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Will you answer the door (= go to open the door when someone knocks or rings the bell ) ? next door

in the next house, room, or building Mary lives next door to us.

door • bell / ' dorbel / noun [ count ]

a bell outside a house, which you ring to tell people inside that you want to go in

door•knob / dornab / noun [ count ]

a round object on a door, which you use to open and close it

door • mat / ' dormret / noun [ count ]

a piece of material on the floor in front of a door for cleaning your shoes on

door • step / ' dorstep / noun [ count ]

a step in front of a door outside a building

door • Way / ' dorwei / noun [ count ]

an opening for going into a building or room Mike was waiting in the doorway when they arrived.

dor • mi • to • ry / ' dorms|tori / noun [ count ] ( plural dor • mi • to • ries )

( also informal dorm / dorm / ) a building at a college or university where students live

dos • age / ' dousid₃ / noun

[ count , usually singular ]

( health ) the amount of medicine you should take and how often you should take it the recommended daily dosage

dose / dous / noun [ count , usually singular ]

( health ) an amount of medicine that you take at one time Take a dose of cough medicine before you go to bed.

dOt Ф / dat / noun [ count ] a small round mark A lowercase letter "i" has a dot over it. Style

We use dot when we say a person's e-mail address. For the address ann@smith.com we say "Ann at smith dot com." on the dot

( informal )

at exactly the right time

Please be here at nine o'clock on the dot.

dot • ted line / ^э! ' lain / noun [ count ]

a line of dots that sometimes shows where you have to write something

Please sign (= write your name ) on the dotted line.

Look at the picture at line .

dOU . Ые 1 Ф / 'сЫЫ / adjective

Pronunciation

The word double sounds like bubble .

two times as much or as many a double portion of fries

with two parts that are the same double doors

You spell "necessary" with a double "s."

made for two people or things a double bed

a double room

—Look atsingle 1 ( 4 ).

dou • ble 2 / ' dAbl / verb

( dou . bles, dou . bling , dou . bled )

to become, or make something become, twice as much or as many

The price of gas has almost doubled in two years.

dou • ble bass / |dAbl ' beis / noun [ count ]

( music ) the largest musical instrument with strings, which you usually play standing up

Look at the picture at instrument .

dou • ble-check / |dAbi ' tfek / verb

( dou . ble-checks , dou . ble-check . ing , dou ble-checked )

to check something again, or very carefully

Have you double-checked to make sure you have your

passport?

dou • ble-click / |dAbi ' kiik / verb

( dou . ble-clicks , dou . ble-click . ing , dou . ble-clicked )

( computers ) to quickly press a button twice on a

computer control (called a mouse )

To start the program, just double-click on the icon.

dOLlbt 1 Ф / daut/ noun [ count, noncount ]

Pronunciation

The word doubt sounds like out , because we do not say the letter b in this word. a feeling that you are not sure about something She says the story is true but I have my doubts about it.

in doubt

not sure

If you are in doubt, ask your teacher.

no doubt

I am sure

Paul isn't here yet, but no doubt he will come later. without a doubt ; without doubt

definitely

It was without doubt the coldest winter for many years.

dou bt 2 Ф / daut / verb ( doubts , doubt . ing , doubt ed )