"open door" meaning in English

See open door in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} open door (not comparable)
  1. Providing or establishing an open door. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: open-door
    Sense id: en-open_door-en-adj-6ojs-eY0

Noun

Forms: open doors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open door (plural open doors)
  1. A unrestricted means of admission or access.
    Sense id: en-open_door-en-noun-fYN1eE70
  2. The policy of admitting people or goods from foreign countries, on equal terms, into a host country.
    Sense id: en-open_door-en-noun-C3c~IL1Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 17 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for open door meaning in English (1.4kB)

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