Synonyms for door
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Gate — A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a…
Definitions
- n. 1
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
I caught my finger in the door.
- n. 2
A building with a door, especially a house.
His house is three doors down.
- n. 3
Any flap, etc., that opens like a door.
the 24 doors in an Advent calendar
Related words
- Word family
- doorcase doorjamb doorman doorsill doorstep doorstop doorstopper door-to-door
- Phrases
- back-door at death's door dog door door chain platform screen door revolving door shut the door air door
- Is a kind of
- doorway
Forms
- Plural
- doors → houses, homes, places, gates…
Example sentences
- home You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
- house His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
- place Yoshino is a place famous for its cherry blossoms.
- gate Where is the boarding gate for Japan Airlines 124?
- entrance I must sit for the entrance examination next year.
By length
- 4 letters
- home1, gate1
- 5 letters
- house1, place1, porch1, stile1
- 6 letters
- avenue3, portal2
- 7 letters
- doorway2, portico3, postern
- 8 letters
- entrance2
- 9 letters
- threshold2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avenue3 = 3 syllables).