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Meanings of door in English

Portuguese
pórtico
Catalan
entrada
Spanish
puerta
Wikidata

The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.

pórtico

A boy steps in a door and arrives a garden full of sunshine.

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Examples for "doorway"
Examples for "doorway"
1
Tomorrow morning we'll clear the doorway and try to shift the doors.
Land of marvels
2
Jeanne Angelot sat in the doorway in the moonlight silvering the street.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit
3
One sat in one doorway and the other in the building next.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
4
Pringle appeared in the doorway in his eternal hunt for the tea-things.
The Happiest Time of Their Lives
5
She looked up in astonishment when the two appeared in the doorway.
Benefits Forgot / A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love
1
Risk reductions increased with increasing amounts of physical activity without threshold effect.
Pubmed
2
Officials discussed lowering that threshold at Thursday's meeting, a second source said.
Reuters
3
Alternatively, the CFTC could propose new rules to completely change the threshold.
Reuters
4
The pension funding threshold is almost the definition of a first-world problem.
The Irish Times
5
We are passing the threshold that leads beyond the cycle of labor-money-consumption.
Wired
1
They had to allow her locker room access and answer her questions.
See Jane Score
2
These will include seamless app-based reservations, check-in and room access, as well as various smart technologies like the three robot assistants.
The South African
3
By these rooms access was gained to the Salon of Apollo.
The Story of Versailles
4
These floors lay emptier than the ground; broad hallways led off to rooms accessed by large oval openings.
Dancer’s Lament
5
Keep an eye out for the not-so-secret private room accessed via a hidden door in one of the bookshelves.
The Guardian

A moveable barrier that can be closed or open to control access to a building, a room, a car, an area, etc.

Usage of door in English
1
Australia has seen a revolving door of political leadership in recent years.
Reuters
2
That would leave the door open for future challenges from different plaintiffs.
Reuters
3
Hasty steps shake the staircase; the door opens precipitately; it is Andre.
The Nabob
4
The pressure increased; the space between the door and the jamb widened.
The Drums of Jeopardy
5
The door was open; and I saw Cristel employed in the kitchen.
The Guilty River
6
The Roman opened the trap-door in the ground in order to descend.
Historical Miniatures
7
Thousands of volunteers are planning a door-to-door campaign in support of independence.
Reuters
8
The door closed; the waiter was gone; but Warburton still talked French.
Will Warburton
9
Juanita went to have the door open; and the lady swept in.
Melbourne House
10
By the size of the counter-holes in the jamb of the door.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
11
She stopped looking for him-waiting ,listeningfor the door-overa year ago.
The red door
12
The door in the cloister opened and the Duke crossed the garden.
The Valley of Decision
13
At length the door opened; the favourite attendant of Florence looked in.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 09
14
Lots of Michigan State Police and House sergeants at arms blocking door.
The Guardian
15
Palestinians in Gaza are feeling the impact of regime change next door.
The Guardian
16
The firms can ask for a closed-door hearing to argue their case.
Reuters
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