Meaning
The flat part you open and close to go into or out of a room, building, or car.
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Word origin
From Old English duru and dor, the way into a building, sharing a root with words across many old languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- duru
Grammar
Examples
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A door is the part of a wall that you open and close to go in or out. Rooms, houses, and cars all have doors.
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Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
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Prefixes in English: un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- rules
Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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