closed door



closed door

1. An obstacle or restriction, as in There are no closed doors in the new field of gene therapy. [First half of 1900s]
2. close one's doors. See close down. Also see behind closed doors; close the door.
See also: closed, door

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Miron (1)MEE-rawn (Polish)Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish
RobynRAH-binEnglish
Basajaun-Basque
Yvonne[i'vɔn]
Phunihel-Biblical Latin
Joukahainen-Finnish Mythology