Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of door
"The heavy doors to the old theater creaked as they swung open for the evening performance."
In plain English: Doors are movable barriers that open and close to let people or things go in and out of a room or building.
"We closed all the doors before going to sleep."
Usage: Use "doors" to refer to two or more individual entrances or exits in a building or vehicle. It functions strictly as a plural noun and should not be confused with the singular "door" or related verbs like "dare."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of door
"She doors through the alleyway to avoid the crowd."
In plain English: To door something means to force it through an opening, though this is rarely used and usually replaced by simpler words like push or shove.
"The heavy rain forced him to close the doors quickly before he could get inside."
Doors comes from Old English duru, originally referring to any opening in a wall or fence, often reinforced with wood or metal. The plural form simply denotes multiple such openings used for passage into or out of buildings.