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Door

An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

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Access 76% connected

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

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Accession 76% connected

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

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Admission 76% connected

The act or practice of admitting.

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Admittance 76% connected

The act of admitting.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Entrance 76% connected

The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of pro…

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Entree 76% connected

A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.

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Entry 76% connected

The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city;…

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Room 76% connected

Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a ho…

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Revolver 76% connected

One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis,…

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Component part 7

Case 70% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Casing 70% connected

of Case

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Doorcase 70% connected

The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.

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Doorsill 70% connected

The sill or threshold of a door.

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Doorstep 70% connected

The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

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Lock 70% connected

A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.

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Threshold 70% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

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Containing whole 3

Doorway 70% connected

The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

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Threshold 70% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

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Wall 70% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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Synonym 2

Doorway 92% connected

The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Threshold 92% connected

The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entr…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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