Collocations for door - noun
ADJECTIVE
open
closed, shut
locked, unlocked
half-open
The door was half-open when we got there.
closed, shut
locked, unlocked
half-open
The door was half-open when we got there.
back,
front,
rear,
side
the back door of a house
the rear door of a car
the back door of a house
the rear door of a car
entrance,
main
inner, internal
The inner door leads to the safe and is always locked after 5 p.m.
inner, internal
The inner door leads to the safe and is always locked after 5 p.m.
external,
outer
All external doors should be bolted top and bottom.
All external doors should be bolted top and bottom.
big,
great,
heavy,
huge,
massive,
solid,
thick
She had trouble pushing the heavy door open.
She had trouble pushing the heavy door open.
narrow,
wide
iron, oak, steel, wooden, etc.
glazed
double, French (esp. AmE), patio
Go along the corridor and through the double doors.
iron, oak, steel, wooden, etc.
glazed
double, French (esp. AmE), patio
Go along the corridor and through the double doors.
screen
(esp. AmE)
automatic, folding, revolving, sliding, swing (BrE), swinging (AmE)
He got stuck in a revolving door.
She pushed her way through the swing/swinging doors.
automatic, folding, revolving, sliding, swing (BrE), swinging (AmE)
He got stuck in a revolving door.
She pushed her way through the swing/swinging doors.
apartment (esp. AmE),
bathroom,
flat (BrE),
kitchen,
etc.
closet (esp. AmE), cupboard (esp. BrE), fridge, refrigerator
elevator (AmE), lift (BrE)
cubicle (esp. BrE), shower, stall (AmE)
barn, Dutch (AmE), stable
garage
car
driver's, passenger
stage
fire (= a heavy door used to prevent a fire from spreading in a building)
trap (usually trapdoor)
magic, mysterious, secret
closet (esp. AmE), cupboard (esp. BrE), fridge, refrigerator
elevator (AmE), lift (BrE)
cubicle (esp. BrE), shower, stall (AmE)
barn, Dutch (AmE), stable
garage
car
driver's, passenger
stage
fire (= a heavy door used to prevent a fire from spreading in a building)
trap (usually trapdoor)
magic, mysterious, secret
VERB + door
fling open,
open,
pull open,
push open,
throw open
He flung the door open and caught them stuffing a document back into a briefcase.
He flung the door open and caught them stuffing a document back into a briefcase.
try
I tried the door but it was locked.
I tried the door but it was locked.
bang,
close,
shut,
slam
pull closed, pull shut, pull to (BrE), push to (BrE), slam shut
He pulled the door shut.
pull closed, pull shut, pull to (BrE), push to (BrE), slam shut
He pulled the door shut.
bar,
bolt,
lock
He arrived home to find the door barred.
Remember to bolt the door before you go to bed.
He arrived home to find the door barred.
Remember to bolt the door before you go to bed.
unbolt,
unlatch (esp. AmE),
unlock
keep closed, keep shut, leave closed, leave shut
leave on the latch (BrE)
I left the door on the latch so that I could sneak back in later.
keep closed, keep shut, leave closed, leave shut
leave on the latch (BrE)
I left the door on the latch so that I could sneak back in later.
keep open,
leave ajar,
leave open,
prop open
Someone had propped the fire door open with a pile of books.
Someone had propped the fire door open with a pile of books.
come in,
go in
come out, go out, slip out of
He came in the side door.
come out, go out, slip out of
He came in the side door.
approach,
head for
bang on, knock at, knock on
I banged on the door for several minutes but still couldn't wake them.
bang on, knock at, knock on
I banged on the door for several minutes but still couldn't wake them.
answer
Go and answer the door.
Go and answer the door.
work
(AmE)
He was working the door at the event.
He was working the door at the event.
see sb to
break down, kick down, kick in
They had to break the door down to get into the house.
break down, kick down, kick in
They had to break the door down to get into the house.
block
door + VERB
creak
burst open, creak open, fly open, open, slide open, swing open
The door burst open and a little boy ran in.
burst open, creak open, fly open, open, slide open, swing open
The door burst open and a little boy ran in.
swing shut,
swing to
(BrE)
hang open
be ajar, stand ajar
The door stood ajar so I could see a narrow section of the room.
hang open
be ajar, stand ajar
The door stood ajar so I could see a narrow section of the room.
be open,
stand open
be jammed, be stuck
The door was jammed shut.
be jammed, be stuck
The door was jammed shut.
bang,
rattle,
shake
I was woken by a door banging in the wind.
The door banged shut.
I was woken by a door banging in the wind.
The door banged shut.
click shut,
close,
shut,
slam,
slam shut
connect sth
The door connecting the two offices is kept locked.
connect sth
The door connecting the two offices is kept locked.
face sth
lead to sth, open onto sth
This door leads to my bedroom.
The door opens onto a sunny terrace.
lead to sth, open onto sth
This door leads to my bedroom.
The door opens onto a sunny terrace.
be set in the wall
I stopped at a low oak door set in the stone wall.
I stopped at a low oak door set in the stone wall.
bear sth,
be marked sth
The door bore a notice saying ‘Private’.
I went through the door marked ‘Waiting Room’.
The door bore a notice saying ‘Private’.
I went through the door marked ‘Waiting Room’.
door + NOUN
handle,
knob
(usually doorknob)
frame, jamb
He leaned against the door jamb.
frame, jamb
He leaned against the door jamb.
furniture (BrE,technical),
knocker
bell (usually doorbell)
chain (esp. BrE), latch (esp. AmE), lock
Always put the door chain on.
bell (usually doorbell)
chain (esp. BrE), latch (esp. AmE), lock
Always put the door chain on.
key
mat (usually doormat)
stop (usually doorstop)
This book would make a good doorstop.
mat (usually doormat)
stop (usually doorstop)
This book would make a good doorstop.
opener
automatic garage door openers
automatic garage door openers
hinge
a creaking door hinge
a creaking door hinge
mirror (esp. BrE),
panel
(on a car)
Parking is helped by wide door mirrors.
Parking is helped by wide door mirrors.
man (usually doorman),
staff
prize (= a prize for having the winning ticket handed out at the entrance to a social event)
prize (= a prize for having the winning ticket handed out at the entrance to a social event)
PREPOSITION
around the door,
round the door
(esp. BrE)
She stuck her head around the door to say goodbye.
She stuck her head around the door to say goodbye.
at the door
There's someone at the door.
There's someone at the door.
in the door
He stood in the door for several minutes before deciding whether he'd stay.
He stood in the door for several minutes before deciding whether he'd stay.
through the door
He looked through the door to make sure the children were all right.
She poked her head through the door to say goodbye.
He looked through the door to make sure the children were all right.
She poked her head through the door to say goodbye.
door into,
door to
the door into the backyard
the door into the backyard
door between
the door between the laundry room and the garage
the door between the laundry room and the garage
PHRASES
close, shut etc. the door behind you
He banged the front door behind him as he left.
He banged the front door behind him as he left.
hold the door for sb,
open the door for sb
blow a door off its hinges, pull a door off its hinges, take a door off its hinges
shut, slam, etc. the door in sb's face
blow a door off its hinges, pull a door off its hinges, take a door off its hinges
shut, slam, etc. the door in sb's face