door

Everyday

1. A door is a part of a wall that opens and closes so people can go in and out of a room, house or car. tree →
2. A door is also a small hinged part of a cupboard, oven or fridge. tree →
3. «Next door» means in the house beside yours; «door to door» means from one house to the next or all the way. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a thing counted in a building, car or cupboard; doors per room or car is a rate. Safety: fire doors, keep doors closed in a fire, do not open the door to strangers. Everyday life: knock on the door, shut the door, the front door, the back door. In stories: a secret door, a door to another world. Phrases: front door, next door, door to door, open the door, shut the door, at the door, out of doors (outside).

Examples

• A car has 4 doors. tree →
• Each room has 1 door and 2 windows. tree →
• The school has 3 floors with 10 doors on each. tree →
• How many doors do 5 cars have? tree →
• Please close the door quietly. tree →
• Someone is knocking at the door. tree →
• Our neighbours next door have a trampoline. tree →
• In a fire, close the door behind you. tree →
• Do not open the door to strangers when you are home alone. tree →
• At midnight the cottage door opened. tree →

Note

Countable: a door, doors. «Indoors» means inside, «outdoors» or «out of doors» means outside. A counted thing; «per car» or «on each floor» is a rate. No clue by itself. Trap: some cars have 2 doors and some have 4 or 5 (with the boot); read the problem.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it often means the entrance of the tabernacle, the "tent of meeting," where the people gather and offerings are brought.

Interpretation. Tradition sees the door as the place where Israel meets God, and the doorposts in Egypt were marked with blood as a sign of protection.

Examples

• And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle. (Torah EXO.40.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.' (Torah LEV.8.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. (Torah GEN.19.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who can open the doors of his face? (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.' (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark. (Writings 1CH.15.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a door, doors. «Indoors» means inside, «outdoors» or «out of doors» means outside. A counted thing; «per car» or «on each floor» is a rate. No clue by itself. Trap: some cars have 2 doors and some have 4 or 5 (with the boot); read the problem.