DOORSTEP
Dictionary entry overview: What does doorstep mean? • DOORSTEP (noun)
The noun DOORSTEP has 1 sense:
1. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
Familiarity information: DOORSTEP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOORSTEP (noun)
Meaning:
The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
doorsill; doorstep; threshold
Hypernyms ("doorstep" is a kind of...):
sill (structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure)
Holonyms ("doorstep" is a part of...):
door; doorway; room access; threshold (the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close)
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