n.
1.a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
2.the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building
3.anything providing a means of access (or escape)
4.a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
5.a room that is entered via a door
Idiom of the Day
carry coals to Newcastle
to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal)
Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.