Security Definition–noun | 1. | freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. | | 2. | freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence. | | 3. | something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. | | 4. | freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security. | | 5. | precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: The senator claimed security was lax and potential enemies know our plans. | | 6. | a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder. | | 7. | protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security. | | 8. | an assurance; guarantee. | | 9. | Law. | a. | something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc. | | b. | one who becomes surety for another. | | | 10. | an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock. | | 11. | Usually, securities. stocks and bonds. | | 12. | Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness. | –adjective | 13. | of, pertaining to, or serving as security: Th
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e company has instituted stricter security measures. | From DictionaryDoor Definition–noun | 1. | a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves. | | 2. | a doorway: to go through the door. | | 3. | the building, house, etc., to which a door belongs: My friend lives two doors down the street. | | 4. | any means of approach, admittance, or access: the doors to learning. | | 5. | any gateway marking an entrance or exit from one place or state to another: at heaven's door. | —Idioms | 6. | lay at someone's door, to hold someone accountable for; blame; impute. | | 7. | leave the door open, to allow the possibility of accommodation or change; be open to reconsideration: The boss rejected our idea but left the door open for discussing it again next year. | | 8. | lie at someone's door, to be the responsibility of; be imputable to: One's mistakes often lie at one's own door. | | 9. | show someone the door, to request or order someone to leave; dismiss: She resented his remark and showed him the door. | |
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