door latch
- n spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
doomsday
- n (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
- n an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
doomsday book
- n record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
door
- n a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
he knocked on the door
he slammed the door as he left - n the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
he stuck his head in the doorway - n anything providing a means of access (or escape)
we closed the door to Haitian immigrants
education is the door to success - n a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
the office next door
they live two doors up the street from us - n a room that is entered via a door
his office is the third door down the hall on the left