doorframe

[ dawr-freym, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌfreɪm, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head.

Origin of doorframe

First recorded in 1850–55; door + frame

Words nearby doorframe

doorcase, door chain, door charge, door check, do-or-die, doorframe, door furniture, door handle, door jack, doorjamb, doorkeeper

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Example sentences from the Web for doorframe

When the other actors came boiling up behind him, he put his hands on the doorframe to either side so none of them could get past.
No Great Magic|Fritz Reuter Leiber
Something came twisting forward to hit the doorframe, it dropped just inside the doorjamb.
History Repeats|George Oliver Smith
You be as easy as ye can be with him, Joe 268 Stagg, groaned the carpenter, hanging to the doorframe.
Carolyn of the Corners|Ruth Belmore Endicott
He crouched low, poised to spring, with his nose just beyond the doorframe.
History Repeats|George Oliver Smith

Peter hit the door with the heel of his foot and slammed it open by splintering the doorframe.
History Repeats|George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for doorframe

doorframe

/ (ˈdɔːˌfreɪm) /

noun

a frame that supports a doorAlso called: doorcase

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	doorframe
释义	doorframe [ dawr-freym, dohr- ] / ˈdɔrˌfreɪm, ˈdoʊr- / noun the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head. Origin of doorframe First recorded in 1850–55; door + frame Words nearby doorframe doorcase, door chain, door charge, door check, do-or-die, doorframe, door furniture, door handle, door jack, doorjamb, doorkeeper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doorframe When the other actors came boiling up behind him, he put his hands on the doorframe to either side so none of them could get past. No Great Magic\|Fritz Reuter Leiber Something came twisting forward to hit the doorframe, it dropped just inside the doorjamb. History Repeats\|George Oliver Smith You be as easy as ye can be with him, Joe 268 Stagg, groaned the carpenter, hanging to the doorframe. Carolyn of the Corners\|Ruth Belmore Endicott He crouched low, poised to spring, with his nose just beyond the doorframe. History Repeats\|George Oliver Smith Peter hit the door with the heel of his foot and slammed it open by splintering the doorframe. History Repeats\|George Oliver Smith British Dictionary definitions for doorframe doorframe / (ˈdɔːˌfreɪm) / noun a frame that supports a doorAlso called: doorcase Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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