Definition of door

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Door (n.) 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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Post :: Post (n.) The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt..
Sandpaper :: Sandpaper (v. t.) To smooth or polish with sandpaper; as, to sandpaper a door..
Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart..
Concierge :: Concierge (n.) One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female..
Architrave :: Architrave (n.) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form..
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..
Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) A child's hornbook.
Janitor :: "Janitor (n.) A door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc..
Doorstone :: Doorstone (n.) The stone forming a threshold.
Hook :: Hook (n.) That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns..
Doorway :: Doorway (n.) The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.
Tambour :: Tambour (n.) A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade..
Backdoor :: Backdoor (a.) Acting from behind and in concealment; as, backdoor intrigues..
Spatulate :: Spatulate (a.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base..
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..
Trapdoor :: Trapdoor (n.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.
Joiner :: "Joiner (n.) One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings..
Sidepiece :: Sidepiece (n.) The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or window..
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