn't wake them." }, { "text": "I left the door on the latch so that I could sneak back in later." }, { "text": "They stopped at a low oak door set in the stone wall." }, { "text": "I tried the door but it was locked." }, { "text": "I was woken by a door banging in the wind." }, { "text": "I went through the door marked ‘Enquiries’." }, { "text": "Parking is helped by wide door mirrors." }, { "text": "Remember to bolt the door before you go to bed." }, { "text": "She had trouble pushing the heavy door open." }, { "text": "The car drove off with its rear door flapping open." }, { "text": "The door bore a notice saying ‘Private’." }, { "text": "The door burst open and a little boy ran in." }, { "text": "The door connecting the two offices is kept locked." }, { "text": "The door opens onto a sunny terrace." }, { "text": "The door stood ajar so I could see a narrow section of the room." }, { "text": "The door was half-open when we got there." }, { "text": "The door was jammed shut." }, { "text": "The inner door leads to the safe and is always locked after 5 p.m." }, { "text": "They had to break the door down to get into the flat." }, { "text": "This door leads to my bedroom." }, { "text": "a creaking door hinge" }, { "text": "automatic garage doors" }, { "text": "the door between the laundry room and the garage" }, { "text": "the door into the back garden" }, { "text": "the rear door of a car" }, { "text": "There was a knock on the door." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the space when a door is open", "sensetop": "through a/the doorin the doorout the door", "labels": "(informal)(informal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room.", "contextForm": "through a/the door" }, { "text": "As we **walked through the door**, the phone rang." }, { "text": "She's just arrived—she's just **come in the door**.", "contextForm": "in the door" }, { "text": "He walked out the door.", "contextForm": "out the door" }, { "text": "She poked her head through the door to say goodbye." }, { "text": "He stood in the door for several minutes before deciding whether he'd stay." }, { "text": "He looked through the door to make sure the children were all right." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the area close to the entrance of a building", "sensetop": "at the door", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There's somebody at the door *(= at the front door of a house)*.", "contextForm": "at the door" }, { "text": "‘Can I help you?’ asked the man at the door." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a house, room, etc. that is a particular number of houses, rooms, etc. away from another", "examples": [ { "text": "the family that lives three doors up from us" }, { "text": "Our other branch is just a few doors down the road." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the amount of money made by selling tickets for an event", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "50% of the door will go to the Red Cross." }, { "text": "Performers keep 75% of the door." } ], "synonyms": "gate" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "so ill that you may die", "labels": "(often humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "I suppose you won’t be coming to the party if you’re at death’s door!" } ], "topics": ["Health problems"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if a lot of people beat a path to somebody’s door, they are all interested in something that person has to sell, or can do or tell them", "examples": [ { "text": "Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private", "examples": [ { "text": "The meeting was held behind closed doors." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to work at the entrance to a theatre, club, etc., for example collecting tickets from people as they enter", "examples": [ { "text": "He was working the door at the event." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in an unfair or indirect way", "examples": [ { "text": "He used his friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make it unlikely that something will happen", "examples": [ { "text": "She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop trading", "examples": [ { "text": "The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2009." }, { "text": "The company closed shop and left the US last year." } ], "topics": ["Business"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(to provide) the means of getting or reaching something; (to create) the opportunity for something", "examples": [ { "text": "The agreement will open the door to increased international trade." }, { "text": "Our courses are the door to success in English." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "from building to building", "examples": [ { "text": "The journey takes about an hour door to door." }, { "text": "a door-to-door salesman" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "at an early stage, especially in a game or competition", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Suddenly we lost three home matches early doors." }, { "text": "The team had the game in the bag early doors after tries from Ellis and Wilkins." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success", "examples": [ { "text": "I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say that somebody is responsible for something that has gone wrong", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The blame for the disaster has been laid firmly at the government’s door." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make sure that there is still the possibility of doing something", "examples": [ { "text": "We have left the door open for further talks." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody never to come to your home again", "labels": "(old-fashioned, humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "Go! And never darken my door again!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to provide opportunities for somebody to do something and be successful", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not inside a building", "examples": [ { "text": "You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to ask somebody to leave, because they are no longer welcome", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "directly to somebody’s house", "examples": [ { "text": "We promise to deliver to your door within 48 hours of you ordering." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɔː(r)/", "audio": "do/door/door__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɔːr/", "audio": "do/door/door__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English duru, dor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deur ‘door’ and German Tür ‘door’, Tor ‘gate’; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin foris ‘gate’ and Greek thura ‘door’." }