Ajar
adjective
Slightly open.
The door was ajar, so I could just about see into the room.
Often appears as...
- leave the door ajar
- window ajar
adverb
Open slightly.
She left the door ajar
Often appears as...
- door ajar
- held ajar
adjective
Slightly open.
The door was ajar, so I could just about see into the room.
Often appears as...
- leave the door ajar
- window ajar
adverb
Open slightly.
She left the door ajar
Often appears as...
- door ajar
- held ajar
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Open
Indicates a small opening, enough to notice but not wide open.
I noticed the door was ajar and peeked inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Hint of Access
Suggests a space is accessible, but privacy is still considered.
He kept his office door ajar during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Cue
Used to create a subtle visual signal that someone or something is available or ongoing.
She left her room ajar to show she was only resting.
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Open
Indicates a small opening, enough to notice but not wide open.
I noticed the door was ajar and peeked inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Hint of Access
Suggests a space is accessible, but privacy is still considered.
He kept his office door ajar during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Cue
Used to create a subtle visual signal that someone or something is available or ongoing.
She left her room ajar to show she was only resting.
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Open
Indicates a small opening, enough to notice but not wide open.
I noticed the door was ajar and peeked inside.
Pro Tip 2/3Hint of Access
Suggests a space is accessible, but privacy is still considered.
He kept his office door ajar during meetings.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Cue
Used to create a subtle visual signal that someone or something is available or ongoing.
She left her room ajar to show she was only resting.
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Video examples
The original ring of...
when an earthquake struck, ripping an opening to the ground. The chasm drew Gyges in. There, his eyes alighted upon a bronze horse, the doors to its central chamber ajar.
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Hrishikesh Hirway: What...
The door left ajar But can’t see where you are
Video examples
The original ring of...
when an earthquake struck, ripping an opening to the ground. The chasm drew Gyges in. There, his eyes alighted upon a bronze horse, the doors to its central chamber ajar.
Video examples
Hrishikesh Hirway: What...
The door left ajar But can’t see where you are
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Martin Rees
British Scientist
And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists aren't always wrong. They remind us that a superintelligent machine is the last instrument that humans may ever design - the machine will itself take over in making further steps.
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Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I'd applied to graduate school for playwriting, and I got rejected by every school. I felt that theatre was closed but that, when it came to film, the door was very slightly ajar. If I have any virtues, it's that I'm good at walking through doors that are slightly ajar.
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Gurinder Chadha
English Director
I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.
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Walter de La Mare
English Poet
All day long the door of the sub-conscious remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as easily and secretly as a cat.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
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Christopher Morley
American Author
The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.
Quote examples
Martin Rees
British Scientist
And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists aren't always wrong. They remind us that a superintelligent machine is the last instrument that humans may ever design - the machine will itself take over in making further steps.
Quote examples
Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I'd applied to graduate school for playwriting, and I got rejected by every school. I felt that theatre was closed but that, when it came to film, the door was very slightly ajar. If I have any virtues, it's that I'm good at walking through doors that are slightly ajar.
Quote examples
Gurinder Chadha
English Director
I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.
Quote examples
Walter de La Mare
English Poet
All day long the door of the sub-conscious remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as easily and secretly as a cat.
Quote examples
Emily Dickinson
American Poet
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
Quote examples
Christopher Morley
American Author
The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.
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