Doorstopper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doorstopper is a noun meaning A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
Meaning
A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
More Meanings
- (humorous) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
- A gauge used in geophysics.
Example Sentences
So Steven Pinker is stretching the genre with his 450-page doorstopper Enlightenment Now: A Manifesto for Science, Reason, Humanism and Progress.
Word Forms
- doorstoppers
Synonyms for doorstopper
Depending on context, synonyms include doorstop.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doorstop, doorstone, damper, dampener, door knob, dern.
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