TRAPDOOR Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word trapdoor. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TRAPDOOR
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access | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the right to enter • the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) • a way of entering or leaving • a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) • (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information • the act of approaching or entering verb • obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer • reach or gain access to | ||||||||
door | nounn | |||||||
noun • a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle • the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close • anything providing a means of access (or escape) • a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) • a room that is entered via a door | ||||||||
entrance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that provides access (to get in or get out) • a movement into or inward • the act of entering verb • attract; cause to be enamored • put into a trance | ||||||||
gate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movable barrier in a fence or wall • a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs • total admission receipts at a sports event • passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark verb • supply with a gate • control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate • restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment | ||||||||
hatch | verbv | |||||||
noun • the production of young from an egg • shading consisting of multiple crossing lines • a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open • a movable barrier covering a hatchway verb • emerge from the eggs • devise or invent • inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating • draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper • sit on (eggs) | ||||||||
hatchway | nounn | |||||||
noun • an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | ||||||||
opening | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • first or beginning noun • an open or empty space in or between things • a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise • becoming open or being made open • the first performance (as of a theatrical production) • the act of opening something • opportunity especially for employment or promotion • the initial part of the introduction • a possible alternative • an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity • a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made • an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship • a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess • the first of a series of actions | ||||||||
portal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) • a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet • a short vein that carries blood into the liver | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals |