opening a trap-door

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• trap-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… …   Universalium

• trap|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 …   Useful english dictionary

• trap 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• trap·door — /ˈtræpˈdoɚ/ noun, pl doors [count] : a door that covers or hides an opening in a floor or ceiling …   Useful english dictionary

• trap — 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 …   Universalium

• door — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• door — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• weather 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]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Booby 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… …   Wikipedia

• Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap — North American boxart, Master System version Developer(s) Westone …   Wikipedia

• Lobster trap — For other uses, see Lobster trap (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Lobster tailed pot Lobster pots in Jersey A lobster trap or lobster pot is a portable trap that traps lobsters or crayfish and is used in lobster fishing. A lobster trap… …   Wikipedia