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English noun: door | |||
| 1. | door (artifact) a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle | ||
| Samples | He knocked on the door. He slammed the door as he left. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | movable barrier | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | car door, cargo door, double door, fire door, French door, interior door, revolver, revolving door, screen, screen door, sliding door, storm door, swing door, swinging door, trap door | ||
| Part holonym | lock | ||
| Part meronym | door, doorway, room access, threshold | ||
| 2. | door (artifact) the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close | ||
| Samples | He stuck his head in the doorway. | ||
| Synonyms | doorway, room access, threshold | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exterior door, outside door | ||
| Part holonym | case, casing, door, doorcase, doorframe, doorsill, doorstep, threshold | ||
| Part meronym | wall | ||
| 3. | door (attribute) anything providing a means of access (or escape) | ||
| Samples | We closed the door to Haitian immigrants. Education is the door to success. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | access, accession, admission, admittance, entree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | open door | ||
| 4. | door (artifact) a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) | ||
| Samples | The office next door. They live two doors up the street from us. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| 5. | door (artifact) a room that is entered via a door | ||
| Samples | His office is the third door down the hall on the left. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
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