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moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov 26: 14) They were fastened by a lock (Judg 3: 23, 25; Cant 5: 5) or by a bar (Judg 16: 3; Job 38: 10) In the interior of Oriental houses, curtains were frequently used instead of doors

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The most common types are solid-core wood (S C ), hollow-core wood (H C ), or hollow metal (H M ) All of the doors can be furnished for paint finish; wood doors, when it is requested, may be furnished with any particular wood veneer available, at an additional cost (One particular type of door that may come up periodically on proposed construction jobs is the class B door This door of wood or metal, but usually metal, has a two-hour fire rating and is primarily located at stairwells or other enclosures requiring fire protection for at least two hours )

Panels provided on the sides or at the rear of a trailer or container and articulated in any of several ways to allow access to the cargo area when opened

Dutch doors

plural form of Dutch door

French doors

plural form of French door

Jack out of doors

A homeless person, or vagrant

the Lord Julio Romero at Yvoy, having committed this oversight to issue out of his holde, to parlie with the Constable of France, at his returne found the Towne taken, and himselfe jack-out-of-doors.

at church every time the doors are open

religious to the point of excess; ridiculously religious

I was at church every time the doors were open. I started learning more about the Bible and even got baptized in the back of the church in a toddler pool.

back doors

plural form of back door

barn doors

Four hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights. They are used for shaping light and fastening light gels

Clip the C-47 to the barn doors.

barn doors

The doors of a barn

behind closed doors

In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure

What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business.

door

An non-physical entry into the next world, a particular feeling, a company, etc

Keep a door on your anger.

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A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system

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A portal of entry into a building or room, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key

I knocked on the vice president's door.

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To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in the front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian

early doors

Early; at a time before expected; sooner than usual

early doors

woman's drawers

early doors

Early, near the start or beginning

front doors

plural form of front door

garage doors

plural form of garage door

open doors

To lead to opportunities or (social) advantages

The training that opens doors for you that men from electrical trade schools can never pass.

out of doors

Not inside any building

The cat was out of doors, seemingly enjoying the sun.

patio doors

plural form of patio door

pet doors

plural form of pet door

pocket doors

plural form of pocket door

revolving doors

plural form of revolving door

storm doors

plural form of storm door

suicide doors

plural form of suicide door

up and over doors

plural form of up and over door

door

{n} the gate of a house, an opening for entrance, means of admittance

French doors

French windows

French doors

style of door which is comprised of two doors which open away from each other

The Doors of Perception

1954 essay by Aldous Huxley

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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"

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When you are out of doors, you are not inside a building, but in the open air. The weather was fine enough for working out of doors. = outdoors

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A program, typically a game, run on a BBS These programs are not actually a part of the BBS, but add to its features and/or options

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Passage; means of approach or access

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Back

Tom came in through the back door. - Tom entered through the back door.

Tom entered through the back door. - Tom came in through the back door.

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a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"

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A generic term for a securable entry way In many access control applications a "door" may actually be a gate, turnstile, elevator door, or similar device

door

An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads

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{i} barrier of wood or other material which can be opened and closed; doorway, opening through which one enters

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anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"

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If you see someone to the door, you go to the door with a visitor when they leave

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a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"

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A millwork assembly of stiles, rails, and panels that swings, slides, tilts up or folds in order to close an opening in a wall or cabinet A modern door may be used on the exterior or interior, and may be either flush or panel type Historically, there were two types of doors: ledge and brace (or batten) and paneled doors An exterior door used before the 17th century, the ledge and brace style was constructed from vertical panels that were held together with a Z-shaped brace nailed to the back A Tudor-style door is similar to the ledge and brace except that it is held together by oak planks across the back instead of a Z-brace In the 1600's, the paneled door came into use as an interior door The first examples were made with two or four panels, but then near the end of the 18th Century, a six-paneled version was made, called a Georgian door

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a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"

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Something a cat always wants to be on the other side of

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When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell. Carol answered the door as soon as I knocked

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If someone shuts the door in your face or slams the door in your face, they refuse to talk to you or give you any information. Did you say anything to him or just shut the door in his face?

