door

ajar, half-open

The bedroom door was half-open, so I could hear the baby sleeping soundly inside.

back, front, rear, side

She always uses the side door when she arrives home from work.

inner, internal

The internal door of the apartment was painted blue and needed new hinges.

external, outer

The outer door of the apartment was painted bright red.

big, great, heavy, huge, massive, solid, stout, thick

The solid oak door creaked loudly when we finally managed to push it shut.

double

The double doors of the museum opened automatically when we arrived.

automatic, folding, revolving, sliding, swing

The automatic doors at the supermarket entrance opened as soon as we approached them.

fling/throw open, open, pull/push open

She pushed open the heavy wooden door and stepped into the warm kitchen.

bang, close, pull closed/shut, pull/push to, push closed/shut, shut, slam (shut)

She slammed the door shut when she heard the bad news.

bar, bolt, lock

She locked the door carefully before leaving for work in the morning.

prop ajar/open

She propped the kitchen door open so the warm smell of baking could drift through the house.

come/go in (through), come/go out (of/through), come/go through, slip out of/through

She slipped through the back door to avoid running into her ex-boyfriend at the party.

bang on, knock at/on

Someone was knocking at the door while I was in the shower this morning.

answer

Someone knocked loudly, so my mother went to answer the door.

break down/in

The firefighters broke in the door to rescue the people trapped inside.

burst open, clatter open, creak open, fly open, open, slide open, swing open/shut/to

The old wooden gate creaked open as she pushed it gently with her shoulder.

flap open, hang open

The bathroom door hung open while she was taking a shower.

be/stand ajar, be/stand open

The kitchen door was ajar, and I could smell fresh bread baking inside.

bang (open/shut), clang open/shut, crash open/shut, rattle, shake

The wind caused the basement door to rattle loudly throughout the night.

connect sth, face sth, lead to sth, open onto sth

The back door opens onto a small garden where the children play.

be set in/into the wall

A small wooden door was set in the brick wall of the old garden.

bear a notice/plate/sign, be marked sth

The office door bore a small brass plate with the manager's name on it.

at the ~

The delivery driver is waiting at the door with your package.

in the ~

She waited in the door while her friend finished getting ready.

through the ~

She could hear voices through the door while she waited in the hallway.

~ into/to

We walked through the door to the kitchen and smelled fresh bread baking.

close/shut, etc. the door behind you

She quietly shut the door behind her when she entered the library.

hold/open the door for sb, pop/stick you head round/through the door

He held the door open for his elderly neighbor as she carried her groceries inside.