house door

noun

A door to a house; a house's door.

OriginMiddle English hous-dore →
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Meanings

nounhouse door (plural house doors)

plural house doors · alternative housedoor · alternative house-door

  1. A door to a house; a house's door.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhous-dore
  2. Englishhouse door

From Middle English hous-dore, equivalent to house + door. Cognate Saterland Frisian Huusdoore (“housedoor”), West Frisian hûsdoar (“housedoor”), Dutch huisdeur (“housedoor”), German Low German Huusdöör (“housedoor”), German Haustür (“housedoor”), Swedish husdörr (“housedoor”), Icelandic húsdyr (“housedoor”). Compare also German Haustor (“house gate, house door”).

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APA

house door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20door

MLA

“house door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20door.

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