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doorA hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɔːr/

Korean meaning: 건물, 방, 차량의 입구에 있는 경첩이나 미끄럼, 회전식 차단막

Korean pronunciation: **도**어

Example Sentences

  • I locked myself out because I forgot my keys inside the door.
  • The revolving door confused the tourist so much that he went around five times.
  • Success requires you to keep knocking on doors until one opens.

door

NOUN

//dɔːr//

A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle

door concept
💡 Concept

She pushes the heavy wooden door open and steps into the warm bakery.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɔːr/
🇬🇧 UK/dɔː/

🌳Etymology

Rootdoor

Origin

고대 영어 'duru'에서 유래되어, 독일어 'Tür'와 같은 어원을 가진 매우 오래된 단어입니다. 인류가 집을 짓기 시작하면서 함께 생겨난 필수적인 개념이죠.

🎵Rhyme

floormorestorefour
floor
more
store
four

🔗Collocations

open the door
knock on the door
front door
door handle
slam the door
next door
behind closed doors

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I locked myself out because I forgot my keys inside the door.

😄 Fun example

The revolving door confused the tourist so much that he went around five times.

Success requires you to keep knocking on doors until one opens.

😄 Fun example

The automatic door refused to open for me - apparently I'm invisible to sensors.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

entrancegatewayportaldoorwayentry

Antonyms

wallbarrierblockade

Related

windowroomhousekeylockhandlethreshold

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