Close door.

Meaning: This means to shut or block the opening of a door. It's like saying, Please shut or block the opening of the door.

Choice of Words: Close is a verb that means to shut or block an opening. Door is a movable panel that opens and closes to provide access to a room or building. When you put them together, "Close door" is an instruction asking someone to shut or block the opening of a door.

Alternative Expressions

Shut the door.

Meaning: This means to make the door closed completely, so that no one can enter or leave the room.

Choice of Words: The word "shut" means to close something tightly. "Door" is the movable part of a doorway that can be opened or closed. So, "shut the door" means to close the door tightly.

Close the door, please.

Meaning: This is a polite way to ask someone to make the door closed, so that no one can enter or leave the room.

Choice of Words: The word "close" means to make something come together or to stop something from being open. "Door" is the movable part of a doorway that can be opened or closed. "Please" is a polite word used to ask for something. So, "close the door, please" means to ask someone to make the door closed.

Don't leave the door open.

Meaning: This is a way to tell someone to make sure the door is closed, so that no one can enter or leave the room.

Choice of Words: The word "don't" is a short form of "do not". "Leave" means to stop doing something or to go away from a place. "Open" means to make something able to be entered or seen. So, "don't leave the door open" means to ask someone to not keep the door open.

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