door

Words with a similar base: door, doorway

'door'

[door.n.01] as in: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

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Examples:
he knocked on the door
he slammed the door as he left

'door'

[doorway.n.01] as in: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

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Examples:
he stuck his head in the doorway

'door'

[door.n.03] as in: anything providing a means of access (or escape)

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Examples:
we closed the door to Haitian immigrants
education is the door to success

'door'

[door.n.04] as in: a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)

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Examples:
the office next door
they live two doors up the street from us

'door'

[door.n.05] as in: a room that is entered via a door

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Examples:
his office is the third door down the hall on the left