doors
Hinged entry panels
Doors is the plural of door—a hinged or sliding barrier that closes an opening in a wall, vehicle, or piece of furniture.
The word often appears in phrases about access or opportunity: behind closed doors means in private, open doors suggests new possibilities.
Doors open at seven announces when a venue admits the public.
To show someone the door is to dismiss them.
Swinging joint hardware
- frameSupporting outer structure
- handlePart for gripping
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- jambVertical frame member
threshold · panel · knocker · peephole · letterbox · doorstop · weatherstripping · sill
Mechanism requiring a key
- deadboltKey-operated door lock
- keypadButton array for input
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
padlock · latch · peephole · intercom · chain · reinforced · burglarproof · sensor
Part for gripping
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- panelDistinct flat section
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- child lockDevice preventing young access
armrest · side mirror · latch · automatic · gullwing · doorjamb
Point of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- passageSegment of text
- transitionChange from one state
barrier · obstacle · closed · open · pathway · crossroads · turning point · new chapter
Point of access
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- welcome matRug at the entrance
- knockStrike-produced sound
keyhole · lobby · hallway · corridor · ingress · access · entryway · porch
Moving smoothly across surface
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- possibilityState of being achievable
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- breakthroughSudden important advance
access · chance · pathway · avenue · opening · new beginnings · invitation · welcome
hinges
Swinging joint hardware
jamb · threshold · panel · knocker · peephole · letterbox · doorstop · weatherstripping · sill · lintel
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
bolt · padlock · latch · peephole · intercom · chain · reinforced · burglarproof · sensor · access control
handle
Part for gripping
child lock · armrest · side mirror · latch · automatic · gullwing · doorjamb
gateway
Point of access
transition · barrier · obstacle · closed · open · pathway · crossroads · turning point · new chapter · between worlds
entrance
Point of access
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- welcome matRug at the entrance
knock · keyhole · lobby · hallway · corridor · ingress · access · entryway · porch · stoop
sliding
Moving smoothly across surface
career
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- possibilityState of being achievable
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
breakthrough · access · chance · pathway · avenue · opening · new beginnings · invitation · welcome · networking
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- housekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- closethangers, shelves, drawers, rod, hooks
- home buildingframing, foundations, roofing, foundation, walls
- aircraft featuresseats, seatbelts, overhead bins, tray tables, windows
doorswalls
Vertical enclosing structures
barriers · dead ends · closures · conclusions · endings
doorswalls
Vertical enclosing structures
barriers · partitions · blockades · seals · obstructions
- close the doorSeal the entryway
- next doorIn the adjacent building
- back doorSecondary building entrance
- open doorBarrier removed for entry
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- open the doorAllow passage through
door, outdoor, doorway, outdoors, doormat, indoor, doorbell, doorknob, doorman