Meaning of door In English

• 0 a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the entrance itself:

  • the front door

  • the back door

  • a car door

  • a sliding door

  • The door to his bedroom was locked.

  • We could hear someone knocking at/on the door.

  • Could you open/close/shut the door, please?

  • She asked me to answer the door (= go and open it for someone).

  • Sam only lives a few doors (away/up/down) from us.

  • The people next door (to us) (= living in the house next to us) aren't very friendly.

• 1 a flat, usually rectangular, object that is fixed at one edge and is used to close the entrance to something such as a room, building, or vehicle, or the entrance itself:

  • the front/back door

  • We’d like to rent a four-door car.

  • I’ll meet you at the main door of the library.

  • Would you open/close/shut the door, please?

  • The door to his bedroom was locked from the inside.

  • Mom, there’s someone at the door (= outside the front door).

  • Sam lives just a few doors away/up/down from us.

  • They live next door to us (= in the house beside ours).