door

Hinged wall opening

A door is a movable barrier that opens and closes an entrance—to a room, building, vehicle, or cabinet.

Doors provide privacy, security, and climate control.

By extension, a door is any means of access: The internship opened doors for her.

To show someone the door is to dismiss them.

Behind closed doors means in private.

To darken someone's door is to visit, usually unwelcome.

security

lock

Mechanism requiring a key

chain · alarm · keyhole · peephole · reinforced · steel · keypad · sensor · surveillance · guard

home

front

Forward-facing side

  • backReverse side; support
  • sideLateral portion of something
  • interiorInside area or region

bedroom · bathroom · closet · pantry · entrance · exit · hallway · foyer · porch · knocker

threshold

sill

Window's bottom ledge

  • lintelBeam over an opening
  • jambVertical frame member
  • frameSupporting outer structure

doorstep · entranceway · vestibule · passage · boundary · demarcation · crossing · transition · juncture · ingress

opportunity

open

Not closed

gateway · pathway · avenue · possibility · chance · breakthrough · entry · admission · invitation · prospect

types

hinged

Connected by pivot joint

French · Dutch · screen · storm · garage · trapdoor · cellar · cabinet · car · saloon

barrier

closed

Not accessible now

barred · bolted · locked · obstruction · partition · impenetrable · impasse · obstacle · exclusion · rejection

spiritual

Jesus

Christian faith's divine son

Messiah · Redeemer · eternal · sacred · sanctuary · temple · church · prayer · divine · holy

Categories
Opposites
type of opening/portal

doorwindow

Glass-fitted wall opening

skylight · porthole · vent · hatch

access vs. barrier

doorwall

Vertical enclosing structure

barricade · barrier · obstruction · blockade · fence

entry vs. exit (metaphorical)

doordismissal

Removal from position

ejection · expulsion · exit · egress · rejection

Phrases
Family

outdoor, doorway, outdoors, indoors, doors, doormat, indoor, doorbell, doorknob

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G