Doorway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doorway is a noun meaning The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
Meaning
The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) An opening or passage in general.
Example Sentences
How fares it with the happy dead? For here the man is more and more; But he forgets the days before God shut the doorways of his head [i.e. the sutures of the skull].
A re-arrangement of the seating in relation to doorway positions gives an even distribution of seated passengers, no change has been made in the number or size of the doorways.
Word Forms
- doorways
Synonyms for doorway
Depending on context, synonyms include threshold, door.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include threshold, door, doorstep, stoop, gate, gateway.
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