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The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened

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If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you. Would they forgive and forget -- or show him the door?

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A door is the space in a wall when a door is open. She looked through the door of the kitchen. Her daughter was at the stove. = doorway

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If you talk about a distance or journey from door to door or door to door, you are talking about the distance from the place where the journey starts to the place where it finishes. tickets covering the whole journey from door to door

door

A swinging, sliding or removable part providing entrance or access to staterooms or compartments

door

-The fuse tube of a fused cutout

door

hole in a wall for walking through; not every door has a hinged flap (called a shutter) to close it

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A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle. I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer The policeman opened the door and looked in

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The Symbian OS document embedding mechanism A door represents an embedded document There are two types of door: glass doors and iconic doors

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Doors is used in expressions such as a few doors down or three doors up to refer to a place that is a particular number of buildings away from where you are. Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment. see also next door

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If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors, they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret. decisions taken in secret behind closed doors

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All operable opening areas (which are not fenestration) in the building envelope, including swinging and roll-up doors, fire doors, and access hatches Doors that are more than one-half glass are considered fenestration (See Fenestration ) For the purposes of determining building envelope requirements, the classifications are defined as follows: Non-swinging: Roll-up, sliding, and all other doors that are not swinging doors Swinging: All operable opaque panels with hinges on one side and opaque revolving doors

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If you lay something at someone's door, you blame them for an unpleasant event or situation. The blame is generally laid at the door of the government

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The last domino tile of a given suit Once all tiles of a suit have been played, the game can become jammed If you hold the last unplayed tile of a suit it is a very powerful weapon because you can "close the door" at any time In other words, no other player can block the open tile which matches your suit, and you have the option of playing the door on the other end of the skeleton forcing a jam

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back plan

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disapproval If you say that someone gets or does something by the back door or through the back door, you are criticizing them for doing it secretly and unofficially. The government would not allow anyone to sneak in by the back door and seize power by force

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anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success

door

If someone goes from door to door or goes door to door, they go along a street calling at each house in turn, for example selling something. They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians

door

A portal of entry into a building or room, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key

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at death's door: see death. Movable barrier installed in the entry of a room or building to restrict access or provide visual privacy. Early doors were hides or textiles. With monumental architecture came pivoting doors of rigid, permanent materials; important chambers often had stone or bronze doors. Pompeiian doors looked much like modern wooden doors; they were constructed of stiles (vertical planks) and rails (horizontal planks) fastened together to support panels and occasionally equipped with locks and hinges. The typical Western medieval door was of vertical planks backed with horizontal or diagonal bracing. In the 20th century, a single, hollow-core panel door became most common. Other types include the revolving door, folding door, sliding door (inspired by the Japanese shoji), rolling door, and Dutch door (divided horizontally so that the lower or upper part can be opened separately)

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If you say that something helps someone to get their foot in the door or their toe in the door, you mean that it gives them an opportunity to start doing something new, usually in an area that is difficult to succeed in. The bondholding may help the firm get its foot in the door to win the business

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If someone or something opens the door to a good new idea or situation, they introduce it or make it possible. This book opens the door to some of the most exciting findings in solid-state physics

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If someone closes the door on something, they stop thinking about it or dealing with it. We never close the door on a successful series

door

An external program of the BBS Usually either games or offline mail facilities are doors

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An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way

door

{f} strike a passing person or cyclist by unexpectedly opening a car door (Slang); serve as a doorman/doorwoman of a building or nightclub

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An add on program for BBS software, usually written by a 3rd party person

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out of doors

If you are out of doors, you are outside a building rather than inside it. Sometimes we eat out of doors = outdoors indoors. outside, not in a building = outdoors indoors

out of doors

outside a building; "in summer we play outside"

out of doors

outside

out-of-doors

where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

patio doors

glass doors that open from a living room onto a patio

trial behind closed doors

court trial which is performed with a minimal crowd present

within doors

within the home, inside behind closed doors

doors

Turkish pronunciation

dôrz

Pronunciation

/ˈdôrz/ /ˈdɔːrz/

Etymology

[ dOr, dor ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English dure, dor, from Old English duru door and dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores, Greek thyra.