Definition of door

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

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Trapdoor :: Trapdoor (n.) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; -- called also weather door.
Porterage :: Porterage (n.) The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action of the key..
Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) A child's hornbook.
Leaf :: Leaf (n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, es
Stop :: Stop (n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far..
Within :: Within (adv.) In the house; in doors; as, the master is within..
Shut :: Shut (n.) A door or cover; a shutter.
Summer :: Summer (n.) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree..
Gown :: Gown (n.) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
Outdoor :: Outdoor (a.) Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients..
Outside :: Outside (n.) The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary..
Turnstile :: Turnstile (n.) A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like..
Hemacite :: Hemacite (n.) A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc..
Dern :: Dern (n.) A gatepost or doorpost.
Rapper :: Rapper (n.) One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the knocker of a door..
Portal :: Portal (n.) A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit, especially one that is grand and imposing..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position..
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