door

door is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: dô, IPA ^(key): /dɔː/, SAMPA: /dO:/
• (US) enPR: dôr, IPA ^(key): /dɔːr/ or /doʊr/, SAMPA: /dO:r/

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Noun

Singular door

Plural doors

1. (countable) A piece of a wall that can be opened (leaving a hole in the wall to walk through) or closed (covering the hole). Some doors are on hinges; others slide.

   Please open the door for him. His hands are full.

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  A door

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  Glass doors

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  A sliding door

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  A car with its doors open