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doorstop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | doorstopper |
| Type of | catch, stop |
Examples of doorstop
doorstop
The ball and chain is now in pride of place, as a doorstop, at home in New York.
From the post-gazette.com
West coast beaches are on your doorstop, as are the ruins of Phoenician Tharros.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sears has never sold anything out of a Big Book that could double as a doorstop.
From the post-gazette.com
Personally, I'd like to see a law calling time on all forms of doorstop selling.
From the guardian.co.uk
Roberto wholeheartedly agreed and turned up with suitcases on Layda's doorstop.
From the sfgate.com
Could you theoretically stuff it with something weighty and use it as a doorstop?
From the guardian.co.uk
At 3.30pm, Turnbull returned to Parliament House for a doorstop press conference.
From the smh.com.au
She'll make a public appearance this morning in the house and hold a doorstop.
From the theaustralian.com.au
As for the yellow doorstop, it probably has several more years of useful life.
From the stltoday.com
- A stop that keeps open doors from moving
- A doorstop is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. Alternately, a doorstop could be a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent a door from swinging through when closed.
- Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall; A thick sandwich; An interview with a politician or other public figure (often informal or spontaneous), as they enter or leave a building
- Projecting strip around the inside of door frame against which the door closes.
- A very large paperweight. These were manufactured primarily by English bottle-makers and mid-western American glass houses.
