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{ } At the door; of the door; as, out adoors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I took him in adoors. Vicar's Virgil (1630). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; as, backdoor intrigues. [ 1913 Webster ]

A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n. ] 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [ Also spelled battledore. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ OE. battleder. ] A child's hornbook. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bridoon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bridon, from bride; of German origin. See Bridle, n. ] (Mil.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cardon. The same word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo. See 3d Card. ] (Bot.) A large herbaceous plant (Cynara Cardunculus) related to the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India for smoking. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the crowing sound made by a rooster. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades prehensiles syn. Sphingurus prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A dove. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Hind. d&unr_;b. ] (Bot.) A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the United States. [ Written also doub grass. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Dawdle. ] A trifler; a simple fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. dudelsack. ] The Scotch bagpipe. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person who is stupid or inept; -- used contemptuously. [ Also spelled dufus. ] [ Slang ]
Syn. -- dingdong, ding-a-ling. [ PJC ]

n. Any object, usually a tool or other device, whose name is forgotten, or not known.
Syn. -- thingumbob, whatchamacallit, whachamacallit. [ PJC ]

n. Sorrow; dole. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Doolies [ Skr. dōla. ] A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin. [ Written also doolee and doolie. ] [ East Indies ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. J. D. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ As. dōm; akin to OS. dōm, OHG. tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel. dōmr, Goth. dōms, Gr. qe`mis law; fr. the root of E. do, v. t. √65. See Do, v. t., and cf. Deem, -dom. ] 1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. J. R. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now against himself he sounds this doom. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ere Hector meets his doom. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

And homely household task shall be her doom. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Ruin; death. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is the day of doom for Bassianus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And there he learned of things and haps to come,
To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom. Fairfax.

Syn. -- Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin; destruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Doomed p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming. ] 1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [ New England ] J. Pickering. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A penalty or fine for neglect. [ Local, New England ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of condemnation or destructive power. [ R. ] “That doomful deluge.” Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Ar. daum, dūm: cf. F. doume. ] (Bot.) A species of palm tree (Hyphæne Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. [ Written also doum palm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. d&unr_;mes dāg. See Doom, and Day. ] 1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. “My body's doomsday.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The day of the final judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

I could not tell till doomsday. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Doomsday Book. See Domesday Book. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Doom + man. ] A judge; an umpire. [ Obs. ] Hampole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Dempster. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. thür, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan. dör, Sw. dörr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. &unr_;; cf. Skr. dur, dvāra. √246. Cf. Foreign. ] 1. An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the same end, men several paths may tread,
As many doors into one temple lead. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened. [ 1913 Webster ]

At last he came unto an iron door
That fast was locked. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Passage; means of approach or access. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. John x. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads. [ 1913 Webster ]

Martin's office is now the second door in the street. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blank door,
Blind door, etc. (Arch.) See under Blank, Blind, etc. --
In doors, or
Within doors, within the house. --
Next door to, near to; bordering on. [ 1913 Webster ] A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult. L'Estrange. --
Out of doors, or
Without doors, and, [ colloquially ],
Out doors, out of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost. [ 1913 Webster ] His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors. Locke. --
To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door, to charge one with a fault; to blame for. --
To lie at one's door, to be imputable or chargeable to. [ 1913 Webster ] If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my door. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Door is used in an adjectival construction or as the first part of a compound (with or without the hyphen), as, door frame, doorbell or door bell, door knob or doorknob, door latch or doorlatch, door jamb, door handle, door mat, door panel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such a bell; as, I was in the shower and didn't hear the doorbell.
Syn. -- bell, buzzer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The jamb or sidepiece of a door. Ex. xii. 22 (Douay version). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. Durgā. ] (Myth.) A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. [ Written also Durga. ] Malcom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The frame of a door. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door, which may be swung by hand against the door to make a loud knocking sound.
Syn. -- knocker. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Without a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a lock on an exterior door. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. someone who guards the entrance to a building.
Syn. -- doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- welcome mat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (figurative) A person who is habitually abused, taken advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is physically weak; as, they used him for a doormat. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- weakling. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, “As dead as a doornail.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes the employment, of the occupant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sill or threshold of a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Entrance or place of a door. [ Obs. or Local ] Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The stone forming a threshold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Carp.) The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door; any object used to stop open doors from moving. [ 1913 Webster ]