opening a trap-door
1trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid. [1820 30] * * * any member of the spider family Ctenizidae and certain members of the families Antrodiaetidae, Actinopodidae, and… …
2trap|door — trap door, or trap|door «TRAP dr, dohr», noun. 1. a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof. It opens on hinges or by sliding in grooves. 2. the opening covered by such a door. 3. a gap left intentionally in a computer program or …
3trap door — noun a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling • Hypernyms: ↑door * * * trap door, or trap|door «TRAP dr, dohr», noun. 1. a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof. It opens on hinges or by sliding in grooves. 2. the opening …
4trap·door — /ˈtræpˈdoɚ/ noun, pl doors [count] : a door that covers or hides an opening in a floor or ceiling …
5trap — trap1 traplike, adj. /trap/, n., v., trapped, trapping. n. 1. a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly. 2. any device, stratagem, trick, or the like for catching a person unawares. 3 …
6door — Synonyms and related words: French door, access, adit, admission, admittance, archway, avenue, back door, barway, blowhole, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, channel, chute, debouch, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, egress,… …
7door — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. doorway, gate, portal, entrance, exit; barrier; inlet, outlet, path. See opening, ingress, egress. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Entrance] Syn. entry, portal, gate, bar, hatch, hatchway, postern, doorway,… …
8weather door — Trapdoor Trap door , n. 1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; called also {weather door}. Raymond. [1913 Webster]… …
9Booby trap — A booby trap is a device set up to be triggered by an unsuspecting victim. As the word trap implies, they usually have some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. In other cases, however, the trap is set to be triggered when the… …
10Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap — North American boxart, Master System version Developer(s) Westone …
